Retail’s Holiday Verdict: A Well-Managed Season Stirs Hopes for 2010

Yves Rocher, founder of the eponymous French natural beauty company, died of a stroke on Saturday.

Retail stocks just missed a fifth consecutive winning day in the abbreviated Christmas Eve session.

MCL by Matthew Campbell Laurenza jewelry, featured on TV shows such as “Gossip Girl” and “The Hills,” has opened its first stand-alone store in China.

Optical Shop International is looking to broaden its view.

Oakley has partnered with Talk About Curing Autism, on creating special renditions of two of its popular eyewear designs.

Lingerie influences were all over the spring ready-to-wear runways and now they are headed to the beach and making their mark on the swimwear market.

Le Mystère LLC is collaborating with JonValdi Couture to create customized corsets for JonValdi’s collection of cocktail dresses and evening gowns.

Demi Moore, Madonna and Andie MacDowell hit the party circuit with unlikely arm candy: their daughters.

A lot of people have a love-hate relationship with the gym.

Vivienne Westwood has teamed with the posh British firm Cole & Son for a wallpaper collection.

Liliane Bettencourt has refused to undergo psychological evaluations to help establish whether photographer François-Marie Banier extorted money from her.

Givenchy’s campaign for spring features designer Riccardo Tisci’s muse, Mariacarla Boscono, and Natalia Vodianova.

Forever 21 plans three new stores in Japan next year.

The artwork of John Lennon is featured in a new men’s apparel line.

After the final big Christmas shopping weekend of the year, retailers are easing out of holiday selling into clearance mode feeling OK about business.

WP Lavori in Corso has extended its focus on heritage brands by taking control of luxury knitwear company Avon Celli.