And in This Corner…: Financo’s Fiery Forum Debates Retail Future

German retailer lauds “very satisfactory” Christmas at Galeria Kaufhof.

Fairchild ceo to join e5 Global Media.

Mood at second edition of Designers & Agents is hopeful.

The new year saw a strong start for Fame, where traffic, not to mention energy, was up.

Moda Manhattan’s buzzword was “optimistic.”

ENK chairman reports buyers were writing large orders at Intermezzo.

Store owners seek accessories, items under $100 at the Nouveau Collective trade show.

Mark Langer has been named managing board member and cfo of Hugo Boss.

Bernard Arnault and François Pinault, the once-warring luxury titans and their spouses, are cohosting a charity dinner.

Topsville, the children’s wear division of Jaclyn Inc., is launching Scarce, a premium fashion label with a rock-’n’-roll vibe for boys.

Designer Liz Lange, known best for her maternity collections, will try her hand at a non-maternity sportswear collection.

While imports to the U.S. rose in November, but U.S. trade deficit is predicted to widen.

The third consecutive day of declines.

Complaint claims firm played ‘bait, switch and delay’ on founder’s new venture.

It’s a new year and the high-end apocalypse predicted by some retail pundits hasn’t materialized.

Dangerous levels of the heavy metal cadmium have been found in children’s jewelry.

At Financo forum, senior retail execs testily debated price, the Internet and expansion.

Life is good Inc. T-shirt business founders credit their success to the unrelenting optimism of the human spirit.

Jamie Salter, chief executive officer of Hilco Consumer Capital, the private equity firm, may be exiting the company he founded.

Pre-recession spending spree isn’t likely to resume anytime soon.

A summer breeze blew through swim market.

It was a family reunion at Missoni for the spring ad campaign.

About one thousand Maison Martin Margiela pieces, mostly unworn, will be sold from the estate of Marcia Berger.

Avril Lavigne, Katy Perry and Jenna Fischer named celebrity spokeswomen for Proactiv Solution acne franchise.

Bloomingdale’s is pushing forward to launch outlets, becoming a Johnny-come-lately into a potentially very lucrative channel of distribution.

Haworth named evp and president of retail services.

The day’s top gainers and losers.

Tech toys will be prominent on must-have lists at the dawn of the new decade.