Retail Stocks Ride High Monday

The German designer plans to publish a tome of her work.

Stock exchanges worldwide soared on Monday.

Dow said it will exit the “fiber solutions business” within six to 18 months, bringing an end to the Dow XLA stretch fiber brand.

Yarn spinners, textile firms, footwear brands and retailers have paid tens of thousands of dollars in duties since Jan. 1. due to expired legislation.

Rick Darling and George Feldenkreis spoke at the AAFA’s “Sourcing, Customs & Logistics Integration Conference.”

Corporate social responsibility has become part of common busines practice.

The private club franchise SoHo House takes over a building whose history includes stints in Nazi and Communist regimes.

Bulgari’s increase in sales and cost-containment strategy helped the firm post earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization of $23M.

Liberty of London has teamed with Italian manufacturer Slowear Group to launch a namesake men’s wear collection.

Gwyneth Paltrow, Amanda Brooks and Jessica Stam trade miniskirts and cocktail dresses for comfortable shorts.

Shorts, those warm weather essentials, are everywhere for fall.

Isabel and Ruben Toledo received honorary doctorate degrees last weekend. “If you don’t feel well, you can come to see us,” Ruben said.

Lightweight everyday styles, especially sheared furs and reversible coats, have been fueling sales.

New Garment Center business, 11:11 Design Studio, showcases vintage designs with embroidery, lace and other unusual embellishments that can be copied.

Michael Kors’ winter fur collection had terrific sporty élan and young-edged glamour.

Revenues grow 9.4% despite small gain in the U.S.

Procter & Gamble will distribute the Boots Laboratories brand in Italy.

The Calvin Klein perfume, called Beauty, is aimed at a “woman in her 40s,” but editors from More and Redbook weren’t invited to a lavish dinner for the launch.

Germany’s fragrance industry honored new and classic scents at the Duftstars awards gala.

Burberry, Lanvin and Van Cleef & Arpels fragrance businesses drive results for New York-based Inter Parfums.

Punke says emerging nations need to step up.

Company opening six Emporio Armani stores and five Armani Jeans shop-in-shops.

“Bottega Veneta has always offered customization but not all our customers know about it,” said chief executive officer Marco Bizzari.

Lagerfeld’s film screening in Saint-Tropez draws Georgia Jagger, Vanessa Paradis and Diane Kruger.

Nordstrom opens Rack in Union Square today, but there’s still a long way to go before securing a site for a full-line store in Manhattan.

The day’s top gainers and losers.