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Company sales increase 3.2 percent in half.

U.S. retail stocks slipped 0.2 percent on Tuesday as the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.3 percent.

On Tuesday afternoon, a selection of Upper East Side fixtures headed to Sotheby’s for a luncheon hosted by Serena Boardman, Maggie Katz and Caryn Zucker.

Ray-Ban is creating six new looks for its iconic Aviator eyewear.

LVMH-backed craftsmanship project is bound for Governor’s Island.

The Loft division of AnnTaylor Stores Corp has a new store concept to generate greater productivity and create a warmer atmosphere.

Designers say Gen Art cashed checks and charged credit cards in recent weeks.

Sony Music and its in-house merchandising company is launching a line of T-shirts at Barneys.

Fashion houses have been vying to dress talent at the 63rd annual Cannes Film Festival.

Lance Isham, already executive chairman of Façonnable Group, has also been appointed chief executive officer, effective June 1.

SEC documents list Abercrombie & Fitch Co.’s chairman and chief executive officer Michael Jeffries’ pay as $36.3M, but less than 10% involves cash.

Profits at online retailer Yoox Group quintupled in the first quarter, jumping to 2 million euros, or $2.7 million.

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has appointed Andy Clarke chief executive officer of Asda, the U.K. supermarket chain.

Maidenform shapewear drives first-quarter results above estimates.

Designer Behnaz Sarafpour hosts a trunk show at Wilkes Bashford with Jennifer Siebel Newsom.

Silverstone, who left Nordstrom two months ago, has joined Montreal-based clothing company Samuelsohn.

Newsweek editor Jon Meacham was spotted lunching at Michael’s restaurant with falling Wall Street tycoon (and President Obama’s former car czar) Steven Rattner.

Giuliana Coen Camerino died Monday in the civil hospital of Venice after being taken ill on the nearby island of Ischia. She was 90.

Even customarily cautious chief financial officers and certified public accountants are feeling more upbeat about the economy these days.

Avril Lavigne attended the Race to Erase MS gala, cochaired by Tommy Hilfiger and Nancy Davis.

South Korean teen retailer Who.A.U. on Friday will open a 4,500-square-foot flagship at 22 West 34th Street here.

Forty women were invited to blow out an equal number of celebratory candles in Paris May 4 to fete the birthday of L’Eau de Rochas fragrance.

Paco Rabanne Parfums’ recent branded entertainment venture involves hooking up with French music Web site La Blogotheque.

The day’s top gainers and losers.

Graydon Carter and Frida Giannini will host a party for Scorsese, and Grace Jones is due to perform at the temporary outpost of Le Baron.

Mauboussin, Prada and Miu Miu each put the finishing touches on their new stores just in time for the Cannes Film Festival.