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Nike Profit Falls in Third Quarter
Excluding $240.7 impairment charge, firm beat estimates.
Guess Net Hurt by Charge
Same-store sales and margins for Guess Inc. decline in fourth quarter.
CFDA Announces Nominees for 2009 Awards
The Council of Fashion Designers of America revealed the nominees for its 2009 awards. First Lady to be given…
Quiksilver Shares Fall 18 Percent
Shares of Quiksilver Inc. fell 18 percent after the firm, still smarting from the sale of the Rossignol ski…
New Lines at California Market Center
The following lines are new at the California Market Center. Price ranges are wholesale.
Charges Throw Bon-Ton to 4Q Loss
Hurt by an impairment charge and holiday discounting, The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. Wednesday said it swung to a…
Baugur to File for Bankruptcy
Court rejected firm’s request to extend moratorium process.
La Perla to Name New CEO
Alain Prost to join La Perla from Chantelle.
Charges Push Neiman Marcus to $509M Loss
Writedowns of more than half a billiondollars led to a $509.3 million net loss inNeiman Marcus Inc.’s second…
American Jewish Committee Honors Murdoch
When Rupert Murdoch received the American Jewish Committee’s National Human Relations Award last week, he…
Kenneth Cole Taps Nakatani
Kenneth Cole Productions Inc. hired Chris Nakatani to be president of wholesale.
With P&G’s Arnold’s Adieu, Speculation About Next CEO
There’s one less name in the running for the top job at Procter & Gamble Co. Susan Arnold has vacated her…
Nike Drafts Jeanne P. Jackson for New Post
Nike Inc. has drafted Jeanne P. Jackson, a member of its board since 2001, for the newly created role of…
Creative Directors Replace Double-Duty Designers
Fashion firms demand designers' loyalties.
In the Black, YSL Plots Ambitious Growth
Valerie Hermann and Stefano Pilati plot expansion for luxury firm YSL.