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Judith Russell

Mother’s Day Apparel Spending to Top $1.9 Billion This Year

U.S. consumers intend to spend more this year on Mother's Day gifts this year, according to a survey of…

Cotton Prices Rise 4 Percent in April

After falling by almost 2 percent in March, cotton prices reversed direction and rose by more than 4 percent…

Coach Q3 Profits Plunge 54% on Brand Transformation, Strong Dollar

Coach, Inc. (COH) on Tuesday announced fiscal third quarter sales and earnings results that missed Wall…

A Dent in the Under Armour: Increased Activewear Competition

Athletic apparel and footwear company Under Armour (UA) announced first quarter results that met or exceeded…

Victoria’s Secret Weapon for Global Dominance: Fragrance and Accessories

Victoria's Secret and Bath and Body Works parent L Brands has a five-year streak of financial success that…

Children’s Footwear Prices March Higher

Helped by a continuing surge in children’s shoe prices, footwear enjoyed its ninth straight month of…

Apparel Continues to Depress Consumer Prices

Overall inflation fell slightly in March on a year-over-year basis for the third straight month, dragged down…

Retail Sales Spring Ahead in March

Retail sales swung from a one percent decline in February, which many attributed to unseasonably cold…

Wool Prices Soften in March

Wool prices in key Australian markets drifted slightly lower in March on a dollar basis, despite rising in…

Strong Dollar Weakens Q1 Results at Levi Strauss & Co

Levi Strauss & Co. (LS&Co.), one of the world’s largest brand-name apparel companies and a global leader in…

US Footwear Exports Surge in February

Apparently, the rest of the world wants to be in our shoes. Though imports of footwear have declined in the…

5 Retail Apparel Stocks to Watch

Apparel retail stocks rose by an average of 2.5% in March, outperforming the Dow Jones Industrial Average…

Currency Brief: Dollar Regains Steam in March

After slowing in February, the dollar resumed its surge in March, with the U.S. dollar index closing up by 3…

Cotton Prices Slip in March

Cotton prices fell by almost 2 percent in March, according to the latest data from the Agriculture Department.

Incomes Rise, But Americans Save More in February

Incomes continued to rise for Americans in February, but they saved more of it than in any month in the past…