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Tod’s Sees Sales Rise
NEW YORK — Buoyed by robust sales in Europe and Asia, luxury goods firm Tod’s SpA delivered preliminary…
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In the first full day of trading after Gene Kahn resigned from the helm at May Co. its shares skyrocketed…
WWD Stock Index Declines
NEW YORK — Investors kept up their retreat from retail and apparel stocks last week despite a brighter jobs…
WWD Stock Index Ends ’04 on High Note
Retail stocks ran with the bulls in 2004, but the bears might stir out of hibernation as investors assess…
WWD Stock Index Up On Light Trading
NEW YORK — Due to a better-than-expected holiday sales picture, the WWD Composite Stock Index got a jolt last…
Holiday’s Bottom Line: Strong Profit Picture Lifts Season’s Spirits
While retailers crunched Christmas numbers, the season's dynamic lay in the growth of gift cards and online…
WWD Stock Index Slides
NEW YORK — Fretting again over rising oil prices, investors pulled back on retail shares, sending the WWD Comp…
Quiksilver Profits Leap 43%
NEW YORK — Strategic acquisitions — such as DC Shoes — helped shoot Quiksilver Inc.’s top and bottom lines…
Billabong Surfs Into NYC
NEW YORK — Billabong USA, a manufacturer of surf and snow apparel, accessories and streetwear, plans to open…
WWD Stock Index Slips
NEW YORK — A week of mixed economic news, which mostly centered on the value of the U.S. dollar, as well as…
Big Deal
Aside from the Kmart/Sears and Jones Apparel Group/Barneys New York deals grabbing headlines, this year was a…
What to Watch: Execs View Changing Face of Retail
The pace of consolidation has quickened, leaving retailers vying for better market positions, while consumer…
Wet Seal Loss Widens in Third
NEW YORK — Amid work to turn around its sagging business, Wet Seal Inc. delivered third-quarter results that…
WWD Stock Index Sags 2.2%
NEW YORK — Although news of the $11 billion merger between Kmart Holding Corp. and Sears, Roebuck & Co.…
Strong Third Quarter Across Channels
NEW YORK — Major mass and teen retailers such as American Eagle Outfitters, Urban Outfitters and Target Corp…