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Tiffany Reports 19% Net Gain, Lifted By Asia-Pacific, Europe
Tiffany & Co. reported a 19 percent jump in first-quarter earnings, buoyed by strength in the Asia-Pacific…
J. Crew Weighs Down Apparel Retailers
Shares suffer 20.5 percent nosedive after investors digest implications of lower full-year guidance.
Movado Earnings Drop 48%
Movado Group Inc. said first-quarter earnings dropped by almost half on disappointing domestic sales.
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Specialty Retailer Results Surpass Modest Wall Street Expectations
Sometimes poor is better than expected.
Polo, Burberry Prosper as Chico’s, American Eagle Stumble
Tough quarter for two U.S. specialty stores while upscale vendors record robust gains in profits and sales.
Battling the Slowdown With Tighter Inventory
Retailing has become a game of defense.
Specialty Retailers Struggle as Gas, Food Prices Rise
Given the ornery economy, competition among specialty stores has gone from fierce to downright Darwinian.
Talbots Net Falls 69 Percent
Retailer hit by kids', men’s and restructuring costs in first quarter.
More Mervyns Out West
Department store chain Mervyns said Tuesday it would open five new stores and launch an e-commerce Web site…
Saks Net Up, Margins Down
Saks Inc. is out to make sure the aspirational consumer sticks around despite the economic malaise.
Chris Jackson Tapped to Design for Talbots
Talbots Inc. on Tuesday named Chris Jackson as senior vice president of apparel, design and development.
PVH 1Q Earnings Drop 11.7%
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp. saw an 11.7 percent dip in first-quarter earnings as start-up costs for new…
Legal Briefs
Watchmaker Tag Heuer S.A. sued Diamonds & Dials, a jewelry store at 106 West 34th Street in Manhattan., and…
Abercrombie Net Ticks Up, Sees Big Potential Overseas
Teen retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co. said Friday that first-quarter earnings increased 3.4 percent and…
No Letup in Bad News: Major Stores Report Steep Drops in Profit
The evidence just keeps building that consumers have slammed their wallets shut when it comes to buying…