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Sector misses out on broader gains.
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Shares of Sears drop after Lampert takes ceo reins and company gives business update.
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He succeeds Christophe Chenut, who is leaving the company but remains ceo of Devanlay SA, Lacoste’s global…
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Shopping centers are undergoing a sea of change, as developers dream up new ways of luring customers to…
Steve Birkhold Named Bebe Stores CEO
Founder Manny Mashouf shifts to non-executive chairman.
Courrèges Partners With Alain Mikli on Sunglasses
The French Space Age brand has teamed up with the eyewear specialist on a new range for spring.
European Stocks Mixed Ahead of U.S. Tax Talks
Retail and luxury stocks were mostly weaker in thin trade, with several markets closed.
Chinese Interest in Luxury Watches on the Rise
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PPR Seeks to Improve Eco Cost Calculation
The accounting measures translate the environmental impact of the French group’s products into a figure in…
Sonia Rykiel Preps for Growth
The French fashion house has set in motion a three-pronged strategy for development under new majority owner…
Dancing Queens in Longchamp Campaign
The French brand enlisted choreographer Salim Gauwloos for its spring ad campaign.
Dover Street Market to Open in New York
Comme des Garçons said Friday it has signed a lease for a 20,000-square-foot, seven-story emporium, set to…
Bulgari to Open in Exclusive French Ski Resort
The Roman jeweler is opening a 750-square-foot store in Courchevel 1850.