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Texworld: Digging Those Dollars
Buyers at the Texworld fabric fair said the strong value of the euro against the dollar was of primary…
Soft Sales at Hypermarkets Deflate Carrefour Earnings
PARIS — Carrefour, the world’s second-largest retailer behind Wal-Mart, on Thursday reported a 24 percent…
Sao Paulo’s Daslu Doubles in Size in New Villa
PARIS — Daslu, the ultrachic São Paulo, Brazil, fashion emporium, is about to almost double in size and…
Danish Fashion Raises Its Profile
COPENHAGEN — With its striking opera house on the harbor and a glamorous crown princess from Australia…
Catch While Catch Can
PARIS — Design is looking a lot less industrial, with limited editions — especially in furniture — becoming a…
Pinault Not Part of Exec Life Settlement
PARIS — François Pinault, the French tycoon whose PPR owns Gucci Group and the retailer Printemps, was not…
Alliance Buys Louis Feraud
French fashion house Louis Feraud has been purchased by Alliance Designers, the upstart luxury group owned by…
Apparel Helps Puma See 43.5% Profit Rise
PARIS — Puma AG on Monday said strong footwear and apparel sales drove full-year profits up 43.5 percent…
Carrefour CEO Steps Down
In a major shakeup at the world's second-largest retailer, Carrefour said Daniel Bernard, its chairman and…
Rykiel Looks to Keep Her ‘Woman’ Satisfied
PARIS — Nathalie Rykiel has a statue of Sigmund Freud on her desk. But that doesn’t mean the creative…
Trading Spaces
Emmanuel Perrotin knows what it means to sacrifice on the altar of art ... A tribute exhibition for Keith…
Europe’s Takeover Scene Heats Up
Investors are still hungry for brand names, and that means fashion and retail acquisitions in Europe are…
Gucci Gains Help Boost PPR 4Q Sales
Double-digit increases at Gucci Group led to PPR's 7.4 percent sales gain in the fourth quarter to $9.35…
Gucci Group Grabs Guichot
Gucci Group ceo Robert Polet went hunting for talent at another luxury rival, plucking Isabelle Guichot from…
Demeulemeester Gets New Shareholder
Ann Demeulemeester, the edgy Belgian designer, has a new investor and is planning to use the capital infusion…