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Sara Lee Hires Sachs to Broker Deal
PARIS — Eager to sell its troubled apparel business in Europe, Sara Lee Corp. has tapped Goldman Sachs to…
Early European Sales Meet Estimates
BERLIN — Of the major retailers reporting preliminary fourth-quarter and year-end sales this week, results…
De La Fressange Court Decision
PARIS — The house of Ines de la Fressange said an appeals court here has given it back the rights to the…
On Her Own
Dishing with actress and director Sabdrine Dumas over Earl Grey tea and macaroons at La Duree tearoom
Getting Down to Business at Margiela
Martin Margiela's Renzo Rosso plans to double sales in three years by improving production and sales staffs…
Patrick Cox Splits From Jourdan
PARIS — Designer Patrick Cox and Charles Jourdan, the French luxury footwear and accessories firm, said on…
Peachoo & Krejberg: Independent Agenda
PARIS — They behave like young designers — chain-smoking over their sketchbooks and relishing their creative…
Tempest in a Flowerpot
PARIS — A spat over some flowers has roiled Europe’s design community into an escalating debate on the…
Lagerfeld Line Boosts H&M’s Nov. Sales
PARIS — It seems the “Karl Lagerfeld effect” worked its magic on Hennes & Mauritz’s November sales.
Meanwhile,
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Torch Singer
Sipping tea on the Left Bank with Arielle Dombasle
Sonia’s Sneak Peek
PARIS — In the late Sixties, when Sonia Rykiel urged women to stop wearing bras under her tight “poor boy”…
SIL’s Multifaceted Fair
: The strong euro and weak consumer spending in Europe haven’t dampened the outlook for the Salon…
Levi’s Restructures Dockers in Europe
PARIS — Levi Strauss & Co. said it would lay off 50 people at Dockers in Europe as it restructures the casual…
Carrefour Plans To Invest $254M In South Korea
PARIS — France’s Carrefour, the world’s second-largest retailer after Wal-Mart, on Monday said it planned to…
YSL’s Schulman Latest Exec Expected to Exit Gucci Group
PARIS — Gucci Group is losing another top merchant.
Joshua Schulman, executive vice president of worldwide mer
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