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MILAN -- Versace's into skating queens and Vikings, while Gucci is back on the scene and D&G's going on…
Simint USA, A/X Armani Operator, Confirms Sale to Ong Beng Seng
MILAN -- Simint SpA said Tuesday it is selling its troubled U.S. subsidiary, Simint USA, to Ong Beng Seng, a…
Prospects Positive for Shows in Italy
MILAN -- Italian show organizers and participants are bullish about the outlook for the fall fair lineup…
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FLORENCE -- The first edition of Interseason -- a textile fair organized by Pratotrade, the consortium of…
Armani Ballistic as Forte Leaves Him for Calvin
MILAN -- Giorgio Armani is not a happy man.
Asked Sunday night about Gabriella Forte's impending defection to C
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Simint SpA Reports 10-Month Loss of $115M
MILAN -- Simint SpA, the Italian company that operates the troubled A/X Armani Exchange business in the U.S.…
Prada’s U.S. Growth Plan
MILAN -- Prada has an American Dream.
While various Italian houses have been making lots of noise about…
Rosanna Armani Cuts Back Sharply on Simint Holding
MILAN -- Rosanna Armani has sharply reduced her majority stake in Finar SrL, a financial holding company that…
Is There a Fiat in GFT’s Future if Plaid Fades?
MILAN -- GFT might not be so mad about Plaid.
As speculation mounted here this week that the deal for Plaid…
Plaid Asks Banks for Extension on GFT
MILAN -- Plaid Clothing Group has asked GFT SpA's Italian creditor banks to extend its exclusive status as…
Simint May Sell U.S. Operation to Secret Suitor
MILAN -- Simint U.S.A., which operates the A/X Armani Exchange business, might soon have a new owner, whose…
Italian firms Plan Youth Kick
BOLOGNA, Italy -- In a two-pronged effort designed to tap into the search for value without losing their…
Plaid Clothing Closer to Purchasing GFT
MILAN -- An offer by Plaid Clothing PLC to buy GFT SpA has been approved by some 95 percent of GFT's Italian…
Shaky GFT Expects Rise in Operating Net for ’94
MILAN -- Financially ailing GFT SpA said Tuesday it expects 1994 operating profit to total about $50 million…
At Neiman’s, BG: Tansky to Texas, Elkin Moves Up, Mello Returns
NEW YORK -- Two of the highest-profile fashion stores in America named their new leaders Thursday.
In an…