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People With the Pencils
Change is in the air and retailers have gotten a whiff of it.
Easy Street
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As hundreds of thousands of Hurricane Katrina evacuees seek to rebuild their lives retailers are closely…
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Macy's, which will grow next year to 730 units occupying almost every major U.S. market, is introducing its…
Recovery From Katrina: Long and Slow
Retail operations in the path of Hurricane Katrina could remain down for weeks or even months, though major…
Intermix Outfits SoHo
Intermix's latest arrival is off to a strong start.
Calculating Katrina’s Cost: Stores Struggle to Assess Damage
Major retailers said most of their stores in the path of Hurricane Katrina were inaccessible, making it…
Uniqlo Popping Up in New York
Uniqlo, the Japanese retailer that's often compared with Gap Inc., has no stores here, but New Yorkers will…
The Saks Race Is On
In the race for the component parts of Saks Inc., The Blackstone Group is said to be eyeing a bid for the…
Wal-Mart Said Eyeing Sites in Brooklyn, Staten Island
Determined to get a toehold in one of the city's five boroughs, Wal-Mart is considering three sites in…
WWD Exclusive: Nordstrom Buys Jeffrey Designer Stores
Nordstrom is buying Jeffrey Inc., with Jeffrey Kalinsky becoming director of designer merchandising at…
CFDA Award Winner To Open Cloak Store
The store, which is between Grand and Canal Streets in SoHo, is timed to open during New York Fashion Week.
Young Designers Get a New Showcase
Say hello to Emerge NYC, a new retail concept of 65 designers selling their wares in small rented stalls or…
Celo to Open First U.S. Store
Celo will join Laundry and Patagonia in the neighborhood and will be one door away from Chanel.
H&M Said Adding 5th Ave. Site
Hennes & Mauritz is said to be closing in on a space on lower Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District.