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LVMH Sees Double Digit Growth in Fashion and Leather Goods
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Steve Madden Scores Sales Gains Despite Soft Retail Performance
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Penske Media Acquires FashInvest
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Apparel Prices Edge Down in October, Footwear Prices Suffer Biggest Drop Since 2007
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US Footwear Imports Fall in First Nine Months of 2017
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Gucci Goes Fur Free, Looking to Change Luxury Sector
Gucci has joined the fur-free brigade. Marco Bizzarri, Gucci’s president and chief executive officer…
PV’s First Vision Barometer Shows Growth in Textile Production Outpacing Leather
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