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Nike Profit Falls in Third Quarter

Excluding $240.7 impairment charge, firm beat estimates.

Newsreel: Fashion Companies Expand Offerings

Moderate knit firms Nina Leonard and Lauren Hanson, and sportswear company Krazy Kat mix it up for fall.

Under Seige, Vendors and Retailers Become Closer Partners

Their number-one strategy: Becoming better allies with their equally struggling retail partners.

Kenneth Cole Taps Nakatani

Kenneth Cole Productions Inc. hired Chris Nakatani to be president of wholesale.

Nike Drafts Jeanne P. Jackson for New Post

Nike Inc. has drafted Jeanne P. Jackson, a member of its board since 2001, for the newly created role of…

Amid Recession, Licensing Business Slows

Rules are changing for one of fashion's biggest moneymakers: licensing.

Writedowns Drag Liz to $829M Loss

After posting a fourth-quarter loss of $828.9M, Liz Claiborne expects further “meaningful” losses in…

Buyers Take Notes at Moda

Retailers shopping Moda Manhattan were still determining how much lower their fall open-to-buys will be.

Buyers Scour for ‘Special’ Items at Train

With retailers at the Train show here saying they reduced their open-to-buys by 10 to 33 percent for fall…

Warnaco Sees Loss, but Beats Expectations

Sales decline 4 percent in quarter.

Mainstream Vendors Reduce Wholesale Prices

Mainstream designers lower wholesale prices, launch less expensive capsule collections, and trim away…

Li & Fung to Take Over Claiborne Sourcing

Two firms in $75 million deal.

Retailers Get Sense of Optimism From Fall Shows

Most retailers thought designers at New York Fashion Week offered realistic and inspired clothing.

Siegel Back at Lacoste

Robert Siegel's retirement from Lacoste lasted five weeks.

Obituary: Robert Fairchild, 66

Robert Fairchild, a member of the family that founded WWD and other Fairchild publications, died Monday.