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Something Special: for Retailer Brad Johnson, Trunk Shows and Celebrity Appearances Create Fun and Profit
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Cathy Moca, owner, AMY PRIDE, Greenville, S.C.:
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LVMH To Buy Celine From Bon Marche
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Party System
Members of the Clinton team have been busy working the Washington party circuit these days.
The other night…
Allied Textile to Buy Carleton Mills
NEW YORK -- To expand its presence in North America, Allied Textile Co., Bradford, England, said it has…
Merry-Go-Round Raises Number of Stores Facing Closing to 100-200
WASHINGTON -- Merry-Go-Round Enterprises Inc. is likely to close between 100 and 200 stores over the next…
YSL Trunk Show Pulls $200,000
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VF Corp. Completes Purchase of Nutmeg Industries for $325M
WYOMISSING, Pa. -- VF Corp. said it has finished its acquisition of Nutmeg Industries, completing an offer in…
Designing Denim
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Execs & Events
AMICALE'S FEIN BUY: Amicale Industries, New York, the leading processor of cashmere in the U.S., has acquired…
Networking
OVERLY ANXIOUS FOR ARDEN: The current QVC program guide has a listing on Feb. 12 called, "The World of…
Eye Scoop
As if he didn't have a busy enough year, Steven Spielberg is plunging into yet another project: a restaurant…
Ronick Retires As President of Macy’s Unit
NEW YORK -- Theodore Ronick, president of Macy Product Development, with responsibility for men's wear, has…