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Viva Int’l Employee Wins Public Service Award

Frank Rescigna, president of Viva International Group and Cheryl Grobelny (center), vice president of talent management, honor Jefferson Award winner Kay O’Grady, compliance and compliance administrator for her volunteer work with The Guide Dog Foundation for the Blind and America’s VetDogs.

Somerville, NJ—As we all strive to “do a better job of doing good,” let this serve as inspiration. Kay O’Grady, a … [Read more...]

Barneys Rescued in a Debt-for-Equity Swap

Barneys New York flagship on Madison Avenue

New York—Something of a state of limbo ended Monday for Barneys New York. The luxury specialty store, which has suffered under … [Read more...]

Fossil Q1 Sales Miss, Lowers Outlook on European Uncertainty

Fossil's Maddox Collection

Richardson, TX—Shares of Fossil took a 42% dive in early trading today after the watch and accessories company missed its first … [Read more...]

Affluent Shoppers Favorite Spot to Shop? Nordstrom

"7 Looks for Summer" at Nordstrom

New York—Retail analysts are anxiously awaiting Nordstrom’s first quarter earnings report on Thursday afternoon in order to … [Read more...]

Sycamore Raises Bid for Talbots to $215 Million

Talbots used "real women" as models in its spring/summer lookbook

Hingham, MA—Sycamore Partners, the private equity group and Talbots' largest shareholder, has raised its bid today to acquire … [Read more...]

Met to Live Stream Red Carpet at Costume Institute Gala

Oh yes she did! Katy Perry wears a light-up LED dress to the 2010 Costume Institute Gala. What will this year's top fashion story be?

New York—Remember Katy Perry’s blinking LED light circuit dress? Or Blake lively walking arm in arm with Karl Lagerfeld as the … [Read more...]

LVMH Buys Another Top Leathergoods Supplier

Les Tanneries Roux' fine leathers are used in footwear, handbags, small leathergoods as well as commercial aviation and automobiles

Paris—With fashion and leathergoods accounting for about 37% of its total sales of nearly 24 billion euros, LVMH is making sure … [Read more...]

A 10% Bigger ATS Opens Monday at Javits Center

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New York—When AccessoriesTheShow (ATS) opens Monday at the Javits Center, the leading trade show for accessories will be more … [Read more...]

Neiman Marcus Q3 Sales Up on Catalogs, Online

Mother's Day promo at Neiman Marcus

Dallas—Neiman Marcus Inc. reported Thursday that its third quarter sales rose 6.7% boosted by a 17.5% jump in comparable sales … [Read more...]

FIT’s Fashion A-Z, Part I Closing; Part II Opening

Alexander McQueen, dress in silk satin and chiffon with photo digital print, spring 2010, England, museum purchase.

New York--If you want some fashion this weekend, head on over to FIT. In addition to its rotating roster of special … [Read more...]

Kenneth Cole Narrows Q1 Loss on Lower Costs

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New York—Kenneth Cole Productions reported Thursday that its narrowed its first quarter loss despite flat sales but thanks to … [Read more...]

Item of the Day

1884 Collection's Trevi Collection of sterling coin bracelets

If all roads  lead to Rome, we just found something pretty amazing to accessorize the trip. In fact, the Rome-themed, newly … [Read more...]

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