http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com The voice of the women's accessories industry Fri, 17 May 2013 20:06:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/71013/item-of-the-day-742 http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/71013/item-of-the-day-742#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 20:06:07 +0000 Irma Elezovic http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/?p=71013
With an estimated $190 million at stake in tonight’s Mega Millions, and another $600 million in Saturday’s Powerball, we can think of no better time to brandish your lucky number(s). What better way to celebrate your lucky number—besides buying a ticket—is to wear it. Sydney Evan Jewels offers an entire numerology collection that is fun [...]]]> http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/71013/item-of-the-day-742/feed 0 http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/71017/jcpenney-q1-loss-more-than-doubles http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/71017/jcpenney-q1-loss-more-than-doubles#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 20:05:09 +0000 Jeff Prine http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/?p=71017
Plano, TX—”We recognize the magnitude of the challenges that we face, and we believe we can put JCPenney back on a pathway to profitable growth.” So says Myron “Mike” Ullman, the former chief executive to return to the helm at the department store following the ouster of Ron Johnson, the former Apple retail executive whose [...]]]> http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/71017/jcpenney-q1-loss-more-than-doubles/feed 0 http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/71009/nordstrom-q1-hits-chill-misses-forecasts http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/71009/nordstrom-q1-hits-chill-misses-forecasts#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 20:04:43 +0000 Jeff Prine http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/?p=71009
Seattle—Shares of Nordstrom dropped Thursday after the retailer reported weaker-than-expected first quarter earnings due to cold weather that hurt sales early in the quarter. For the quarter ended May 4, the high-end retailer posted a 2.7% decline in profit to $145 million, or 73 cents a share, compared to $149 million, or 70 cents a [...]]]> http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/71009/nordstrom-q1-hits-chill-misses-forecasts/feed 0 http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/71007/stage-stores-swing-into-wider-q1-loss-on-costs-slowed-sales http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/71007/stage-stores-swing-into-wider-q1-loss-on-costs-slowed-sales#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 20:04:19 +0000 Jeff Prine http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/?p=71007
Houston—Blaming cooler weather that hindered consumers from shopping for spring merchandise in March and April, Stage Stores Inc. today reported it swung into a wider first quarter loss. For the quarter ended May 4, the parent to Bealls, Goody’s, Palais Royal, Peebles, Stage and Steele’s posted a net loss of $6.9 million, or 21 cents [...]]]> http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/71007/stage-stores-swing-into-wider-q1-loss-on-costs-slowed-sales/feed 0 http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/70997/carolee-marks-20-year-partnership-with-the-breast-cancer-research-foundation http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/70997/carolee-marks-20-year-partnership-with-the-breast-cancer-research-foundation#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 20:03:57 +0000 Accessories Staff http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/?p=70997
New York—Fashion jewelry resource Carolee recently marked 20 years of partnership with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF) with a check presentation of the company’s largest ever annual donation. The donation of $125,000 was funded largely by four Legacy Collections sold last year to mark its 40th anniversary. The company also sponsored a design competition [...]]]> http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/70997/carolee-marks-20-year-partnership-with-the-breast-cancer-research-foundation/feed 0 http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/71003/week-in-review-top-fashion-reads-from-the-web http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/71003/week-in-review-top-fashion-reads-from-the-web#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 20:03:31 +0000 Accessories Staff http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/?p=71003
New York–Retail earnings season is definitely off to a mixed result. The U.S. Commerce Department reported better-than-expected results for April while some retailers, including Kohl’s Kevin Mansell, agreed that April sales were stronger than previous months, due to “pent-up” demand. Which, of course, retailers hope will continue into summer months and beyond. While Walmart blamed [...]]]> http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/71003/week-in-review-top-fashion-reads-from-the-web/feed 0 http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/70951/item-of-the-day-741 http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/70951/item-of-the-day-741#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 20:52:09 +0000 Stephanie Farrell http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/?p=70951
Calling all ladies with too much stuff! Don’t be ashamed, we started that club… but thankfully a new design from Romygold has arrived to help us out. The “Slasher” tote is made from smooth leather that has five-inch slashes throughout revealing three summery hues underneath. This white-over-cobalt  featured here is our favorite… Roomy with side [...]]]> http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/70951/item-of-the-day-741/feed 0 http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/70960/walmart-reports-difficult-q1-with-disappointing-earnings http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/70960/walmart-reports-difficult-q1-with-disappointing-earnings#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 20:51:47 +0000 Jeff Prine http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/?p=70960
Bentonville, AR—”Frankly, we had a more difficult quarter than expected,” Mike Duke, Walmart’s chief executive, told analysts today on its first quarter earnings call. For the quarter ended April 30, the retail giant posted earnings of $3.78 billion, or $1.14 a share compared with $3.74 billion, or $1.09 a share, a year earlier. Analysts’ average [...]]]> http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/70960/walmart-reports-difficult-q1-with-disappointing-earnings/feed 0 http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/70963/despite-sales-slip-kohls-beats-q1-profit-expectation http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/70963/despite-sales-slip-kohls-beats-q1-profit-expectation#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 20:51:27 +0000 Jeff Prine http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/?p=70963
Menomonee Falls, WI—Kohl’s Corp. reported today that its first quarter profit fell 4.5% but the nation’s third largest department store company still managed to beat analysts’ expectations. For the quarter ended May 4, Kohl’s posted earnings of $147 million, or 66 cents a share, compared to $154 million, or 63 cents a share, a year [...]]]> http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/70963/despite-sales-slip-kohls-beats-q1-profit-expectation/feed 0 http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/70925/dillards-q1-profit-rises-on-better-comp-sales-gross-margin http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/70925/dillards-q1-profit-rises-on-better-comp-sales-gross-margin#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 20:50:36 +0000 Jeff Prine http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/?p=70925
Little Rock, AR—Dillard’s Inc. reported Wednesday that its first quarter profit beat estimates thanks to improved sales and one-time gains that benefitted its bottom line. For the quarter ended May 4, the department store retailer posted earnings of $117.2 million, or $2.50 a share, compared to $95 million, or $1.89 a share, in first quarter [...]]]> http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/70925/dillards-q1-profit-rises-on-better-comp-sales-gross-margin/feed 0 http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/70967/hairstyling-101-with-colette-malouf http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/70967/hairstyling-101-with-colette-malouf#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 20:49:50 +0000 Stephanie Farrell http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/?p=70967
New York—Not only was hair accessories maven Colette Malouf having her own pop-up shop inside the window at Henri Bendel this week, the designer was on-hand to provide tips on French twists, chignons, top knots, combs etc. It was too enticing to pass up. Could she manage to show me a way to tame my [...]]]> http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/70967/hairstyling-101-with-colette-malouf/feed 0 http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/70957/skechers-swings-into-q1-profit-on-sales-jump http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/70957/skechers-swings-into-q1-profit-on-sales-jump#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 20:49:27 +0000 Jeff Prine http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/?p=70957
Manhattan Beach, CA—Skechers USA Inc. swung into a first quarter profit on Wednesday after a big jump in sales. For the quarter ended March 31, the footwear company posted earnings of $6.7 million, or 3 cents a share, compared to a loss of $3.7 million, or 7 cents a share a year ago. The company [...]]]> http://www.accessoriesmagazine.com/70957/skechers-swings-into-q1-profit-on-sales-jump/feed 0