Liz Claiborne's plan to sell its namesake sportswear only at J.C. Penney Co Inc stores and on a television shopping network highlights a new turn in the ongoing rivalry between the mid-tier department store chain and its slightly more upscale rival Macy's Inc.
Some large Indian jewellers and traders have started selling imported gold and silver coins, ahead of big festivals, raising competition for banks in a fast expanding investment segment, industry players said.
Lindsay Lohan's widely panned appearance on Paris catwalks for luxury label Ungaro could signal a shift away from high end brands seeking creative input from celebrities, analysts say.
Curvy women have no place on the catwalk, iconic German fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld was quoted as saying, after a magazine said it was banning skinny models in favour of "real women".
The Della Valle family's stake in Italian debt-laden eyewear maker Safilo is a "good investment" and the company could do "great things" with a local rival, Diego Della Valle said.
Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo has replaced English star David Beckham again - this time modeling underwear for Giorgio Armani.
At the height of the luxury goods boom, launching a single successful "it" bag was enough to substantially alter a company's profit outlook.
Japanese fashion brand Yohji Yamamoto Inc. said it had filed for bankruptcy with debts worth 67 million dollars, as it was hit by the global slump and stronger yen.
Levi Strauss & Co posted a 41 percent drop in quarterly net profit, hurt by currency fluctuations and lower revenue, but the company said sales of its Levi's brand improved, particularly in the United States.
Swedish fashion chain Hennes & Mauritz is expected next week to report sales in September rose 2 percent on a year ago, according to the average forecast given by analysts.
For the executive who doesn't have time to come down with the flu, a Japanese company has invented a new form of protection - the anti-H1N1 suit.
Following in the footsteps of Bill Maher, Chris Rock enters the documentary waters with this exploration of a rather less-weighty subject than religion - the great efforts undertaken by black women (and more than a few men) toward their coiffures.
Forecasting monthly retail sales is like forecasting the weather -- it's far from an exact science and subject to revision.
U.S. retailers gave investors an early Christmas present, posting their first monthly sales increase in more than a year and suggesting wounded consumers might begin to heal in time for the crucial holiday season.
U.S. retailers gave investors an early Christmas present, posting their first monthly sales increase in more than a year and suggesting that wounded consumers might begin to heal in time for the crucial holiday season.
