WWD articles from April 2009

WWD archives from April 2009

WWD THURSDAY.
April 30, 2009... WWD THURSDAY Sportswear/Men's Women's Wear Daily acents The Retailers' Daily Newspaper acents April 30, 2009 CAPTION(S): Pleat Street Things had gone too far, and there's a growing backlash to the tyranny of the skinnier-than-ever...

Revlon's Big Shuffle: Alan Ennis Named Ceo, As Kennedy Moves Up.(Alan T. Ennis)(David Kennedy)
April 30, 2009... Byline: Molly Prior Revlon's Big Shuffle: Alan Ennis Named CEO, As Kennedy Moves Up Revlon's problem-solving chief executive officer David Kennedy is stepping aside after putting the beauty firm back on its feet with a three-year...

Daily Quote.
April 30, 2009... DAILY QUOTE "Girls don't want to hear about oil prices or the economy. They want to look pretty in pink." Bud Konheim, chief executive officer of Nicole Miller, on the prom market. Pages 10 to 11.

Correction.(Correction notice)
April 30, 2009... CORRECTION Susan Arnot Heaney is director of corporate responsibility for Avon Products Inc., and also serves as director of public relations and communications for the Avon Foundation. Her title was incorrect in a story on page 10, Tuesday.

Today On WWD.COM.
April 30, 2009... TODAY ON WWD.COM Additional images from the H&M, Matthew Williamson party and the Roger Vivier and Chanel events More photos of hot weather They Are Wearings Further coverage of the WIN gala Global breaking news CAPTION(S): ...

Designers Turn Out For Garment Center Meeting.
April 30, 2009... Byline: Rosemary Feitelberg Designers Turn Out for Garment Center Meeting In the first of what will no doubt be many meetings with Garment Center tenants, city officials got an earful Wednesday about the plan to designate a...

Jones Beats Expectations, Plans 225 Store Closures.(Financial report)
April 30, 2009... Byline: Vicki M. Young Jones Beats Expectations, Plans 225 Store Closures Shares of Jones apparel Group jumped 14.3 percent in trading Wednesday after the company's small first-quarter profit beat Wall Street's expectations and the firm...

Memo Pad.
April 30, 2009... MEMO PAD PARTY PREVIEW: The smaller attendance and somber mood at Wednesday's American Society of Magazine Editors' annual meeting and members lunch was a likely harbinger of the atmosphere to come at the National Magazine Awards tonight....

Show Boat.
April 30, 2009... Show Boat In a career that's spanned over 30 years, GRACE JONES has played everywhere from Studio 54 to Wembley Arena, and at just about all of her gigs, her audience has sat around wondering if the queen was even going to show up. Why should...

WWD Postcard.
April 30, 2009... WWD Postcard Last week I took my first trip ever to Saudi Arabia for an exhibition and trunk show of my spring collection at DNA, the beautiful fashion concept store in Riyadh founded by my friend Princess Deena Abdulaziz. My husband Evan...

Eye Scoop.
April 30, 2009... EYE SCOOP If first dog Bo Obama thought his days would be spent idly frolicking on the White House lawn, he was wrong. It turns out he'll be networking just like the rest of the family. First Lady Michelle Obama has already scheduled a puppy...

Fashion Scoops.
April 30, 2009... FASHION SCOOPS EYES ON COSTA: The jury is in for this year's National Design Awards and Francisco Costa is said to be the winner for fashion. Staffers at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, which present the awards annually, were...

Industry Raises $1.3M For Win.(Town & Country)(Women in Need organization )
April 30, 2009... Byline: David Moin Industry Raises $1.3M for WIN "There's no place like win. There's no place like WIN." That was Town & Country editor in chief Pamela Fiori commending the Women in Need organization for its good work and sounding...

Pleat-O-Rama.(Brief article)
April 30, 2009... Byline: ALEX BADIA Pleat-o-rama OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, AMERICAN TROUSER MANUFACTURERS HAVE SUCCESSFULLY INTRODUCED YOUTHFUL VARIATIONS ON THE FLAT-FRONT PANT AS A WARDROBE STAPLE AND ALTERNATIVE TO CLASSIC PLEATED STYLES. NOW THE...

Buxbaum To Ramp Up Haggar Men's Brand.
April 30, 2009... Byline: Brenner Thomas Buxbaum to Ramp Up Haggar Men's Brand Paul Buxbaum, the new chief executive officer of Haggar Corp., has spent a career repairing or liquidating damaged apparel firms. So when he was named chief executive of the...

Bold Wave.(Brief article)
April 30, 2009... Byline: Nick Axelrod Bold Wave New Yorkers got their first taste of summer as temperatures soared into the upper Eighties earlier this week, and women wasted no time in bringing out their lightest and brightest. Downtown was awash in...

Teens Aim For Recession-Chic Prom Season.
April 30, 2009... Byline: Julee Kaplan and Rosemary Feitelberg Teens Aim for Recession-Chic Prom Season When it comes to prom, teens still crave a little glitz and glamour even if it's on a tight budget. No matter what the trend bold prints, bright...

Industry Vets Share Keys To Success At USC.(University of Southern California)
April 30, 2009... Byline: Khanh T.L. Tran Industry Vets Share Keys to Success at USC LOS ANGELES Inspiration strikes in unlikely places, as denim veterans Adriano Goldschmied and Jerome Dahan told business and art students at the University of Southern...

Agave Lends Spark To Tesla Motors.
April 30, 2009... Byline: David Lipke Agave Lends Spark to Tesla Motors Denim brand Agave and electric car maker Tesla Motors have formed a partnership marrying casual fashion and sophisticated engineering. Agave has outfitted all of the car company's...

Buying Patterns.
April 30, 2009... Byline: Cecily Hall Buying Patterns The biggest product category winners and losers in the personal luxury market over the past year. Unity Marketing, a luxury research firm based in Stevens, Pa., surveyed 4,500 men and women with...

Chico's Names Udell Creative Head.(Chico's FAS Inc.)(Brief article)
April 30, 2009... Byline: Arnold J. Karr Chico's Names Udell Creative Head Rochelle Udell will join Chico's Fas Inc. on may 11 as senior vice president and creative director for the Chico's brand. She will be responsible for the creative, marketing and...

Georg Jensen Taps Bracher As Firm's Creative Director.(Brief article)
April 30, 2009... Byline: Sophia Chabbott Georg Jensen Taps Bracher As Firm's Creative Director Designer Todd Bracher has been named creative director of Georg Jensen. Bracher and Georg Jensen chief executive officer Ulrik Garde Due said the goal is to...

Broader Stock Rally Fails To Benefit Retail.(Statistical data)
April 30, 2009... Byline: Evan Clark Broader Stock Rally Fails to Benefit Retail Modest signs of economic stability picked up Wall Street on Wednesday, but retail shares missed the rally and slid 0.4 percent. The S&P Retail Index declined 1.28 points...

Falchi, Caribbean Joe Deals In Works.(Rousso Apparel Group)(Carlos Falchi)
April 30, 2009... Byline: David Moin and Sophia Chabbott With contributions from Vicki M. Young Falchi, Caribbean Joe Deals in Works Deals are bubbling in the apparel and accessories worlds. Carlos Falchi, whose product range extends from exotic skins...

Former Friedman's Ceo Sentenced In Fraud Case.
April 30, 2009... Byline: Matthew Lynch Former Friedman's CEO Sentenced in Fraud Case A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced the former chief executive officer of Friedman's Inc. and its Crescent Jewelers affiliate to a 12-year prison term for securities...

WWD Wednesday.
April 29, 2009... WWD WEDNESDAY Sportswear Women's Wear Daily acents The Retailers' Daily Newspaper acents April 29, 2009 CAPTION(S): Cape Town Not all caped crusaders are of the comic book sort. For the cool and chic, there are edgy versions, such...

Planning The Structure: EstA[c]e Lauder Cos. Sets Core Management Team.(The Estee Lauder Companies Inc.)
April 29, 2009... Byline: Molly Prior Planning the Structure: EstA[c]e Lauder Cos. Sets Core Management Team As Fabrizio Freda readies to ascend to the chief executive post, the EstA[c]e Lauder Cos. Inc. is rejiggering its leadership ranks in a move to...

Prada Earnings Slide 22 Percent In '08.(Prada S.p.A.)
April 29, 2009... Byline: Andrew Roberts Prada Earnings Slide 22 Percent in '08 MILAN Prada SpA on Tuesday added its name to the list of luxury firms blighted by the economic downturn, reporting a 22 percent drop in earnings in fiscal 2008. For the...

VF Profits Fall, Firm Lowers Forecast.(VF Corp.)
April 29, 2009... Byline: Ross Tucker VF Profits Fall, Firm Lowers Forecast NEW YORK A highly diversified portfolio of brands and business segments couldn't prevent apparel giant VF Corp. from feeling the sting of the accelerating downturn of the global...

WWD Wednesday: Sportswear.
April 29, 2009... WWD WEDNESDAY Sportswear FASHION 6*****New designers must figure out how to develop a luxury business around expensive clothes that have garnered praise but lack a core clientele. GENERAL 1*****Estee Lauder is rejiggering its...

Daily Quote.
April 29, 2009... DAILY QUOTE "We are all pulling in the same direction, almost like a crew team on the water." William Lauder, current chief executive officer of the EstA[c]e Lauder Cos. Inc., on the firm's planned new management structure. Page one.

Today On WWD.COM.
April 29, 2009... TODAY ON WWD.COM Back in Time: Lady GaGa Revealed More images from the Forever 21 store opening in Tokyo and the Michael Kors opening in London Global breaking news WWDBlog on the WWD Sourcing Forum CAPTION(S): Lady GaGa at...

Aveda Recognized For Green Effort.(Aveda Corp.'s Cradle to Cradle sustainability endorsement)
April 29, 2009... Byline: Andrea Nagel Aveda Recognized For Green Effort Aveda, the EstA[c]e Lauder Cos. Inc.'s 30-year-plus environmentally friendly beauty brand, has become the first beauty division to receive a Cradle to Cradle (C2C) sustainability...

Memo Pad.
April 29, 2009... MEMO PAD WHO'S WHO: Stella McCartney joins the group of media moguls, politicians, scientists and other leaders who have earned spots on the Time 100 in the past six years. This year, McCartney is the only fashion name on the list (that is,...

New In Town.(Prabal Gurung's collection)
April 29, 2009... Byline: Sarah Haight New in Town The mood at Prabal Gurung's debut presentation in early February reflected his sculpted and glittery ready-to-wear a feather-dusted cream cocktail dress; a crimson stunner worked into an enormous bow...

Fashion Scoops.
April 29, 2009... FASHION SCOOPS MICHELLE'S LATEST CHOICE: For the unveiling of the bust of abolitionist Sojourner Truth at Emancipation Hall on Tuesday, Michelle Obama chose yet another new designer ( Sophie Theallet ) and familiar silhouette (narrow waist,...

Forever 21 Makes Foray Into Japanese Market.(Forever 21 Inc.)
April 29, 2009... Byline: Amanda Kaiser Forever 21 Makes Foray Into Japanese Market TOKYO Forever 21 is about to open its first store in Japan, raising the fast-fashion stakes in the world's second-largest economy. The almost 19,000-square-foot...

CFDA Names Scholarship Winners.(Council of Fashion Designers of America)(Brief article)
April 29, 2009... Byline: Marc Karimzadeh CFDA Names Scholarship Winners NEW YORK The Council of Fashion Designers of America has named the 2009 recipients of the Geoffrey Beene Design Scholarship and CFDA Scholarship, which total $75,000. Niloufar...

Missoni Opens In London, Casablanca.
April 29, 2009... Byline: Samantha Conti With contributions from Luisa Zargani, Milan Missoni Opens in London, Casablanca LONDON Missoni is continuing its retail push, opening its first stand-alone store here as well as a unit in Casablanca, Morocco. ...

Gucci Group Designers' 'Home' Works.(Gucci Group N.V.)
April 29, 2009... Byline: Miles Socha Gucci Group Designers' 'Home' Works PARIS Leave it to Alexander McQueen to create a powerful visual message about the planet's perils by rearranging the continents, via photo manipulation, into the shape of a skull....

Kors Hits London To Fete Opening.(Michael Kors on his London store opening)
April 29, 2009... Byline: Samantha Conti Kors Hits London to Fete Opening LONDON Michael Kors made a lightning visit to London this week to unveil his first Bond Street store, woo new clients and charm his Britain-based fans. "Thank you all for the...

Max Azria Not Optimistic For Near Term.(BCBG Max Azria Group's sales)(Brief article)
April 29, 2009... Byline: Anne Riley-Katz and Evan Clark Max Azria Not Optimistic for Near Term Max Azria isn't anticipating a big bounce in the near term. The chairman and founder of BCBG Max Azria Group Inc., who sat on a panel at the Milken Institute...

Beer Exits Hugo Boss USA.(Hugo Boss Fashions Inc.'s Joachim Beer)
April 29, 2009... Byline: Brenner Thomas and Melissa Drier Beer Exits Hugo Boss USA After seven months as president of hugo boss' American business, Joachim Beer is out. The executive, who moved from company headquarters in Germany to replace Tony Lucia...

FIFA Makes Move Into Apparel.(International Federation of Association Football's deal with Global Brands Group)(Brief article)
April 29, 2009... Byline: Ellen Groves FIFA Makes Move Into Apparel PARIS A new player has arrived on the sports-meets-fashion field. Soccer's international governing body, the FA[c]dA[c]ration Internationale de Football Association, has signed a deal...

Seven For All Mankind Does Eyewear.(jeans company ventures into eyewear market)(Brief article)
April 29, 2009... Byline: Caroline Tell Seven For All Mankind Does Eyewear Seven for all Mankind is breaking out of its jeans and into eyewear. The nine-year-old denim brand partnered with Modo to develop and distribute a collection of men's, women's and...

Men's Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank Garner Attention From Wall Street.(Men's Wearhouse Inc. and Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc.'s stocks)
April 29, 2009... Byline: Jean E. Palmieri Men's Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank Garner Attention From Wall Street The aggressive promotions at the Men's Wearhouse and Jos. A. Bank Clothiers have hit a sweet spot with Wall Street. Last week, analyst Brian Tunick...

SA[currency]lzer's Dire Warning For Escada.(Escada AG's Bruno Saelzer on financial restructuring plan )
April 29, 2009... Byline: Melissa Drier SA[currency]lzer's Dire Warning for Escada BERLIN At its 25th annual shareholders' meeting in Munich Tuesday, Escada chief executive Bruno SA[currency]lzer said insolvency is the "only alternative" to the...

Picketers Protest Hanesbrands.(Hanesbrands Inc.'s layoffs)
April 29, 2009... Byline: Karyn Monget Picketers Protest Hanesbrands A day after it announced a round of layoffs, Hanesbrands Inc. held its annual meeting on Tuesday with 15 shareholders present at the Jumeirah Essex House hotel in Manhattan and almost as...

PPR Job Cuts Draw Strikers.(Brief article)
April 29, 2009... Byline: Ellen Groves PPR Job Cuts Draw Strikers PARIS Dozens of PPR employees gathered at the firm's headquarters here Tuesday to protest against 1,900 job cuts, while fellow workers went on strike. In what was billed as the first...

A Colorful Exchange: Mizrahi Goes To Wall Street.(Isaac Mizrahi's fashion show )
April 29, 2009... Byline: Marc Karimzadeh A Colorful Exchange: Mizrahi Goes to Wall Street NEW YORK The New York Stock Exchange has had its share of grimness in recent months, but on Tuesday, it closed with a splash of color, courtesy of Isaac Mizrahi's...

Shopper Malaise: Going Through The Motions.
April 29, 2009... Byline: Cecily Hall Shopper Malaise: Going Through the Motions The thrill is gone for many shoppers, but there might be signs of retail life on the horizon. The recession has reduced the consumer experience to drudgery for many...

Q & A: Marc Balet.(Interview)
April 29, 2009... Byline: Valerie Seckler Q & A MARC BALET Marc Balet, a marketing executive with roots as creative director of Andy Warhol's Interview magazine in the Seventies and Eighties, knows how to make do with less. A Barneys New York...

Penney's Marks Seventh Year Of Bisou Bisou.(J.C. Penney Corporation Inc. and Rutha Inc.'s years of partnership)
April 29, 2009... Byline: Julee Kaplan Penney's Marks Seventh Year of Bisou Bisou J.C. Penney had reason to celebrate on monday night, as it's been seven years since Bisou Bisou launched exclusively at the retailer. "It's all about getting J.C. Penney...

Prada Eyewear Concept Shop Opens In Sunglass Hut.
April 29, 2009... Byline: Caroline Tell Prada Eyewear Concept Shop Opens in Sunglass Hut NEW YORK Prada Eyewear has found a new home here. The Sunglass Hut in Rockefeller Center has been remade temporarily as the first Prada Eyewear Concept Store....

Adidas, Samsonite Pair Up For Y-3 Venture.(adidas-Salomon AG and Samsonite Corp. )(Brief article)
April 29, 2009... Byline: Sophia Chabbott Adidas, Samsonite Pair Up for Y-3 Venture SAMSONITE IS ABOUT TO GET SPORTY. Activewear brand Adidas and Samsonite have formed a partnership in which the maker of travel bags will manufacture and distribute Y-3...

Tanner Krolle Sets Plans To Relaunch.
April 29, 2009... Byline: Samantha Conti Tanner Krolle Sets Plans to Relaunch LONDON Tanner Krolle, the high-end British accessories brand whose clients include the royal families of Britain, Brunei and Norway, is making a quiet comeback. The...

Economy Stymies Downtown L.A. Retail.
April 29, 2009... Byline: Rachel Brown Economy Stymies Downtown L.A. Retail LOS ANGELES The recession has crashed the downtown party conceived for this car-obsessed city, short-circuiting a major push for retail. A few years ago, visions of a...

Swine Flu Fears Hurt Luxe Stocks.
April 29, 2009... Byline: Nina Jones With contributions from Andrew Roberts, Milan; Miles Socha, Paris, and Evan Clark, New York Swine Flu Fears Hurt Luxe Stocks LONDON Swine flu could be the next blow to Europe's luxury goods stocks, which have already...

Consumer Confidence Gets Boost In April.
April 29, 2009... Byline: Vicki M. Young Consumer Confidence Gets Boost in April Consumer confidence rose vigorously in April as faint signs of optimism surfaced on a still challenging economic landscape. The Conference Board's Consumer Confidence Index...

Footwear Sales Lift Under Armour Profits 38%.(Under Armour Performance Apparel)
April 29, 2009... Byline: Alexandra Steigrad Footwear Sales Lift Under Armour Profits 38% Accelerating footwear sales helped Under Armour Inc. record a 38 percent boost in first-quarter profits and lift its stock Tuesday. The Baltimore-based activewear...

Accessories Outpace Apparel At Stylemax.
April 29, 2009... Byline: Beth Wilson Accessories Outpace Apparel at Stylemax Amid the recession, more buyers turned out for Chicago's March Stylemax trade show than last year, market organizers said. "Attendance is trending up, which is amazing," said...

WWD Tuesday.
April 28, 2009... WWD TUESDAY Ready-to-Wear/Textiles Women's Wear Daily acents The Retailers' Daily Newspaper acents April 28, 2009 CAPTION(S): Hot Wheels Gear up for this season's hard-edged denim that nods to motorcycle culture. Here, Maise's...

Not Only The Recession: Industry Hit By Resizing, Trade Issues And More.
April 28, 2009... Byline: Ross Tucker With contributions from Evan Clark Not Only the Recession: Industry Hit by Resizing, Trade Issues and More It's a shrinking world and one likely to get even smaller for manufacturers and retailers alike. "Everything...

Future Of Hartmarx Gets Cloudier.
April 28, 2009... Byline: Vicki M. Young Future of Hartmarx Gets Cloudier Creditors of bankrupt hartmarx Corp. could decide the company's future this week, but whether that will focus on naming a stalking horse bid and keeping the company intact is now less...

Profits Dip 3.3% At Alberto Culver.(Alberto Culver Co.)(Brief article)
April 28, 2009... Byline: Alexandra Steigrad Profits Dip 3.3% at Alberto Culver Alberto Culver Co.'s second-quarter profits slid 3.3 percent as its hair care business picked up momentum and helped the firm ward off some of the recession's ills. Earnings...

WWD Tuesday: Ready-To-Wear/textiles.
April 28, 2009... WWD TUESDAY Ready-to-Wear/Textiles FASHION 6*****Details such as contrast insets, quiltlike stitching or patches at the knees are in heavy rotation on jeans, which work well with biker jackets. GENERAL 1*****It's a small world and...

Daily Quote.
April 28, 2009... DAILY QUOTE "Everything we do and talk about with our customers today is smaller. Smaller number of stores, smaller number of orders, smaller quantities per order, smaller prices, smaller everything." Rick Darling, president of Li &...

Today On WWD.COM.
April 28, 2009... TODAY ON WWD.COM Additional photos from the NRDC party in LA More images of the upcoming Dior retrospective of Marc Bohan's designs Other products to be featured in Selfridges' centenary celebrations Global breaking news ...

Fashion Scoops.
April 28, 2009... FASHION SCOOPS GREISS LEAVES RYKIEL: After less than 18 months as creative director of Sonia Rykiel 's main fashion line, Gabrielle Greiss has left the French fashion house. "We separated by mutual agreement," house president Nathalie Rykiel...

Dior Museum Turns Spotlight On Marc Bohan.(Dior: The Bohan Years)(Brief article)
April 28, 2009... Byline: Miles Socha Dior Museum Turns Spotlight on Marc Bohan PARIS Marc Bohan, who held the design reins at Christian Dior for almost three decades, is the subject of an exhibition that opens Friday at the French fashion house's...

Selfridges Celebrating 100 Years.(Selfridges Retail Ltd.)
April 28, 2009... Byline: Samantha Conti Selfridges Celebrating 100 Years LONDON Selfridges is defying the downturn with a celebration to mark 100 years in the retail business, including an exhibition charting the store's history, weekend musical events...

Golden State.(Natural Resources Defense Council's gala)
April 28, 2009... Golden State In Hollywood, "recycle, reduce and reuse" takes on a whole new meaning. "My shoes are old Prada," said Roseanna Arquette at the Natural Resources Defense Council's 20th anniversary gala. "You gotta recycle now." Which is...

No Quick Fix.(documentary film 'Fixer')
April 28, 2009... Byline: Irin Carmon NO QUICK FIX It looks like the exercise of justice in Afghanistan's nascent court system, but IT'S not until the trial's end that Nation journalist Christian Parenti and his Afghani assistant, or "fixer," realize they...

Miami Heat.(newly opened restaurant Hakkasan)
April 28, 2009... Byline: Elisa Lipsky-Karasz MIAMI HEAT Miami is known for many things sun, sand and lots and lots of skin but fine dining was not usually noted as one of its strongest attributes. That's starting to change. With all the new hotels...

Hampshire, NAF Deal A No Go.(NAF Holdings II and Hampshire Group Ltd. failed merger)
April 28, 2009... Byline: Vicki M. Young Hampshire, NAF Deal a No Go The problematic merger of Hampshire Group Ltd. and NAF Holdings II is off, and the blame game is on. NAF, the investment fund headed by Efrem Gerszberg that was seeking to buy Hampshire...

Lukas Named President At Victoria & Co.(Fran Lukas)(Brief article)
April 28, 2009... Byline: Caroline Tell Lukas Named President at Victoria & Co. NEW YORK Fran Lukas has been named as group president of the Victoria & Co. jewelry division of Jones Apparel Group, overseeing brands such as Nine West, Judith...

Calif. Firms Seek Use of Alligator, Croc Skins
April 28, 2009... Byline: Marcy Medina Calif. Firms Seek Use of Alligator, Croc Skins Accessories makers are rallying to support legislation that would allow alligator and crocodile skins to be sold in California next year. The state Senate will hold a...

Memo Pad.
April 28, 2009... MEMO PAD PORTFOLIO SHUTTERED: The only surprise in Portfolio's closing Monday was that it took as long as it did. Chatter predicting the death of the magazine, launched in 2007 after a 20-month incubation period, began not long after the...

Spin Cycle.(Brief article)
April 28, 2009... Byline: KIM FRIDAY PHOTOS BY THOMAS IANNACCONE SPIN CYCLE DETAILS SUCH AS CONTRAST INSETS, QUILTLIKE STITCHING OR PATCHES AT THE KNEES ARE IN HEAVY ROTATION ON JEANS, WHICH WORK WELL WITH BIKER JACKETS AND BATTERED Ts. CAPTION(S): ...

Keeping Tabs On Trade Policy.
April 28, 2009... Byline: Evan Clark Keeping Tabs on Trade Policy The campaign talk of president Obama might have morphed into a more politically pragmatic stance on trade policy, but in an area where small details can make expensive differences in supply...

Social Responsibility Aids Survival Strategies.
April 28, 2009... Byline: Ross Tucker Social Responsibility Aids Survival Strategies Properly integrated and fully funded corporate social responsibility programs are becoming a requirement of doing business and, even in tough times, can be utilized to gain...

Tracking The Failings Of The All-Purpose Approach.
April 28, 2009... Byline: Ross Tucker Tracking the Failings of the All-Purpose Approach Long-term survival might depend on brands and retailers re-thinking the fundamentals of their relationships with consumers. Manufacturing veteran, consultant and...

Malls See Reinvention As A Survival Skill.
April 28, 2009... Byline: With contributions from Dick Silverman Malls See Reinvention as a Survival Skill Malls are trying to become about more than just shopping. With many malls fighting for survival and mall vacancy rates approaching 10 percent,...

The Academy Of Art Finishes With A Flourish.
April 28, 2009... Byline: Joanna Ramey The Academy of Art Finishes With a Flourish Students graduating last week from the School of Fashion at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco might say their B.F.A.'s and M.F.A.'s are proof of surviving a...