WWD articles from June 2012

WWD archives from June 2012

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June 29, 2012... WWD FRIDAY, JUNE 29, 2012 a WOMEN'S WEAR DAILY A RETURN TO THE RITZ DONATELLA VERSACE'S EMOTIONAL RETURN FOR HER ATELIER COUTURE SHOW SUNDAY. PAGE 9 PARIS MEN'S SHOWS KICK OFF. PAGE 4 CAPTION(S): Liaison Dangereuse Kristen...

Nordstrom's N.Y. Home Set to Open by 2018
June 29, 2012... Byline: DAVID MOIN Nordstrom's N.Y. Home Set to Open by 2018 NEW YORK Nordstrom has high expectations for its Manhattan flagship and a lengthy road ahead before the store is up and running. "It's quite something. This has been a...

Chasing Fakes on Social Media
June 29, 2012... Byline: ALEXANDRA STEIGRAD Chasing Fakes on Social Media The courts are putting the digital world on notice when it comes to counterfeits. Social media sites, search engines, ad-word providers and even blogs are increasingly being held...

Sozzani Lays out F4D Plan at UN
June 29, 2012... Byline: ROSEMARY FEITELBERG Sozzani Lays Out F4D Plan at UN NEW YORK Italian Vogue's Franca Sozzani on Thursday called upon other fashion executives to pledge their support for the United Nations-backed Fashion 4 Development...

Report: Work to Be Done for China CSR
June 29, 2012... Byline: KATHLEEN E. MCLAUGHLIN Report: Work to Be Done for China CSR BEIJING Tough economic times have made it harder for textile and apparel companies in China to boost corporate social responsibility, but the industry remains...

The Briefing Box: In Today's WWD
June 29, 2012... THE BRIEFING BOX IN TODAY'S WWD Nordstrom has high expectations for its Manhattan flagship and a lengthy road ahead before the store is up and running at 225 West 57th Street.*****PAGE 1 Michael Kors LLC is the latest fashion entity to...

Neo Chic
June 29, 2012... Neo Chic AT THE PARIS MEN'S SHOWS, WHICH RUN THROUGH SUNDAY, DESIGNERS ARE GIVING A SOPHISTICATED SPIN TO MYRIAD LOOKS, FROM NAVAL TO MILITARY. Louis Vuitton: This sailing-inspired collection read like a fashion love letter to Yves...

Retail Groups Criticize Health Care Ruling
June 29, 2012... Byline: KRISTI ELLIS Retail Groups Criticize Health Care Ruling WASHINGTON A broad swath of retailers and apparel brands facing a potentially costly employer health care mandate were disappointed by the Supreme Court's landmark ruling...

American Apparel's Charney Sees Record Sales in 2012
June 29, 2012... Byline: RACHEL BROWN American Apparel's Charney Sees Record Sales in 2012 LOS ANGELES Dov Charney, chairman and chief executive officer of American Apparel Inc., said his company is on track to generate record sales this year and is...

Nike Trips in Year's Final Lap
June 29, 2012... Byline: ARNOLD J. KARR Nike Trips In Year's Final Lap Nike Inc. suffered a sizable stumble Thursday as fourth-quarter earnings not only missed analysts' expectations but fell 7.6 percent under pressure from higher-product and marketing...

Protesters out to Support 'Living Wage' Bill
June 29, 2012... Byline: LISA LOCKWOOD Protesters Out to Support 'Living Wage' Bill NEW YORK More than 100 people marched to City Hall Thursday to show solidarity with the City Council as it prepared to overturn Mayor Michael Bloomberg's veto of the...

Kristen Stewart on Fragrance and Fame
June 29, 2012... Byline: JENNIFER WEIL Kristen Stewart On Fragrance and Fame PARIS Kristen Stewart has played many new and varied roles in the recent past. She became a beatnik (in "On the Road"), a vampire bride (in the "Twilight" series), Snow White...

A Dangerous New Flower for Balenciaga
June 29, 2012... Byline: JULIE NAUGHTON A Dangerous New Flower for Balenciaga NEW YORK "We see this as a game-changer for the brand," said Catherine Walsh, senior vice president of American Fragrances for Coty Prestige, speaking of Florabotanica. ...

Gel Manis Paint Rosy Sales Picture
June 29, 2012... Byline: by Faye Brookman Gel Manis Paint Rosy Sales Picture NEW YORK At-home gel manicure kits are emerging as the brightest category in the mass market, as women find they are adept at creating salon looks for much less. While this...

A New Scent for Taylor Swift
June 29, 2012... Byline: JULIE NAUGHTON A New Scent for Taylor Swift Taylor Swift is heading back into the fragrance category in September with Wonderstruck Enchanted, a flanker to her hugely successful Wonderstruck, which launched last September. ...

Benefit, Sephora Team for Kits
June 29, 2012... Byline: JULIE NAUGHTON Benefit, Sephora Team for Kits Sephora customers will soon be able to take Benefit beauty to go: The retailer and cosmetics brand have teamed up to offer a collection of all-in-one kits which address common beauty...

WWD Style
June 29, 2012... WWD STYLE The Homecoming Donatella Versace will present her fall couture show on Sunday inside the Paris Ritz's Salon VendA[acute accent]me. It's a dramatic moment for her as she returns to the locale where her late brother held many of...

Memo Pad
June 29, 2012... MEMO PAD MADE IN THE SHADE: Just call him Mr. Decisive. While Fendi's fall collection was parading the runway in Milan in February, Karl Lagerfeld made up his mind about the ad campaign when his eyes landed on model Joan Smalls wearing look...

Donatella Looks Back - and Moves Forward
June 29, 2012... Byline: LUISA ZARGANI Donatella Looks Back and Moves Forward MILAN Donatella Versace at last feels strong enough to talk about the good times and the bad, having finally learned how to deal with the emotions they stir. The telling...

Fashion Scoops
June 29, 2012... FASHION SCOOPS SIGN OF THE TIMES?: Was Yohji Yamamoto sending a message at his men's show in Paris on Thursday? The Japanese designer smiled as he took his bow wearing a jacket with the words "For Sale" stitched onto the back. Like the models...

King's Ransom for McQueen Dress
June 29, 2012... Byline: SAMANTHA CONTI King's Ransom for McQueen Dress LONDON Lady Gaga broke a record at auction on Wednesday night, paying $133,075 for an Alexander McQueen dress from the wardrobe of Daphne Guinness that went under the hammer at...

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June 28, 2012... WWD THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 2012 a WOMEN'S WEAR DAILY RESORT 2013 ACCESSORIES TREND PREPPING IN PARIS A LOOK BEHIND THE SCENES AS THE PARIS MEN'S SHOWS GET UNDER WAY. PAGE MW1 CAPTION(S): Pop Goes Resort Some of the season's...

Designers - They Still Matter
June 28, 2012... Designers They Still Matter Schiaparelli? it's not just the gal who looks a lot like Judy Davis and talks across the decades to Miuccia Prada at the Met, but an entity throwing a party during couture to celebrate the opening of its new...

Retail Reverberations: Nordstrom's N.Y. Move Could Have Deep Impact
June 28, 2012... Byline: DAVID MOIN and SHARON EDELSON RETAIL REVERBERATIONS Nordstrom's N.Y. Move Could Have Deep Impact Can Nordstrom make it in the Big Apple? Probably, considering shoppers are fickle, show little loyalty to any store in...

Billabong Takeover Talk Reignites
June 28, 2012... Byline: VICKI M. YOUNG and PATTY HUNTINGTON Billabong Takeover Talk Reignites Billabong International Ltd. is once again the focus of takeover speculation, attracting possibly the attention of Nike and TPG Capital. Officials at TPG in...

Lippes Buys Back Namesake Label
June 28, 2012... Byline: ROSEMARY FEITELBERG Lippes Buys Back Namesake Label By buying back his name and intellectual property from Kellwood, Adam Lippes aims to return to his roots. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The parting, which ends a...

Jones Names Bowman to Global Post
June 28, 2012... Byline: ROSEMARY FEITELBERG Jones Names Bowman to Global Post As part of its ongoing restructuring, The Jones Group Inc. has tapped Scott Bowman as group president of global retail and international development. In this newly created...

The Briefing Box: In Today's WWD
June 28, 2012... THE BRIEFING BOX IN TODAY'S WWD Plans to build Nordstrom's first full-line store in New York City, a flagship at the base of a future skyscraper on 57th Street, are expected to be announced today.*****PAGE 1 Designers are proving they...

High Alert for High-End Retailers?
June 28, 2012... Byline: EVAN CLARK WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ALEXANDRA STEIGRAD High Alert for High-End Retailers? Summer's just started, but retail might be cooling off, particularly in the rarefied world of luxe. U.S. retailers started off the year on...

Get the Details
June 28, 2012... Get the Details Resort has definitely moved on from the boring days. The latest season is overflowing with spectacular, must-have accessories. FOR A COMPLETE ROUNDUP OF RESORT'S ACCESSORIES, SEE WWD.com/accessories-news. CAPTION(S): ...

Memo Pad
June 28, 2012... MEMO PAD ALL ABOUT NORA: The last lunch the Harpies had with Nora Ephron almost didn't happen. The Harpies are a group of accomplished women who've been meeting regularly for lunch for years, maybe a little over a decade. No one's ever...

Fashion Scoops
June 28, 2012... FASHION SCOOPS FIRE FIGHT: Amazon's Kindle Fire has a new competitor in the wings. On Wednesday, Google said its new seven-inch tablet, the Nexus 7, will cost only $199 and ship in mid-July. Google also said it would expand Google Play...

Men's Week
June 28, 2012... Men's Week BY A NECK The men's wear shows have moved to the French capital, a showcase for designers from Japan, America, Belgium and beyond. Here, Dries Van Noten gingerly adjusts a collar on a model at his Antwerp, Belgium headquarters....

Milan Wrap-Up: Sportswear, Separates Are the Key Items for Stores This Spring
June 28, 2012... Byline: by WWD Staff MILAN WRAP-UP Sportswear, Separates Are the Key Items For Stores This Spring Retailers at the Milan shows were also attracted to the loose fabrics and beautiful colors on the runways. MILAN The shows here...

Damir Doma Opens Paris Boutique
June 28, 2012... Byline: by KATYA FOREMAN Damir Doma Opens Paris Boutique PARIS Five years after launching his brand, Damir Doma has opened his first flagship situated on an intimate courtyard off of the Rue du Faubourg Saint-HonorA[c]. Framed by...

Freemans Adds Bespoke Studio
June 28, 2012... Byline: by JEAN E. PALMIERI Freemans Adds Bespoke Studio Hipster Favorite Freemans Sporting Club has opened a bespoke studio at its New York City flagship. The 1,000-square-foot spot is tucked away at the end of Freeman Alley, off...

City of Light(s)
June 28, 2012... CITY OF LIGHT(S) The men's shows kicked off in Paris with designers showing looser and less rigid silhouettes inspired by classic men's shapes. Balenciaga: A looser, easier silhouette took shape this season, bringing to mind the dandy...

Homme Front
June 28, 2012... Byline: Laurent Folcher HOMME FRONT PARIS From a sea of luxury nauticalwear at Louis Vuitton to Space-Age chic courtesy of Pierre Cardin, an eclectic lineup is in store for Paris Men's Fashion Week. CAPTION(S): GREAT FIT WITH...

Donald Steps It Up for Ralph, First Tee
June 28, 2012... Byline: by JEAN E. PALMIERI Donald Steps It Up for Ralph, First Tee It's not easy being number one just ask Luke Donald. The top-ranked professional golfer has traded the lead spot with Rory McIlroy a couple of times over the past...

Man of the Week: Ryan Lochte: C+
June 28, 2012... Man of THE WEEK RYAN LOCHTE: C+ The swimmer has taken Michael Phelps to task at this week's Olympic trials and is expected to heat up the pool in London. But when it comes to his fashion choices, he's drowning in bad decisions. He may have...

Cardin's Paris Homecoming
June 28, 2012... Byline: by JOELLE DIDERICH Cardin's Paris Homecoming PARIS Pierre Cardin has a fellow innovator to thank for his return to the Paris men's wear calendar this season. Armand Hadida, artistic director of the TranoA[macron] trade show...

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June 27, 2012... WWD WEDNESDAY, JUNE 27, 2012 a WOMEN'S WEAR DAILY MEN'S COLLECTIONS SPRING 2013 MILAN LIGHTNING ON FILM PHOTOGRAPHER BRAD ELTERMAN PUTS HIS CANDID SHOTS ON DISPLAY IN A NEW EXHIBIT CALLED "FACTORY 77." PAGE 9 A WOMAN OF WIT...

Digital World Now Coaxing Shoppers Back to Stores
June 27, 2012... Byline: RACHEL STRUGATZ Digital World Now Coaxing Shoppers Back to Stores NEW YORK No longer antagonists, the online and offline camps are joining forces. For the first time since the fashion industry's (initially tepid) adoption of...

Clicking with the Cool Kids
June 27, 2012... Byline: SHARON EDELSON Clicking With the Cool Kids NEW YORK How about a forum where your trendy society friends could sell their own creations and vintage castoffs while recommending brands or items to other like-minded types? ...

Brand Names Gain Importance
June 27, 2012... Byline: JEAN E. PALMIERI Brand Names Gain Importance Well-known brand names continue to make inroads with consumers when they're deciding how to spend their money. In a new survey from Brand Keys, 29 percent of shoppers cite brand...

Consumer Outlook Declines Again in June
June 27, 2012... Byline: VICKI M. YOUNG Consumer Outlook Declines Again in June Consumers in June feel the economy will remain the same short term, but are less upbeat about their outlook over the next six months. June's Consumer Confidence Index fell...

FCBID Touts Area to Drum Up Business
June 27, 2012... Byline: ROSEMARY FEITELBERG FCBID Touts Area to Drum Up Business NEW YORK To try to attract more stores to what it now refers to as the fashion district, the Fashion Center Business Improvement District talked up the neighborhood at a...

The Briefing Box: In Today's WWD
June 27, 2012... THE BRIEFING BOX IN TODAY'S WWD For the first time since the fashion industry's adoption of everything digital a few years ago, the focus is on getting consumers back into the stores.*****PAGE 1 The Cools, which makes its debut today,...

A Woman of Letters, Nora Ephron, 71
June 27, 2012... Byline: LORNA KOSKI WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM ERIK MAZA AND AMY WICKS A Woman of Letters, Nora Ephron, 71 Every once in a while somebody who ought to know better asks the question, "Can women be funny?" Offensive as this query is in itself,...

George R. Hearst Jr., Chairman of Hearst Corp
June 27, 2012... Byline: AMY WICKS George R. Hearst Jr., Chairman of Hearst Corp. George R. Hearst Jr., chairman of Hearst Corp. and president of the Hearst Foundation, died on Monday at Stanford University Medical Center in Stanford, Calif., due to...

Just Relax
June 27, 2012... Just Relax The Milan men's shows were all about the lazy days of summer, with a relaxed vibe in everything from tailoring to sportswear. Giorgio Armani: Easy does it Giorgio Armani sent out a legion of unstructured silhouettes ranging...

Accessories Go Casual
June 27, 2012... Accessories Go Casual Just As sportswear took center stage on the runways, accessories brands also focused on casual, easy looks. Rubber soles and deconstructed loafers flanked urban boots that had an outdoorsy vibe. Shoes were...

Milan Presents
June 27, 2012... Milan Presents Milan had almost as many presentations as shows. Here, the highlights: Fendi: Note to fashion industry: Think twice about an event in a high-rise building, especially if there's only one elevator. Guests who braved the wait...

Tailored Firms Loosen Up
June 27, 2012... Tailored Firms Loosen Up TAILORING houses continued their love affair with sportswear for spring. "Our sportswear business is growing fast knits, jeans, swimwear, blazers that can be worn with jeans, it's a new way of dressing," said...

Hot Feet from A Local Cobbler
June 27, 2012... Byline: BY HUANG HUNG Hot Feet From a Local Cobbler This summer in Beijing and Shanghai, one young cobbler is making a name for himself as a lot of local celebrities are stepping out into the summer heat in his hot, colorful sandals. ...

Lucky Enters the Plus-Size Fray
June 27, 2012... Byline: KHANH T.L. TRAN Lucky Enters the Plus-size Fray LOS ANGELES Lucky Brand is pursuing the plus-size customer with a new lifestyle brand launching this fall. In its first attempt to design plus-size clothing, the Los...

Resort 2013
June 27, 2012... Resort 2013 Jean Paul Gaultier: A Jean Paul Gaultier pre-collection is typically based on the house's iconic classic styles, so for resort, a nautical and le smoking theme ran throughout. What was new was the fluidity of the looks even shown...

Memo Pad
June 27, 2012... MEMO PAD TOO SOON: Liz Smith was on the phone Tuesday afternoon saying she hadn't broken a story in years. She was being interviewed by WWD about the evolution of the gossip trade. Online news goes up before it's confirmed, she said. "Gossip...

One-Man Instagram
June 27, 2012... Byline: MARCY MEDINA One-Man Instagram In the mid-seventies, Brad Elterman was just a teenager from California's San Fernando Valley, not much younger than the rock stars he was palling around with on the Sunset Strip. What set him apart...

'People' Watching
June 27, 2012... Byline: BELISA SILVA 'People' Watching The cinema society and Allure editor in chief Linda Wells hosted a screening of the upcoming summer tearjerker "People Like Us" at Manhattan's Chelsea Cinemas on Monday night. At the after party held...

Fashion Scoops
June 27, 2012... FASHION SCOOPS THE SEARCH GOES ON: When it comes to Nordstrom making a deal for its first department store in Manhattan, retail and real estate experts said, "It ain't over till it's over." In other words, the Seattle-based retailer has been...

White Rain Brand Sold
June 27, 2012... Byline: VICKI M. YOUNG White Rain Brand Sold Private equity firm Brynwood Partners' portfolio company, High Ridge Brands Co., has acquired the White Rain personal care brand from Sun Products. In addition to White Rain, the transaction...

Children's Place Expands to Mideast
June 27, 2012... Byline: DAVID MOIN Children's Place Expands to Mideast The children's place will be expanding outside North America for the first time through franchise agreements in the Middle East. The specialty retailer has signed two 10-year...

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June 26, 2012... WWD TUESDAY, JUNE 26, 2012 a WOMEN'EAR DAILY SPRING 2013 MILAN MEN'S COLLECTIONS THEY ARE WEARING ON THE STREETS OF MILAN. PAGE 9 CREDIT CRUNCH: SMALL AND MIDSIZED ITALIAN MILLS FACE TOUGH TIMES ACQUIRING WORKING CAPITAL. PAGES 6...

Struggling Daffy's May Be Seeking Buyer
June 26, 2012... Byline: VICKI M. YOUNG Struggling Daffy's May Be Seeking Buyer Daffy's is at a tipping point. Pressures continue to mount for the off-price apparel retail chain, which in the last two weeks has been hit by reports of financial...

Net-A-Porter Lands in NYC
June 26, 2012... Byline: RACHEL STRUGATZ Net-a-porter Lands in NYC NEW YORK By 9 a.m. here, Net-a-porter has already racked up millions of dollars in sales from the far reaches of the globe. But the day has only just begun on the pure-play retailer's...

Sharp to Help Jones Launch Brands
June 26, 2012... Byline: MARC KARIMZADEH Sharp to Help Jones Launch Brands NEW YORK In a move that further underscores The Jones Group's strategy to boost its design ranks, the company tapped George Sharp for the newly created position of executive...

Malone Named to Head Bruno Magli USA
June 26, 2012... Byline: ALEXANDRA STEIGRAD Malone Named to Head Bruno Magli USA Bruno Magli SPA has tapped industry veteran Patricia Malone to run Bruno Magli USA. Malone, who will take the reins on Aug. 22, has worked as a retail consultant since...

The Briefing Box: In Today's WWD
June 26, 2012... THE BRIEFING BOX IN TODAY'S WWD Speculation is mounting that Daffy's may need a buyer, as market sources said Monday that buyers were told to go on vacation.*****PAGE 1 Net-a-porter opened its first headquarters outside the U.K. in New...

Lighten Up
June 26, 2012... Lighten Up A higher button stance and light construction has defined the tailored clothing in Milan, and the easy-does-it attitude extends to sportswear, too. GUCCI: Frida Giannini embraced one of Milan's most ubiquitous trends for men...

Italy's Mills Battle Credit Woes
June 26, 2012... Byline: SOFIA CELESTE Italy's Mills Battle Credit Woes MILAN From the silk mills of Lake Como to the leather tanneries of Tuscany, the economic scenario is beginning to call to mind the abandoned factory lines and downcast city streets...

Spinners Look Up, outside for Growth
June 26, 2012... Byline: DELPHINE HERVIEU Spinners Look Up, Outside for Growth MILAN Despite the economic downturn, Italian spinners are not cutting back on their product offerings to be shown at the Pitti Filati yarn fair, and will present expansive...

Resort 2013
June 26, 2012... Resort 2013 Prada: Three days before her men's show in Milan, Miuccia Prada decided to parade her women's resort collection on the same runway. And no wonder: The lineups, shown on Sunday evening, mirrored each other in silhouette,...

Accessories Council Names Honorees
June 26, 2012... Byline: ALEXANDRA STEIGRAD Accessories Council Names Honorees The Accessories Council has unveiled its first round of honorees for the Accessories Council Excellence Awards gala, which will be held on Nov. 5 at Cipriani 42nd Street in...

Memo Pad
June 26, 2012... MEMO PAD PALAZZO VALENTINO: The ornate Sicilian Palazzo Valguarnera-Gangi in Palermo serves as the background for Valentino's fall campaign, lensed by Deborah Turbeville . In her second effort with the Italian house, the photographer zoomed...

City of Angles
June 26, 2012... Byline: MARCY MEDINA City of Angles As a former market editor at the Los Angeles Times and WWD, Melissa Magsaysay knows a thing or two about fashion. But the question of how to define Los Angeles style is one that continues to confound...

Fashion Scoops
June 26, 2012... FASHION SCOOPS IVANKA TRUMP TAPS HESS: Ivanka Trump Fine Jewelry has named Geoffrey N. Hess its president, succeeding Andrea Hansen, who left the company to spend more time with her family. Hess will work with the fine jewelry team, including...

Kahn Lucas Buys Alexander Doll
June 26, 2012... Byline: DAVID MOIN Kahn Lucas Buys Alexander Doll Thank heaven for little girls and the dolls they play with. That's what Howard Kahn, chief executive officer of Kahn Lucas, is thinking now that his firm has purchased the iconic...

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June 25, 2012... WWD MONDAY, JUNE 25, 2012 a WOMEN'S WEAR DAILY SPRING 2013 MILAN MEN'S COLLECTIONS WWDMILESTONES TARGET AT 50 THE HALF-CENTURY EVOLUTION OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST RETAILERS. SECTION II GETTING INTIMATE WITH FACEBOOK ...

Tory Burch Growth Takes Measured Pace
June 25, 2012... Byline: LISA LOCKWOOD Tory Burch Growth Takes Measured Pace Tory Burch has come a very long way from her original Elizabeth Street store in New York's NoLIta. Now with 72 international stores under her belt, Burch is expanding her...

Tmall's Fashion Ambitions
June 25, 2012... Byline: LARA FARRAR Tmall's Fashion Ambitions HANGZHOU, China Tmall, China's largest business-to-consumer e-commerce platform, is aiming to become a major fashion player. The site, part of Alibaba Group, stocks some 70,000 Chinese...

Branquinho Returning to Rtw
June 25, 2012... Byline: JOELLE DIDERICH WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM LUISA ZARGANI, MILAN Branquinho Returning to Rtw PARIS 'Tis the season of the comeback. After Jil Sander and Hedi Slimane, Veronique Branquinho is the latest designer to return to the...

China's E-Commerce Potential Seen Best
June 25, 2012... Byline: ARNOLD J. KARR China's E-commerce Potential Seen Best China and Brazil rank as the top two emerging markets for e-commerce development, according to an A.T. Kearney study released today, with China a far more attractive target for...

The Briefing Box: In Today's WWD
June 25, 2012... THE BRIEFING BOX IN TODAY'S WWD With 72 international stores under her belt, Tory Burch is further expanding her retail fleet.*****PAGE 1 Tmall, China's largest business-to-consumer e-commerce platform, is aiming to become a major...