WWD articles from October 2008

WWD archives from October 2008

WWD FRIDAY.
October 31, 2008... WWD FRIDAY Beauty Women's Wear Daily acents The Retailers' Daily Newspaper acents October 31, 2008 CAPTION(S): Time Travel It's a new day for Sarah Jessica Parker, and an endless one at that. With her latest fragrance effort,...

Tough Times: Economy Squeezes Magazines, Overhead Cuts Roll On.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Irin Carmon and Amy Wicks Tough Times: Economy Squeezes Magazines, Overhead Cuts Roll On Sweeping job cuts and budget reductions across the magazine industry this week even in high-end glossies that aren't used to austerity have...

L'OrA[c]al Trims Full-Year Sales Forecast.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Rachel Tiplady L'OrA[c]al Trims Full-Year Sales Forecast PARIS The recent softening of sales in North America and Western Europe, especially its home market of France, prompted L'OrA[c]al Thursday to cut its full-year sales...

Avon Net Rises 60 Percent In Third Quarter.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Molly Prior Avon Net Rises 60 Percent in Third Quarter Times are tough, but they have not rocked the resolve of Avon Products Inc. to advance its nearly three-year-old turnaround plan, the company's chairman and chief executive...

Daily Quote.(Quotation)
October 31, 2008... DAILY QUOTE "It's my argument that the United States is at a profound turning point, and among other things, we are going to have to face up to economic and social contradictions we've been avoiding for decades." Columnist William Greider...

Today On WWD.COM.
October 31, 2008... TODAY ON WWD .COM More photos from Yohji Yamamoto's new Paris store, and the Westfield Mall in London Global breaking news Daily stock prices WWD's Top 10 collections of the season CAPTION(S): Yohiji Yamamoto's Paris store.

Travel Retail Resolute In Face Of Downturn.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Stephanie Epiro and Pete Born Travel Retail Resolute in Face of Downturn CANNES Cosmetics executives and duty free operators faced the threat of an impending worldwide recession here this week with a combination of uncertainty...

Cannes A Hotbed Of Launch Activity.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Stephanie Epiro and Pete Born Cannes a Hotbed of Launch Activity CANNES No amount of economic gloom can frighten the cosmetics industry into holding back on its usual riptide of product launches. This week, the industry once...

An Eye For The Future At Ysl BeautA[c].
October 31, 2008... Byline: Stephanie Epiro and Pete Born An Eye for the Future at YSL BeautA[c] CANNES After years of attending the duty free conference here, YSL BeautA[c] returned once again with a new corporate persona as a recently acquired component...

Scents Address Moments In Time.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Julie Naughton Scents Address Moments in Time Sarah Jessica Parker's fragrance business is having a moment. Make that at least three Dawn, Endless and Twilight, the scents that comprise her upcoming Lovely Collection lineup. ...

Kashuk To Enter Space NK.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Molly Prior Kashuk to Enter Space NK Nicky Kinnaird spotted Sonia Kashuk and saw a bull's-eye. Kinnaird, founder of the high-end apothecary Space NK, has plucked Kashuk's namesake cosmetics line from Target, which has incubated...

Breast Cancer Event Awards NYC Mayor Bloomberg.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Matthew W. Evans Breast Cancer Event Awards NYC Mayor Bloomberg Actress Bernadette Peters, former NFL defensive end Marcellus Wiley and "Good Morning America" correspondent Robin Roberts ushered in this year's Breast Cancer...

Consumers Look For At-Home Solutions To Save.
October 31, 2008... Byline: by Faye Brookman Consumers Look for At-home Solutions to Save NEW YORK There is an upside for mass marketers in the down economy: Sales of beauty products that accomplish grooming needs at home. "If I were a retailer getting...

Snippets.
October 31, 2008... SNIPPETS GREENHOUSE EFFECT: Kiss My Face has rolled out several new eco-conscious initiatives, including a new in-store display called the Greenhouse. According to Kiss My Face co-founder Bob MacLeod and vice president of marketing Lewis...

Pier 1 Jumps Into Bath And Body.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Matthew W. Evans Pier 1 Jumps Into Bath And Body Pier 1 Imports Inc. Is making a splash in the beauty business. The Fort Worth-based retailer, which is no stranger to the private label scented candle and soap businesses, is...

Unilever Posts 60% Net Gain.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Rachel Tiplady Unilever Posts 60% Net Gain PARIS Announcing its third-quarter results, Unilever said Thursday that it expects to beat its forecast for long-term sales growth of 3 to 5 percent, and improve its underlying...

Iff 3rd-Quarter Income Dips 2%.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Alexandra Steigrad IFF 3rd-Quarter Income Dips 2% International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. missed Wall Street's expectations Thursday when it posted a third-quarter profit decline of 2 percent, due in part to rising interest...

Shiseido Profits Rise; Sales Slip.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Koji Hirano Shiseido Profits Rise; Sales Slip TOKYO Shiseido Group saw higher profits, but slightly lower sales for the first half of the year. Net profit rose 55.3 percent to 20.1 billion yen, or $189.5 million at average...

Westfield London Opens Urban Mall.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Samantha Conti Westfield London Opens Urban Mall LONDON Westfield London on Thursday unveiled Europe's biggest urban shopping center: a 1.7 billion pound, or $2.6 billion, project with stores ranging from Louis Vuitton to...

Macy's Message For The Holidays.
October 31, 2008... Byline: David Moin Macy's Message For the Holidays For its 2008 holiday advertising, Macy's is not simply counting on price promoting and pushing values. In a marketing twist, nostalgia and a charity connection will play a big part in the...

Laboratory Institute Of Merchandising Offering M.B.A. Program.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Whitney Beckett Laboratory Institute of Merchandising Offering M.B.A. Program Laboratory institute of merchandising is introducing a master of business administration degree program, with classes beginning in March. The only...

Yohji Yamamoto Flagship Shines Brightly In City Of Light.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Katya Foreman Yohji Yamamoto Flagship Shines Brightly in City of Light PARIS Yohji Yamamoto opened the doors to its new bright white Paris flagship here Thursday, situated at 4 Rue Cambon. Architect Sophie Hicks said she...

Brands Rev Up Marketing For NYC Marathon.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Whitney Beckett Brands Rev Up Marketing for NYC Marathon NEW YORK The slumping economy hasn't slowed the marketing engine of the ING New York City Marathon. Activewear brands Asics, Nike, Adidas and Reebok, among others, view...

Bulgari, Save The Children Join Forces For Campaign.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Alessandra Ilari Bulgari, Save the Children Join Forces for Campaign MILAN To help mark its 125th anniversary next year, Bulgari is launching a charity campaign called Rewrite the Future with Save the Children, the world's...

Multiple India Fashion Weeks Lure Foreign Buyers.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Mian Ridge Multiple India Fashion Weeks Lure Foreign Buyers NEW DELHI Buyers, journalists and fashion-mad consumers crisscrossed India's heavily congested capital, sometimes several times in a day, to attend two rival and...

Museum Fetes 'Israel At 60'.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Sophia Chabbott Museum Fetes 'Israel at 60' Philanthropists Bonnie and Charles Bronfman and Madge and Martin Miller gathered at the Waldorf-Astoria on Monday night for the American Friends of the Israel Museum "Israel at 60"...

Azria Honored At Dallas Fashion Awards.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Holly Haber Azria Honored at Dallas Fashion Awards DALLAS Max Azria was lauded for his design and business acumen Saturday night at the Dallas Fashion Awards gala. "Rare indeed is the fashion entrepreneur who as a designer...

William Greider: Q & A.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Jacob Bernstein WILLIAM GREIDER Q & A Whenever the economy comes crashing down, journalists try to figure out what went wrong, and their first target is frequently each other. Two weeks ago, The New York Times ran a...

Memo Pad.
October 31, 2008... MEMO PAD DETAILS OF TIME'S CHANGES: As part of Time Inc.'s organizational changes, Southern Progress Corp. chief executive Tom Angelillo is retiring after 33 years and Ned Desmond , president of Time Inc. Interactive, is leaving the company....

More Zaha Hadid On Display In NYC.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Sharon Edelson More Zaha Hadid on Display in NYC NEW YORK Talk about striking while the proverbial iron is hot. Less than two weeks after her Chanel Mobile Art pavilion conspicuously landed in Central Park like a spaceship,...

Mark Cross Returns With QVC Exclusive.
October 31, 2008... Byline: David Moin Mark Cross Returns With QVC Exclusive After being dormant for about a decade, the Mark Cross accessories brand gets relaunched tonight on QVC. The home shopping channel and Web site has the exclusive through January....

Dillard's Directors Defend Execs.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Evan Clark Dillard's Directors Defend Execs Three Dillard's Inc. directors fired back at activist shareholders Thursday, denying claims that management is overpaid, and standing behind the company's strategy. Barington Capital...

Retail Shares Gain Ground For Second Day.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Evan Clark Retail Shares Gain Ground for Second Day Retail shares managed to hold on to some of their early gains Thursday, ending the day with a 2.3 percent rise. The Standard & Poor's Retail Index increased 6.34 points to...

Hugo Boss Lowers Full-Year Sales Guidance.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Melissa Drier Hugo Boss Lowers Full-Year Sales Guidance BERLIN Against a backdrop of uncertain economic conditions in key world markets and a sales slowdown in the second half of the year, Hugo Boss AG has downwardly revised its...

Cacharel Names Managing Director.
October 31, 2008... Byline: Natasha Montrose Cacharel Names Managing Director PARIS Marc Ramanantsoa has been named managing director of French fashion house Cacharel. The company said Ramanantsoa, 27, would work closely with Jean Bousquet, the...

Fashion Scoops.
October 31, 2008... FASHION SCOOPS DIFFERENT ROLE: Roberto Cavalli will fill different shoes for one night. The flamboyant designer will serve as godfather at the UNESCO gala dinner that will take place in Cologne, Germany, on Saturday night. UNESCO chose...

WWD THURSDAY.
October 30, 2008... WWD THURSDAY Sportswear Women's Wear Daily acents The Retailers' Daily Newspaper acents October 30, 2008 acents $2.00 CAPTION(S): Dressed Up While the denim market is buzzing about boyfriend jeans and distressed looks, there's...

Big Boost For Textiles: Obama Vows To Back Industry's Key Goals.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Kristi Ellis Big Boost for Textiles: Obama Vows to Back Industry's Key Goals WASHINGTON With North Carolina a key swing state in Tuesday's presidential election, Democratic nominee Barack Obama has pledged, if elected, to...

Daily Quote.
October 30, 2008... DAILY QUOTE "What we have in mind is something that has not been done before." Activist investor William Ackman on separating Target Corp. from its real estate. Page 4.

Today On WWD.COM.
October 30, 2008... TODAY ON WWD.COM Featured images: parties and events Additional photos of Macy's 150th anniversary celebration More on Letter from Mexico City Expanded data about what women want for Christmas Daily breaking news CAPTION(S): ...

Victoria Beckham Signs On For Armani Underwear Ads.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Marc Karimzadeh Victoria Beckham Signs On For Armani Underwear Ads Victoria Beckham is taking her clothes off at least partially for Giorgio Armani. After stopping traffic with steamy Emporio Armani underwear ads featuring...

Jones Net Drops 93 Percent.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Vicki M. Young Jones Net Drops 93 Percent The dramatic pullback in spending by consumers reduced Jones Apparel Group Inc.'s third-quarter earnings to a fraction of what they were a year ago, but still a hair above Wall Street's...

P&G Profits Rise 8.7 Percent.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Molly Prior P&G Profits Rise 8.7 Percent Procter & Gamble Co., which turned 171 years old this month, reported an 8.7 percent gain in first-quarter profits as the company continued to focus on cost discipline and selective...

Kao Posts Earnings Increase.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Koji Hirano Kao Posts Earnings Increase TOKYO Kao Corp. reported first-half net profits this week that were up 10.5 percent year-on-year to 32.4 billion yen, or $304.4 million at average exchange. Operating profits at the...

Ackman: Spin Off Target's Real Estate.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Evan Clark Ackman: Spin Off Target's Real Estate Activist investor William Ackman wants to separate Target Corp. from its real estate. Ackman took his case to shareholders Wednesday and argued that the firm's stores and the land...

Restructuring Costs Hit Hanesbrands Net.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Matt Lynch Restructuring Costs Hit Hanesbrands Net Hanesbrands Inc. reported an almost 60 percent decline in third-quarter earnings Wednesday because of one-time charges and said it plans to raise prices in the U.S. next year. ...

Fed Rate Cut Lifts Retail Stocks.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Alexandra Steigrad Fed Rate Cut Lifts Retail Stocks The standard & poor's retail Index closed up almost 1.7 percent Wednesday after the Federal Reserve said it was cutting interest rates, but the news didn't help the Dow Jones...

Indigo Girls.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Kim Friday PHOTOGRAPHED BY TALAYA CENTENO AT SOCIALISTA Indigo Girls Amid the tattered jeans and punchy colors of spring's denim is a beautiful crop of well-cut dresses featuring multiple tones and cool bleaching effects. ...

Macy's Fetes 150th In Hometown Blowout.
October 30, 2008... Byline: David Moin Macy's Fetes 150th in Hometown Blowout Macy's 150th birthday is being celebrated coast-to-coast, but the national chain staged its biggest bash Tuesday in New York, the department store's hometown. Macy's served up...

YSL Exhibit Heads To M.H. De Young Museum.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Joanna Ramey YSL Exhibit Heads to M.H. de Young Museum SAN FRANCISCO Yves Saint Laurent's life and work will be celebrated at the M.H. de Young Museum here in an exhibit showcasing fashion, drawings and photographs from the...

Fashion Scoops.
October 30, 2008... FASHION SCOOPS WAITING FOR BEYONCE: Hundreds of fans packed Bloomingdale's fifth floor on Tuesday night, hoping to catch a glimpse of BeyoncA[c] Knowles , who was scheduled to do a personal appearance at the New York flagship with her mom,...

New Web Sites For Neiman's, Belk.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Rusty Williamson and Georgia Lee New Web Sites for Neiman's, Belk Neiman Marcus and Belk are raising their e-commerce profiles. Neiman Marcus Direct, the online and catalogue division of Neiman Marcus Inc., has launched an...

Martin Margiela Set To Unveil Pre-Collection.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Miles Socha Martin Margiela Set to Unveil Pre-collection PARIS Leave it to Martin Margiela to enter the world of pre-collections in his own quirky way. Maison Martin Margiela said Wednesday it would launch a collection...

Rebecca Minkoff Delves Back Into Apparel.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Julee Kaplan Rebecca Minkoff Delves Back Into Apparel Rebecca Minkoff is determined to get it right when it comes to sportswear. Although the New York-based designer's handbag collection remains a consistent bestseller in 300...

Fashion Gets Serious.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Anna Fusoni Fashion Gets Serious Fashion may rule across Mexico, but Mexico City the largest metropolitan area in the Western hemisphere is acclaimed as the nation's fashion capital. Besides the major apparel manufacturers...

Vital Stats.
October 30, 2008... VITAL STATS Mexico City population: 8.7 million Metro area population: 21.5 million Area: 1,485 square kilometers, or 573 square miles Number of cars: Over 3 million Main Businesses: Commercial and financial services;...

James Jeans Tries A Deeper Shade Of 'Green'.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Ross Tucker James Jeans Tries a Deeper Shade of 'Green' James Jeans is looking to beef up its green credentials by doing more than simply using organic cotton for the label's second environmentally friendly capsule collection. ...

Levi's, Hirst Venture Gets Limited Rollout.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Luisa Zargani Levi's, Hirst Venture Gets Limited Rollout MILAN The second collaboration between artist Damien Hirst and Levi's has resulted in three works of art of spin-painted 501 styles and the development of a limited...

Kentucky Denim Returns With Vintage View.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Khanh T.L. Tran Kentucky Denim Returns With Vintage View LOS ANGELES Kentucky Denim Co. is returning to the women's premium denim market for the holiday season under new ownership and a focus on vintage Americana styling. ...

What Women Want.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Cecily Hall What Women Want The top gifts women 18 and older would like to receive this holiday season. Despite the grim economic outlook, holiday buying has not been canceled. However, retailers will be challenged, to say the...

Memo Pad.
October 30, 2008... MEMO PAD THE CUTS GO ON: American Express Publishing became the latest to suffer from the economic downturn, saying Wednesday that it was cutting 22 jobs, or 5 percent of its workforce. "Due to a number of factors that our company and...

U.S. Launches Import Safety Program.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Liza Casabona U.S. Launches Import Safety Program WASHINGTON The federal government is launching a pilot program to help importers meet more stringent consumer product safety standards. The initiative is being established to...

Obituary: Bernard Groger, Former Wwd Market Editor.(Obituary)
October 30, 2008... OBITUARY Bernard Groger, Former WWD Market Editor NEW YORK Bernard Groger, a former market editor at WWD, died Oct. 23 at Community Hospital in New Port Richey, Fla. He was 79. The cause of death was cancer, according to the family....

Gap Sets Voluntary Vacation Plan.
October 30, 2008... Byline: David Moin Gap Sets Voluntary Vacation Plan All work and no play is apparently not the Gap way. In an unprecedented move that will reduce expenses, Gap Inc. asked employees at its San Francisco corporate office to take three...

Good Timing.
October 30, 2008... Good Timing The box isn't generally considered a paragon of moral rectitude, but even the club's notoriously stringent community board neighbors would be hard pressed to criticize the charity event held there Monday night. Piper Perabo ,...

Playing God.
October 30, 2008... Byline: Emily Holt PLAYING GOD This fall, the New York stages are awash in film actors such as the much-hyped Katie Holmes, the classic Kristin Scott Thomas and last year's "It" boy Jeremy Piven. And then there's Campbell Scott. Unlike...

WWD WEDNESDAY.
October 29, 2008... WWD WEDNESDAY Sportswear Women's Wear Daily acents The Retailers' Daily Newspaper acents October 29, 2008 acents $2.00 CAPTION(S): Boys' Club J. Crew's signature mix of preppy with a fashionable twist was key for spring as...

Good News, Bad News: Retail Shares Shoot Up Amid Consumer Gloom.
October 29, 2008... Byline: Evan Clark Good News, Bad News: Retail Shares Shoot Up Amid Consumer Gloom Talk about mixed messages. On the day the government reported consumer confidence hit an all-time low, retail shares were driven up a record-shattering...

Lauder Profits Leap, Cost Cuts Planned.
October 29, 2008... Byline: Molly Prior Lauder Profits Leap, Cost Cuts Planned As economic storm clouds gather and consumers' moods darken, The EstA[c]e Lauder Cos. Inc. is drafting cost cuts of $150 million to $200 million, slated to be unveiled early next...

Symrise Trims Forecast.
October 29, 2008... Byline: Brid Costello Symrise Trims Forecast PARIS Citing prevailing economic uncertainty, flavors and fragrance firm Symrise cut its full-year earnings forecasts Tuesday. The Holzminden, Germany-based company said it expects...

Target Shareholder Pershing To Push Agenda.
October 29, 2008... Byline: Arnold J. Karr Target Shareholder Pershing to Push Agenda Activist investor William Ackman of Pershing Square Capital Management LP, who prodded Target Corp. to sell half of its credit card receivables, is drawing a bead on the...

Daily Quote.
October 29, 2008... DAILY QUOTE "We will continue even in these difficult times to be thoughtfully aggressive. We are not defensive." H. Lee Scott, president and chief executive officer, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Page 7.

Clarification.
October 29, 2008... CLARIFICATION There will be separate offices for Dolce & Gabbana and D&G in New York for administration, press, marketing, wholesale, retail and visual merchandising. This was unclear in a brief on page 4, Oct. 22, due to incomplete...

Today On WWD.COM.
October 29, 2008... TODAY ON WWD.COM Back in Time: Halloween costumes Featured images: People and parties More content from WWD Collections and WWD Green Daily stock prices Global breaking news CAPTION(S): Proenza Schouler's Jack McCollough and...

Costume Institute Looks At Models As Muses.
October 29, 2008... Byline: Marc Karimzadeh Costume Institute Looks at Models as Muses NEW YORK In their Nineties heydays, Linda Evangelista, Christy Turlington and Naomi Campbell didn't just pose in designer clothes they often inspired the creators...

Tam, HP Team Up On Laptop Design.
October 29, 2008... Byline: Cate T. Corcoran Tam, HP Team Up on Laptop Design Vivienne Tam and Hewlett-packard today are unveiling what might be the first laptop computer designed for women. The HP Mini Vivienne Tam Edition, which costs $700, is small,...

Fashion Scoops.
October 29, 2008... FASHION SCOOPS AND, ACTION!: Three years after forming his production company, Fade to Black, Tom Ford is finally in the director's chair. Pre-production is said to be winding down and Ford is expected to start filming his first feature,...

Miss Match.
October 29, 2008... Miss Match Springtime at J. Crew was all about contrasts and closet-raiding. Blazers were slouchy and tailored in the men's wear tradition, while vintage-inspired jacquards and diaphanous details came out of grandmother's wardrobe. Likewise...

Wal-Mart Setting Sights On Emerging Markets.
October 29, 2008... Byline: Sharon Edelson With contributions from Evan Clark Wal-Mart Setting Sights on Emerging Markets Wal-Mart plans to aggressively pursue business in emerging markets around the world, including Mexico, China and Brazil. The second...

China Manufacturing Industry Challenged As World Economies Sputter.
October 29, 2008... Byline: Kathleen E. McLaughlin China Manufacturing Industry Challenged as World Economies Sputter BEIJING The stream of factory closures in China's manufacturing sector this year risks turning into a hemorrhage of lost jobs and...

More Players Vie For Shrinking Better Space.
October 29, 2008... Byline: Whitney Beckett More Players Vie for Shrinking Better Space The better floor of department stores is in for a shake-up or shakedown for spring. Even before the financial downturn, better-priced misses' offerings in department...

Q&A: Faith Popcorn.
October 29, 2008... Byline: Valerie Seckler Q&A FAITH POPCORN The futurist has been gazing into her crystal ball, 24/7. Faith Popcorn rarely looks back. But the futurist who confides her fantasy is creating a Fifties dream house has been...

Nike Undertakes Environmental Initiative.
October 29, 2008... Byline: Whitney Beckett Nike Undertakes Environmental Initiative NEW YORK Nike Inc. unveiled an environmental agenda on Tuesday that is intended to cut waste and also help boost the bottom line. The Nike Considered Design...

Luxottica Trims Outlook As Profits Slide 7 Percent.
October 29, 2008... Byline: Andrew Roberts Luxottica Trims Outlook As Profits Slide 7 Percent MILAN Italian eyewear giant Luxottica Group SpA cut its earnings-per-share forecast by more than 13.5 percent Tuesday after net profits fell for the third...