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...Today, Victoria’s Secret remains far and away the largest intimate apparel brand in the US, with more than $6bn in annual sales. “We’re on a journey,” Waters told analysts in August....
...Reiss, which describes itself as “a global affordable luxury apparel brand” trades from 160 stores, concessions and franchises in 15 countries including the UK, the US, France and Germany as well as its...
...A decision to to ditch its swim and apparel offerings has also weighed on like-for-like sales....
...The decision to depart from the swim and apparel categories lobbed 6 percentage points off total comparable sales and 9 percentage points off Victoria’s Secret comparable sales....
...Strong demand for Calvin Klein dresses and Tommy Hilfiger sportswear helped G-III Apparel weather the wider retail slump and deliver better than expected sales gain during the first quarter....
...The group said its comparable store sales, an important metric for retailers, fell 10 per cent in the five weeks ending on April 1....
...“Specialisation is also a better asset these days, because it insulates them a bit more from encroaching channels like apparel specialists....
...Quarterly earnings are also due out from Nike, the athletic apparel maker, along with semiconductor group Micron, and General Mills, which is known for its cereals....
...Standard & Poor’s cut Gap’s credit rating into junk territory late on Thursday, following a similar move last week by Fitch, leaving the struggling apparel retailer as one of the credit market’s most recent...
...However, we decided that now is the time to focus even more on our core strength in the athletic footwear and apparel market,” he said....
...The two groups have committed to providing the remaining $250m if Sears does not raise it through a syndicated loan....
...And Valentino’s broad selection of modest, full-length gowns and apparel has contributed to the Qatari-owned house’s booming revenues (reported last month to have been $1bn in 2015, up 48 per cent from 2014...
...I’m a business, man Typically, hip-hop business empires are mishmashes of partnerships and joint ventures that extend beyond music to encompass apparel, alcohol, cosmetics, bars and of course the obligatory...
...Bank Clothiers took the offensive in its effort to fend off a proposed takeover by Men’s Wearhouse Inc., entering talks of its own to buy fellow apparel retailer Eddie Bauer LLC and issuing a sharply worded...
...Another of India’s fast-growing internet-based apparel retailers, Jabong, is backed by German internet incubator Rocket Internet – the vehicle of the Samwer brothers....
...This has created an opening for brands to fill the void for consumers, left behind by luxury brands, who still seek sleek apparel but do not want to spend as much for the styles....
...However, the image’s use was quickly called into question by Bogart, LLC, the vehicle through which the Bogart estate manages the publicity rights of the late actor....
...Lion already has investments in retailers including American Apparel and La Senza, and was attracted by All Saints’s growing presence in the US....
...Goode Partners, the US private equity firm, has tabled a joint offer with UK-based private equity house Lion Capital, a consumer industry specialist that is invested in fashion chains including American Apparel...
...Apparel group Limited Brands also added 1.6 per cent, to $31.19. Tiffany & Co , the jeweller, dropped 1.4 per cent to $63.11....
...., also covering the US independent refiner group....
...He backed an even more colourful character recently when Lion provided an $80m loan to American Apparel, the US chain best known for the quirks of its founder, Dov Charney. people@ft.com...
...But also in athletic apparel, retailer Finish Line fell 9.2 per cent to $14.25 after it missed estimates because it failed to restock popular items quickly enough....
...Mr Ross said that he still had investments in India in three companies: OCM, a worsted fabric maker and apparel producer as well as in a motor components producer and a mortgage servicing company....
...Target slipped 3 per cent to $54.22, and TJX, the apparel chain, dropped 3.5 per cent to $43.68....
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