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• Japanese push to dress down helps casualwear makers

  by Salvatore Volare February 21, 2012
  June - A drive to save on air conditioning in Japan has boosted sales of casual clothing as businessmen switch to cooler polo shirts and chinos. Boss Orange collection by Hugo Boss Japan launched Super Cool Biz last week in an effort to reduce the strain on power supplies in the country after the e...
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• Hugo Boss sales up in new continent, down in the old

  by Salvatore Volare February 21, 2012
  Défilé Boss BlackMixed results for the German high-end fashion firm. Hugo Boss was able to balance drastic decreases in sales in some European countries, with more positive results overseas, both in Americas and in Asia. Turnover was up by 3% in the UK, but down by 21% in France. In the Benelux co...
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• True Religion fourth quarter tops view, sees weak 2010 profit

  by Salvatore Volare February 21, 2012
  True Religion fall-winter campaignFeb 24 (Reuters) - True Religion Apparel Inc (TRLG.O) reported quarterly results that comfortably beat market estimates, driven by strong direct-to-customer and international sales, but forecast a full-year 2010 profit range below expectations. True Religion, whose...
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• Prada shortens temporary layoffs as orders rise

  by Salvatore Volare February 21, 2012
  MILAN (Reuters Life!) - Italian fashion house Prada is shortening temporary suspensions for some workers by three weeks after orders for its spring/summer 2010 clothes exceeded expectations by 10 percent. Prada 2009 The Milan fashion group, whose designer Miuccia Prada is seen as a trailblazer worl...
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• Gap jeans go premium in move to fill style gap

  by Salvatore Volare February 21, 2012
  SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 13 (Reuters) - Gap Inc (GPS.N), once the go-to U.S. retailer for jeans, is betting on a major revamp of its self-branded denim line to revive its cachet and sales. Patrick Robinson, head designer for Gap, Inc., poses for a photograph with denim jeans in Santa Francisco, Californi...
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• Richemont profit tops forecast, gives gloomy outlook

  by Salvatore Volare February 21, 2012
  ZURICH, May 14 - Richemont (CFR.VX), the maker of Cartier watches, beat forecasts with a 12 percent drop in its full-year operating profit, boosting shares, but cautioned it faced tough markets and said its head would step down this year. Jude Law for Dunhill, one of the Richemont brands Operating ...
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• Spain's Adolfo Dominguez 9-month net profit falls 75 pct

  by Salvatore Volare February 21, 2012
  MADRID, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Spanish fashion chain Adolfo Dominguez reported nine-month net profit down 75 percent on Wednesday, reflecting the weakness of the Spanish retail sector battered by an economy heading for recession. Adolfo Dominguez automne-hiver 2008/2009 Adolfo Dominguez, which sells up...
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• Tween Brands says goodbye to Limited Too

  by Salvatore Volare February 21, 2012
  Tween Brands Inc. is walking away from its core brand Limited Too as it reported a sales net loss of $6.7 million in the second quarter. The retail chain, which is geared toward young girls, announced it will convert its 560 Limited Two stores to its discount brand, Justice. Tween hopes to complete ...
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• Perry Ellis looks promising in fiscal’s first six months

  by Salvatore Volare February 21, 2012
  U.S. company Perry Ellis International has announced a 1% increase in its turnover for this year’s first half ended July 31. Revenue reaches $382 million. PerryEllis.com The company returned to profit in the first quarter, after tough economic times. And despite new losses in the second quarter, e...
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• The 'personal shopper' -- your guide to style

  by Salvatore Volare February 21, 2012
  Susan Tabak - Photo : Amy Sussman/AFPPARIS, Jan 16, 2008 (AFP) - Feeling frumpy, style-dead, or just plain sick about shopping ? Once a service reserved to the rich and famous, more and more people nowadays are going to personal shoppers to look just right.Take New York "personal shopper" Susan Taba...
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