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_________________________________________________ Need A Companion? WWD.com Is Available. Travelling on business? WWD.com helps you keep in touch with industry news wherever you are. Click below to subscribe: https://www.pubservice.com/fcarchive.aspx?PC=WO&PK=26399MW _________________________________________________ Friday, April 07, 2006 TODAY'S TOP STORIES Retailers on the Block: Bidders Eye Parisian, Book Due on L&T George Jones, former head of the Saks Department Store Group, is said to be teaming up with Freeman Spogli to buy Parisian. What's Behind the Soaring Magazine Death Rate What's behind the latest rash of new magazine failures, and items from the Memo Pad. Easter Shift Deflates Comps March same-store sales rose at the softest rate since November 2004 for a weaker-than-expected 1.9 percent gain. _________________________________________________ JOB OF THE DAY Retail Account Coordinator California board sports brand needs an experienced Account Coordinator to manage several wholesale and showroom accounts. The right candidate will have prior wholesale and showroom sales experience, excellent research abilities, outstanding customer service and stellar communication skills. $40k plus bonus!! Apply at wwd@24seveninc.com _________________________________________________ RETAIL Barneys Bets on Vegas Flagship Barneys New York will open a flagship as part of the expanded Venetian Resort Hotel complex in Las Vegas. GENERAL _________________________________________________ Only on WWD.com Don't miss our web exclusives: Executive Moves At Work With Research Fashion Dictionary _________________________________________________ BEAUTY REPORT Badgley Mischka Set to Launch First Fragrance The designing duo will introduce their first fragrance, an eponymous women's scent, in late August. FiFi's Starry, Starry Night The stars were in alignment at the 34th annual FiFi Awards at the Hammerstein Ballroom Monday night. Mass Market Buyers Invade Natural Products Expo During last week's Natural Products Expo West at the Anaheim Convention Center, beauty exhibitors wrote orders not just to their traditional retail accounts, such as health food chains, but also to previously unexplored arenas: mass market retailers, spas and hotel groups. Olay Adds Tanning and SPF Touch Olay is bringing a touch of sun, plus a dose of sun protection and moisturization, to the skin care aisle. Critical Mass: Prestige Survives Beauty Planogram Cuts In his 25 years in beauty, Tom Winarick, executive vice president of Prestige Cosmetics, has never seen such an intense fight for shelf space in the mass market. Nexxus Poised to Become Top-Three Brand Nexxus has developed a new business model for professional hair care companies that, like them, have been frustrated with widespread product diversion. HBA REPORT AGI Dermatics Launches Into Skin Care Biopharmaceutical company Applied Genetics Inc. Dermatics, a developer of skin care ingredients, is diving into the skin care business with the launch of Remergent, a line entering 4,000 dermatology and plastic surgery offices this month. Snippets: Gloss Boss ... Root Of The Matter ... Flake Flap Cozy Friedman, owner of Cozy's Cuts for Kids, has teamed up with the Essie nail care brand to create a line of nail polishes and lip glosses for young girls. Terax Revamps to Court American Shoppers Terax, the Italian-born beauty brand that built its business on word-of-mouth advertising, aims to stop browsing shoppers in their tracks with an overhauled product line. ACCESSORIES REPORT Princess Margaret Baubles To Be Sold on Auction Block The late Princess Margaret's jewels will go on sale at Christie's later this year in the most important royal jewelry auction since Wallis Simpson's gems went under the hammer in 1987. Tourneau, Swatch Group Partner in Outlet Stores Luxury watch retailer Tourneau and The Swatch Group, the Biel, Switzerland-based watch manufacturer, are joining to open stores in premium outlet malls in the U.S. MEDIA/ADVERTISING Memo Pad: Devil May Care With less than three months to go before "The Devil Wears Prada" opens in theaters, there has been some talk that Fox 2000 Pictures is not screening the film for editors of any Conde Nast magazines. FINANCIAL U.S. Management Buys Ciesse The U.S. management of Ciesse Piumini has acquired the Italian down jacket specialist from Sport Brands International. Sale of Stroili Boosts Profit for Arnault's L Capital Fund Bernard Arnault has pocketed a handsome profit via his L Capital investment fund. Federated Signs Martha Stewart For Home Line The Martha Stewart Collection will be a high-end offering, Federated said. FASHION Fashion Scoops: What A Lady ... Aeffe Sale? ... Fund-Raising Phenom ... Montblanc informed invitees to its centennial birthday bash in Geneva that fan Johnny Depp was going to attend, but it was more secretive about its special guest star. | |||||||||||||||||
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