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Tuesday, May 09, 2006

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Tuesday, May 09, 2006
TODAY'S TOP STORIES
The Chase for Talent: Battleground Shifts To the Executive Suite
Competition is fierce among fashion firms for management talent, and some predict an influx of executives coming from other industries.
Mervyns to Grow Out West
Mervyns said it plans to open four stores before the end of the year, marking the chain's first new units since it became a private company.
Warm Winter Takes Toll on Fur Orders
Still dealing with high inventories from mild winter weather, buyers at NAFFEM were focusing on fashion and novelty pieces for fall.

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RETAIL
SFA Not Shuttering Mission Viejo Unit
Saks Fifth Avenue will continue to operate its 100,000-square-foot Mission Viejo Mall store in California, reversing an October 2004 decision to close it.

GENERAL
In Brief: Zale Taps Mihalko ... Getting Her Kicks
A brief look at some of the day's stories.

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BEAUTY REPORT
Beauty Beat: Britney, Arden Hit $300 Million Mark ... Revlon Run Fights Cancer ... Douglas Ups Sales Guidance ...
Say what you will about pop princess Britney Spears, but you can't accuse her of not moving product.

MEDIA/ADVERTISING
Memo Pad: Spinning The Web ... Old Boys' Network
How anxious is the magazine industry to start "getting" the Internet?

EYE
Chow For Now
Roberto Cavalli held court last Wednesday night at a Teen Vogue-hosted affair in honor of his secondary line, Just Cavalli.
Center Stage
A typically rambunctious group of 12- and 13-year-old boys surrounds a leggy blonde at Lincoln Center, elbowing for room as their chaperone snaps a picture.

FASHION
A Tale of Two Fashion Weeks
India's dueling fashion weeks showcased emerging labels with commercial viability and generated significant interest from international buyers.
Best in Show
Here are some designers in the spotlight at fashion weeks in Mumbai and New Delhi.
Young Designers Eye Recognition in Hyeres
It was a case of Hyeres today and, with luck, New York, Milan and Paris tomorrow at the International Festival of Fashion & Photography.

READY-TO-WEAR REPORT
Zero Turns 10 With New Village Store
It's been 10 years since Maria Cornejo settled here from Paris, and she is treating herself to something special in this milestone year.

TEXTILE & TRADE REPORT
David Spooner on Trade, Politics and Safeguards
David Spooner, one of the architects of the trade pact that laid out the scope of imports from China through the end of 2008, is no longer in the white-hot center of apparel and textiles politics, but still has a hand in trade and a soft spot for the sector.
Tefron Sees Triple-Digit Earnings Rise in 1Q
Rising sales and drastic cost reductions spurred Tefron, the Israeli seamless apparel firm, to triple-digit first-quarter earnings gains.

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