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Wednesday, November 08, 2006 TODAY'S TOP STORIES An Accessories Boost: Liz Claiborne Acquiring Kate Spade for $125M Kate Spade has finally found a new home. Bertelli Scolds Italian Fashion Prada chief Patrizio Bertelli lashed out at the Italian fashion industry Tuesday, accusing it of being out of date with a fast-paced and increasingly competitive world. Beauty Beat: Revlon Loss Hits $100M in 3rd Quarter Revlon Inc. dealt with the aftershocks of its defunct Vital Radiance brand and management shake-up this fall, reporting a steep decline in quarterly profits. _________________________________________________ JOB OF THE DAY Technical Designer NY based apparel company is seeking a technical designer for its well received contemporary collection. The right candidate will be proficient in both Photoshop and Illustrator with extensive prior knits/ wovens experience. Salary commensurate with experience, to $80k. Apply at wwd@24seveninc.com _________________________________________________ IN THE MAINSTREAM Active Firms Compete on Asian Playing Field For active apparel companies, there's a new playing field where the competition is just beginning to mount. GENERAL In Brief: Dallas Bridal Awards... Cherokee Deals... Boscov's Expansion Maggie Sotero won top honors for its bridal gowns, and Tiffany Designs earned a trophy for prom at the Dallas Market Center's Retailer of Style and Excellence awards ceremony for the bridal industry. POS Software Ties to Google The latest version of QuickBooks Point of Sale, which Intuit announced last week, will help small retailers market themselves online. MEDIA/ADVERTISING Memo Pad: 'Toos' Vamoose... Style Watch In the end, the 46 floors of the Hearst Tower were no match for outgoing Seventeen editor in chief Atoosa Rubenstein's ambition. _________________________________________________ advertisement CEW 2007 Beauty Awards Product Entries FINAL ENTRY DEADLINE: FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2006 News of the winners reaches over 100 million consumers! Enter Now: http://cew.org/entries/ _________________________________________________ FINANCIAL Beiersdorf's Consumer Division Net Rises Beiersdorf Group's consumer division posted a 7.1 percent increase in third-quarter operating results to $154.4 million. Urban Outfitters' Comps Down 10% in 3rd Quarter In a pre-earnings statement Tuesday, Urban Outfitters Inc. said third-quarter same-store sales declined 10 percent. True Religion Net Up 6.3% Warm fall weather and a slower-than-anticipated rebound in its Japanese business kept True Religion from reaching its goals during the third quarter. Gross Margins, Strong Sales Boost Marks & Spencer Net Profits at Marks & Spencer Group plc surged 33 percent to $520.6 million MARKETING Just Asking Their Elders WWD asked a handful of brand leaders and marketing experts to what extent they've observed tweens aspiring to an older age and emulating their elders with the products they use and experiences they pursue. FASHION Image Search Steps in Where Words Fail Search site Like.com goes live today, offering what is believed to be a shopping first. Doneger Celebrates a Milestone Time races for someone immersed in the frenetic worlds of retail and fashion. Fashion Scoops: Red Alert... Youth Quake... Je Ne Sais Quoi... Keeping Time Scarlett Johansson, who appeared in a Louis Vuitton campaign in 2004, is doing an encore, WWD has learned. Grumbach Presides Over Fashion Parley France's fashion ringmaster Didier Grumbach demonstrated the deftness that serves him well overseas by hosting the Fashion Group Foundation's panel discussion here Tuesday. EXECUTIVE TECHNOLOGY Individuality: The New Brand Focus Betting that exclusivity is the new luxury, companies are experimenting with more ways to produce custom clothing and shoes at off-the-rack prices. TEXTILE & TRADE REPORT WTO Gives Green Light to Vietnam The World Trade Organization on Tuesday approved Vietnam as its 150th member. RETAIL Uniqlo Looks to SoHo Flagship for International Rebound When Uniqlo's global flagship opens Thursday at 546 Broadway in SoHo here, it will have the weight of the company's global ambitions on its shoulders. Hugo Boss Gets Bigger on Rodeo Hugo Boss celebrated the relaunch of its Rodeo Drive store with a lavish block party last month after a renovation that doubled the size of the unit, raising it to flagship status. WWD WEST Melrose Place Gains Momentum With de la Renta Oscar de la Renta is the latest designer to see opportunity on Melrose Place _________________________________________________ More From Women's Wear Daily WWD.com Get instant access to everything you need to know about the fashion and retailing business. Subscribe to the online home of Women's Wear Daily and get all the day's news as well as up-to-the-minute breaking news, web exclusives, complete classified listings and more. http://www.wwd.com/subscribe WWD the Newspaper Subscribe to WWD and receive the newspaper 5 days a week Monday through Friday. Your print subscription includes the spring and fall issues of WWD The Magazine, issues of WWDSCOOP, market supplements on accessories, denim, swimwear and much more! To subscribe visit http://www.wwd.com/jump/printsub or call 1-800-289-0273. _________________________________________________ | |||||||||||||||||
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