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European Stores See Happier Yule Nobody expects it to be gangbusters, but European retailers say improved spending this year bodes well for a solid Yuletide selling season. _________________________________________________ Associate Mens Buyer Los Angeles Contemporary Company looking for an Associate Men's Buyer. This company is looking to add a new brand. Men's experience a must. Compensation $60K. Apply at wwd@24seveninc.com _________________________________________________ READY-TO-WEAR REPORT Madonna to Do Second H&M Collection Madonna's foray into cheap chic is proving more than just a passing fancy. TV's 'Hannah Montana' Dives Into Tween Scene Move over, Olsen twins and Hilary Duff -- Miley Cyrus wants a piece of the tween product scene. GENERAL FASHION Fashion Scoops: Art Rap ... Monkey Business ... Red Alert ... Music mogul Jay-Z created a small stir among the famously impervious art types on day two of the Art Basel Miami Beach fair Thursday. BEAUTY REPORT Retailers Say 'Eye Do' to Upscale Skin Care When it comes to watching the beauty business for spring, retailers have eyes for upscale skin care. Mass Market Readies for Launch Flood Gates to Open In the mass market, retailers anticipate a hotly competitive season across the cosmetics, hair and skin care categories. Coty Sees Third Hit in New Dion Fragrance Coty Beauty is hoping U.S. consumers find the third perfume in the Celine Dion fragrance franchise as "Enchanting" as it does. Building a Better House of Brands Procter & Gamble Prestige Products can now lay plans for an aggressive future, thanks to the heavy lifting the company has done in the last three years. Charting a Global Fragrance Plan Procter & Gamble Prestige Products wants to embark on a world tour. P&G Targets Men With Gucci Scent For its first fragrance under its renewed Gucci license, Procter & Gamble Prestige Products wants to woo more men. HBA REPORT Snippets: Inter Parfums Expectations ... Blonde Ambition ... Pairing Up ... Inter Parfums SA expects to meet its objectives set for the end of this year, namely, sales of 214 million euros, or $284.4 million at current exchange, up 10 percent year-on-year, the company said in a statement Wednesday. MEDIA/ADVERTISING Scarlett Goes Pink for Vuitton When Scarlett Johansson turned up on the set for Louis Vuitton's spring campaign last month, the crew discovered the actress had given her famous blonde locks a pink tint. Memo Pad: Vanity Fair Lounge ... The Imagin(heir)y Editor ... Time For An Offer ... Graydon Carter has a hot magazine, and now he has a hot restaurant, the Waverly Inn. Max Mara Goes Modern With New Ad Campaign Max Mara's trendier and stronger fashion direction embraced for spring has trickled down to its ad campaign. MARKETING Why the Television Generation Is Tuning Out The television generation, aka Baby Boomers, now appears to be among the country's least-satisfied viewers of TV programs and commercials. OUTERWEAR REPORT A Cultural Glance of Max Mara's Coats Despite spring-like weather, Berlin has outerwear fever, thanks to "Coats! Max Mara, 55 Years of Italian Fashion." RETAIL Wal-Mart, Target Hope to Avoid Holiday Bumps The Wal-Mart greeter wore a Christmas jingle-bell trimmed hat and stood in front of a sign that read, "Smile, You're Saving Even More." Uniqlo Sets Sights on Big Markets After opening a mega-store in New York, Uniqlo now has its eyes on Shanghai, Paris and Milan. TEXTILE & TRADE REPORT House, Senate Compromise on Trade House and Senate negotiators crafted compromise trade legislation Thursday, ending an impasse between two key committee chairmen and reconciling differences in their separate bills. FINANCIAL Tarrant Set to Acquire Buffalo Jeans Maker Tarrant Apparel Group said it planned to acquire the Buffalo Group, maker of Buffalo Jeans, in a deal worth up to $120 million. _________________________________________________ More From Women's Wear Daily NOT A SUBSCRIBER? 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/promos/m6bnews 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. WWD and WWD.com We've got you covered. 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