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 FASHION RETAIL BEAUTY SPORTSWEAR EYE MEMOPAD TEXTILES ACCESSORIES FINANCIAL  | Wednesday, March 21, 2007 TODAY'S TOP STORIES Taking a Hard Look at Liz: McComb Evaluates Brands Focusing on "Real Growth" William L. McComb, the new chief executive officer of Liz Claiborne Inc., wants brands with the right stuff. Claire's Acquired for $3.1B Claire's Stores Inc. said Tuesday it will be acquired by Apollo Management LP for $3.1 billion. _________________________________________________ Sales Manager Contemporary ladies brand based in New York City is looking for experienced sales executives to work with specialty and better department stores. The label is well known and has a good track record. Ideal candidate is someone who has previous experience working with a high end company. Salary up to $80-125K. Please respond with "WWD Sales Manager" in the subject line of your email. Apply at wwd@24seveninc.com _________________________________________________ WWD CALIFORNIA IN DEPTH Hurry to Hollywood Will the rapid gentrification of L.A.'s most famous district drive indie fashion elsewhere? Strength and Vulnerability California's economy is healthy, but the housing slowdown and higher energy costs might represent perils for apparel retailing and manufacturing. _________________________________________________ New from WWD, DNR and FN fashioncareers.com Introducing the premier online career center, launching Monday, March 26. fashioncareers.com will deliver quality, targeted search results and access to relevant news. _________________________________________________ RETAIL WWD to Launch Career Web Site The Fairchild Fashion Group on Monday will launch fashioncareers.com, an online job site for the fashion industry. Galeries Lafayette to Open First Store in Dubai Galeries Lafayette is the latest department store chain to set its sights on the booming Gulf Emirate city of Dubai. BETTER MARKET REPORT Lag Time Closes In Between Runway and Better Department Only weeks since designers showed their fall collections, runway trends are turning up in better collections even faster than usual. FINANCIAL Aronsson Closing In on Ghurka Deal Aronsson Group LLC, the private equity firm headed by Jeffry Aronsson, may be close to making its first acquisition - Ghurka, the luxury fine leather goods brand owned by Accessory Network Group, people familiar with the situation said. Perry Ellis 4Q Profits Rise Perry Ellis International Inc. posted a 32 percent jump in fourth-quarter earnings Monday, but saw a slight decline in full-year profits. Wal-Mart Global Expansion Could Surpass Pace of U.S. Wal-Mart's international growth will keep pace or even surpass U.S. expansion, a top company official said Tuesday. _________________________________________________ STILL NOT A SUBSCRIBER? WWD.COM is the fashion industry's must-have business tool! Get all the day's industry news, up-to-the-minute breaking news, web exclusives, complete classified listings and more. http://www.wwd.com/jump/subscribe _________________________________________________ FASHION Fashion Scoops: Posen's Contemporary Vision... O.C. Girl... Mix And Match Zac Posen has been dropping hints about launching a contemporary sportswear line for a while. He first talked about it in January 2005, as reported in WWD. Although there's no line yet, Posen hasn't given up the idea. Creativity and Flash Prevail at Paris Trade Shows With a plethora of new labels and edgy styles, the most recent round of boutique apparel shows confirmed Paris' stronghold as the epicenter of creativity and freshness, buyers said. Showcase for Gaultier's "Magic" Wooden shoes and sky-high platforms are hardly ideal for dancing. Nor is a sweater dress sprouting giant panniers, nor a corset dress with boning that stretches up the spine to the top of the head. BEAUTY REPORT Beauty Beat: L'Occitane's Le Couvent Poised to Grow L'Occitane en Provence, which developed a fragrance, home and body care brand called Le Couvent Des Minimes along with Limited Brands' Bath & Body Works division, plans to further expand its Le Couvent division by pumping up wholesale distribution of the brand this year. MEDIA/ADVERTISING Memo Pad: Now Hiring... Pink Again Could Richard Beckman be having some trouble finding a replacement for Suzanne Grimes? The former Glamour publisher last week left her post as Conde Nast Media Group senior vice president to join longtime chum Mary Berner at Reader's Digest Association. WWD WEST Going for Bold Designers went street-chic cool with everything from slouchy layers to prints and trimmings. GENERAL In Brief: Easter Retail Outlook... Arnault, Colony's Board Play Consumers will celebrate Easter by spending more than last year, according to the National Retail Federation. NRF, in conjunction with BIGresearch, a market research firm, polled 8,801 consumers from March 7 to 14 and found they will spend $135.07 on average, up 11 percent. Total spending related to the holiday is estimated to reach $14.37 billion, compared with last year's projected $12.63 billion. Janet Brown Remembered Fashion and retail executives, customers, friends and family bid farewell to luxury retailer Janet Brown during a memorial service Tuesday in which she was remembered as a bold, singular personality | Advertisement  | ||||||
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