Fashion & Technology: An Editorial (Or, My Nightmare Called Hewlett Packard/Compaq)

Consumer Confidence Rises 4.4 Points in April

DALLAS, Apr 27, 2004/ FW/ --- New York based Conference Board reported an improved Consumer Confidence Index, pegging the leading economic indicator at 92.9 in April compared to 88.5 in March. [more]

Christian Dior Reports 10% Organic Sales Growth for First Quarter of 2004

PARIS, Apr 16, 2004/ FW/ --- Last week, LVMH, Dior’s parent company reported an overall sales growth of 10%. The Christian Group echoes it with their first quarter financial report filing. [more]

Watches & Jewelry Finally Delivers at LVMH

PARIS, Apr 10, 2004/ FW/ --- Watches and Jewelry, which had been experiencing a deflated market worldwide showed the strongest organic growth at LVMH for the first quarter of 2004, reporting a whooping increase of 30%. [more]

Nordstrom March Sales Increase 19.8%

DALLAS, Apr 8, 2004/ FW/ --- Nothing seem to be stopping specialty retailer Nordstrom as 2004 keeps giving it good financial performance. Today, the Seattle based company reported preliminary sales of $620.8 million April , an increase of 19.8 percent compared to sales of $518.2 million last year. Same-store sales increased 15.9 percent. [more]