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Market Watch: Saturday, November 21, 2009

Paris Hilton Collaborates With Antebi Footwear Group For Signature Footwear Line

DALLAS, Aug 1, 2007/ FW/ --- It looks as if Paris Hilton is truly unsinkable! The hotel heiress continues to build her franchise as she inks a deal with the Antebi Footwear Group to launch a signature footwear line under her name. [more]

Back-to-School Spending this Year to Top $18 Billion, Says NRF

WASHINGTON, D.C., Jul 17, 2007/ FW/ --- Though the summer is still in full swing, families across the nation are already planning back-to-school shopping trips. According to the National Retail Federation’s 2007 Consumer Intentions and Actions Back-to-School survey, conducted by BIGresearch, families with school-age children are expected to spend $563.49 on back-to-school merchandise, up 6.9 percent from last year’s $527.08 average Total back-to-school spending this year is expected to reach $18.4 billion. [more]

Summer Brings Sales Stumble as June Sales Dip, According to NRF

WASHINGTON DC, Jul 13, 2007 / --- Retailers posted modest sales gains in June, leaving many hopeful that the upcoming back-to-school season will bring consumers back into the stores. According to the National Retail Federation, retail industry sales for June (which exclude automobiles, gas stations, and restaurants) rose 3.4 percent unadjusted over last year and decreased 0.5 percent seasonally adjusted from May. [more]

Visual Merchandising Helps Sales, But Customer Service Needs To Be in Top Shape, Too

LONDON, Jun 8, 2007/ FW/ --- A study released yesterday by Envision Retail suggested that ‘fashion retailers are losing out on billions of dollars a year because sales staff are only engaging with 7% of customers who enter the store.’ [more]

Connections by Le Book: A Custom-Made Tradeshow For The Creative Community

NEW YORK, Jun 7, 2007 / — LE BOOK, the international spiral-bound reference for fashion, photography and advertising, now has an offspring: CONNECTIONS, the first custom-made tradeshow for creative professionals. [more]

Fendi & Sam’s Club Resolve Intellectual Property Dispute

NEW YORK, Jun 6, 2007/ FW/ --- In a joint statement today, Fendi and Sam’s Club, a division of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., announced that they have a resolved their dispute in the litigation that Fendi currently has pending against various retailers. Fendi claimed in the litigation that Sam’s Club and various retailers sold counterfeit bags and other products under the Fendi label. [more]

Keanan Duffty Creates Limited Edition ‘Bowie’ for Target Collection

DALLAS, Jun 5, 2007/ FW/ --- Singer/songwriter turned fashion designer, Keanan Duffty is creating the limited edition ‘Bowie’ for Target Collection for men. [more]

Creative Apparel Concepts Partners With Walt Disney For Sleep & Loungewear Collection

DALLAS, Jun 3, 2007/ FW/ --- Alice in Wonderland, The Jungle Book and Pinocchio – we loved them as kids, now as adults, we can take them to bed with the new Walt Disney Collection sleep and loungewear line from Creative Apparel Concepts. [more]

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