Friday, December 08, 2006

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Friday, December 08, 2006
TODAY'S TOP STORIES
Procter & Gamble Aims to Be a Major Prestige Beauty Power
Equipped with a gilded portfolio of designer names, Procter & Gamble Prestige Products Inc. is determined to amass as much clout in luxury beauty as it now enjoys in the mass market.
Costs Hit Neiman's in First Quarter
Despite a 9.8 percent sales gain, Neiman Marcus posted a 50 percent decline in first-quarter earnings Thursday as costs related to discontinued operations impacted results.
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.

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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
Quote of The Week
"For my shows, I've never wanted girls that were too thin."
In Brief: North Face In Soho ... Opera Sells Again
A brief look at some of the day's stories.

FASHION
Chanel's Royal Flush
For the restless Karl Lagerfeld, fashion is a movable, unstoppable feast.
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.
Kimora to Launch Higher-End Brand
Kimora Lee Simmons is trading up.

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.
Chanel Introduces Specialty Store Design
Call it counter intelligence.
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
Beauty's Best Honored at Awards Gathering
Tis the season for giving.
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.
Cargo Readies Launch Of Plant Love Range
Cargo is encouraging customers to plant one.

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
How Hot Is Celebrity Fever?
What do Nicole Kidman, Donald Trump and Tiger Woods have in common?
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.

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