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Wednesday, January 03, 2007 TODAY'S TOP STORIES Saving the Yule Season: Holiday Targets in Sight After Uptick at Retail Stores across the country reported a much-needed lift in sales last week, bringing them on or near plan for the five-week holiday season. Vendors Seek New Ways to Grow in '07 Midsize vendors resolve to increase specialty store business, develop higher-end brands and increase speed to market. Going for Gold: Red-Carpet Rollout The countdown is on for the 2007 awards season and the stakes are high for designers who will dress the elite walking the red carpet. _________________________________________________ Sales Manager NY based company needs a Sales Executive/Manager from the juniors or girls market. Relationships with specialty stores and department stores required. Salary up to $100,000. Apply at wwd@24seveninc.com _________________________________________________ FINANCIAL Pinault Said Mulling Utilities Bid Billionaire Francois Pinault, who controls PPR and Gucci Group, hasn't decided whether he will make a play for France's Suez utilities business. Louis Vuitton Malletier Sells Le Tanneur Stake Louis Vuitton Malletier, the fashion and leather goods brand owned by LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, has shed its stake in French leather goods business Le Tanneur. Eddie Bauer Deal Progressing The antitrust waiting period for the sale of Eddie Bauer to a firm owned by Sun Capital Partners and Golden Gate Capital ended Tuesday. Credit Index Slumps in Dec. Slow GDP growth, weakness in the labor sector and modest holiday sales contributed to a 0.5 percent drop in the Credit Manager's Index. GENERAL Polo Names Kennedy As Dresses President Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. named Barbara Kennedy president of dresses, a new post. _________________________________________________ WWD Fashion Career Expo February 9th - Gotham Hall, NYC - 10-3 Hundreds of pre-screened candidates meet hiring decision-makers of marquee companies in the fashion, retail and beauty industries for one day of interviewing. Visit www.FashionCareerExpo.com to attend. Contact Seth Berk at (212) 655-4505 ext. 244 or SBerk@FashionCareeerExpo.com to reserve your booth now! _________________________________________________ MEDIA/ADVERTISING Memo Pad: Start Spreading The News ... Fair Treatment ... The Honeymoon Is Over ... The British takeover of New York media is by now a fairly timeworn tale. BEAUTY REPORT Beauty Beat: Shiseido Closes Investment Unit ... Testing Increases at Peritesco ... Perfumery Award for Villoresi Increased regulations and an emphasis on transparency in the cosmetics industry are spurring business at Laboratoires Peritesco. FASHION Fashion Scoops: No Marriage For Moss ... Royal Rewards ... New Crew ... While the British press may be giddily reporting that Kate Moss and Pete Doherty got hitched on a Thai beach on New Year's Day, Moss' spokesman insisted Tuesday that "no wedding, or any kind of ceremony" took place. ARTS & PEOPLE RETAIL | |||||||||||||||||
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