HOW BOYDS TOOK ITS PRIVATE LABEL PUBLIC: TRUSSINI, STORE’S HOUSE BRAND FOR ITALIAN CLOTHING, BECOMES A $1.5 MILLION WHOLESALE BUSINESS
NEW YORK — Kent Gushner, the heir apparent of Boyds, the $30 million Philadelphia men’s specialty store, enjoys the best of two worlds. In a way, he’s a rarity — a combination retailer-and-wholesaler. His day job is vice-president, tailored clothing, at the landmark store owned by his father,

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The who’s of who US retailing - Marketing Web

The who’s of who US retailing Marketing Web, South Africa - 11 hours ago 2008 has not been kind to apparel retailers, who had high hopes coming off a 2007 in which the different categories of clothing sales increased across the …

OTCPicks.com: OTCPicks.com Daily Market Movers Digest Midday … - Trading Markets (press release)

OTCPicks.com: OTCPicks.com Daily Market Movers Digest Midday … Trading Markets (press release), CA - Jul 23, 2008 "pre-recorded audio compact discs, audio cassette tapes and video cassettes; music videos; posters and photographs; key rings; clothing namely hats, caps, …

Eco-Hound Launches Their Environmentally Friendly Washable Pee … - PR Urgent

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Eco-Hound Launches Their Environmentally Friendly Washable Pee … PR Urgent - 14 minutes ago The Eco-Hound line will expand in the future to include organic treats, organic spa products, all-natural soy-candles, organic clothing, and more. …

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Wal-Mart, Costco Sales Climbed in June on Tax Rebates (Update2) - Bloomberg

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Wal-Mart, Costco Sales Climbed in June on Tax Rebates (Update2) Bloomberg - Jul 10, 2008 By Heather Burke July 10 (Bloomberg) — Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Costco Wholesale Corp. led US retailers reporting higher June sales as shoppers facing … From the Los Angeles Times Newsday Target posts small sales gain Twin Cities Finance and Commerce Retail sales shot up for a second month Minneapolis Star Tribune Reuters - Seattle Times all 596 news articles

Research and Markets: Snapshots US Swimwear 2008: Instant Overview … - MarketWatch

Research and Markets: Snapshots US Swimwear 2008: Instant Overview … MarketWatch - Jul 18, 2008 Market size is based on wholesale sales. The data is supplied in both graphical and tabular format for ease of interpretation and analysis. …

Chicago still a gem when it comes to new stores - Chicago Tribune

Chicago still a gem when it comes to new stores Chicago Tribune, United States - Jul 19, 2008 1 as a wholesale operation. Portland, Ore.-based Nau pioneered an experimental store called a Web front aimed at keeping inventory slim in its stores and …

Funky clothes help Burberry weather storm - Independent

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Funky clothes help Burberry weather storm Independent, UK - Jul 15, 2008 But the out-performance was due mainly to early shipments of Autumn/Winter ranges in its wholesale business, which the group said would even out in the … Burberry bucks retail slowdown with robust start to 2008-09 UPDATE Forbes all 14 news articles

Hugo Boss To Run Mexican Designer-Clothing Chain Masaryk’s Wholesale Operation.
MEXICO CITY, Jan 23, 2001 German-owned clothing company Hugo Boss late last year acquired rights from Mexico’s Grupo Masaryk to handle the firm’s local and Latin American wholesale distribution business, Reforma business columnist Alberto Aguilar reported. Masaryk’s Domingo Perez Aristi reportedly

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HOW BOYDS TOOK ITS PRIVATE LABEL PUBLIC: TRUSSINI, STORE’S HOUSE BRAND FOR ITALIAN CLOTHING, BECOMES A $1.5 MILLION WHOLESALE BUSINESS
NEW YORK — Kent Gushner, the heir apparent of Boyds, the $30 million Philadelphia men’s specialty store, enjoys the best of two worlds. In a way, he’s a rarity — a combination retailer-and-wholesaler. His day job is vice-president, tailored clothing, at the landmark store owned by his father,

Publication: Daily News Record

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Chicago still a gem when it comes to new stores - Chicago Tribune

Chicago still a gem when it comes to new stores Chicago Tribune, United States - Jul 19, 2008 1 as a wholesale operation. Portland, Ore.-based Nau pioneered an experimental store called a Web front aimed at keeping inventory slim in its stores and …

GFT USA PULLS VALENTINO UOMO FOR SPRING 2000: MEN’S COLLECTION WILL BE REPOSITIONED FOR POSSIBLE FALL 2000 LAUNCH.(men’s tailored clothing, sportswear and furnishings withdrawn at wholesale)
NEW YORK — Valentino Uomo men’s tailored clothing, sportswear and furnishings have been withdrawn at wholesale by GFT USA for the spring 2000 season to restrategize and reposition the label for the American market, according to retail sources. It was also said that the line would most likely be

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Iranian Jewish clothing designer helping L.A.’s homeless (The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles)
Recently I had a chat with Bob Roofian, one of the many accomplished Iranian Jewish businessmen in the garment industry here in Southern California. Roofian and his brother when into business with their father straight out of high school in the early 1980’s. They both started their own company Urgent Gear Inc . carrying popular young men’s and boys clothing.

Consumers change buying habits, but will it last? (San Francisco Chronicle)
Adrienne Radtke plans to keep riding her bike to work even if gas prices drop. Steve Pizzini got rid of his Cadillac Escalade in favor of a 16-year-old Acura and doesn’t expect to have another gas-guzzler. “I had a paradigm shift,” said Pizzini, a financial…

Funky clothes help Burberry weather storm - Independent

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Funky clothes help Burberry weather storm Independent, UK - Jul 15, 2008 But the out-performance was due mainly to early shipments of Autumn/Winter ranges in its wholesale business, which the group said would even out in the … Burberry bucks retail slowdown with robust start to 2008-09 UPDATE Forbes all 14 news articles

JEM Promotional Products Brings American Apparel Clothing ‘Buzz’ to Corporate Market (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
JEM Promotional Products is injecting some fashion and flair into the promotional clothing industry by offering the stylish and ever-expanding American Apparel range to its clients.

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Brand Name Clothing at Near Wholesale Prices, PrimeStyles.co.uk - WebWire (press release)

Brand Name Clothing at Near Wholesale Prices, PrimeStyles.co.uk WebWire (press release), GA - Jun 17, 2008 http://www.primestyles.co.uk ) If you’re like most people you love wearing comfortable brand name clothing such as Calvin Klein, Billabong, The North Face, …

Mandinez.com Clothing Now Completely 100% Organic - PR Web (press release)

Mandinez.com Clothing Now Completely 100% Organic PR Web (press release), WA - Jun 23, 2008 Wholesale and international orders are also accepted. "My inspiration came from Mandala Meditation, which comes from primarily Buddhist or Hindu colorful …

Brooks goes wholesale: will sell its own lines to selected better men’s stores. (men’s clothing retailer)
BROOKS GOES WHOLESALE WILL SELL ITS OWN LINES TO SELECTED BETTER MEN’S STORES NEW YORK — Brooks Brothers, one of the nation’s oldest men’s wear retailers, has put plans into motion to become America’s newest traditional apparel wholesaler. The New York-based retailer/manufacturer will begin

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Aam aadmi on his knees as inflation soars - Chandigarh Newsline

Aam aadmi on his knees as inflation soars Chandigarh Newsline, India - 19 hours ago “Another problem is the wide gap between the prices of food items in the wholesale mandis as revealed by the figures of the Marketing Committee and those …

South Africa: An Inflationary Tale of Two Poorly Chosen Strategies - AllAfrica.com

South Africa: An Inflationary Tale of Two Poorly Chosen Strategies AllAfrica.com, Washington - 9 hours ago … and good for the South African economy, particularly in the form of additional jobs created in the clothing market at retail and wholesale levels. …

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Child labour: Primark caught out - guardian.co.uk

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Child labour: Primark caught out guardian.co.uk, UK - 9 hours ago George Weston, chief executive of Associated British Foods, which owns Primark, said the company's Indian contractors were guilty of "wholesale deception". … Video: Primark: On The Rack - Panorama Preview - BBC One BBC all 22 news articles

Petrol prices change how we live - Melbourne Herald Sun

Petrol prices change how we live Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - 16 hours ago Fuel prices are factored into the supply chain of all saleable goods, including food, clothing and household goods. Already there are concerns small and …

Costco plans Australia foray to challenge duopoly (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Costco Wholesale Corp has gained its first foothold in the Australian market in a bid to shake up a dominant supermarket duopoly.

Canada April Retailers Gain 0.6% on Clothing and Gas (Update3) - Bloomberg

Canada April Retailers Gain 0.6% on Clothing and Gas (Update3) Bloomberg - Jun 20, 2008 Derek Holt, an economist with Scotia Capital Inc. in Toronto, said the increase in retail sales and a 1.4 percent gain in wholesale sales reported yesterday …

May wholesale trade up by 1.4 percent (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Wholesale trade jumped by 1.4 percent in April from March on higher demand for personal goods as well as machinery and electronic equipment, Statistics Canada said on Thursday.

An Increasing Appeal of Starting a Business (NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance)
For women who want flexible hours, autonomy, and the chance to profit from ideas their corporate bosses often overlook, nap time is very much over.

U.S. clothing mfrs. hiking wholesale prices 5% for fall.
NEW YORK — Domestic men’s tailored clothing manufacturers are increasing the wholesale prices of their fall 1985 lines by about 5 per cent, even though they don’t know what their labor costs will be for that season. The current contract between the colthing industry and the Amalgamated Clothing

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