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POPSGucci's Cachet Disintegrating Despite the fact that PPR is excpected to report an increase in sales for the Gucci brand, the slowdown in US consumption tells fashion critics that the brand's high-end cred is fading. Check out our story on Hermes, one of Gucci's biggest competitors: http://www.forbes.com/business/2008/07/22/hermes-luxury-earnings-biz-cx_ls_0722hermes.html
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POPSWho Has the Best Restroom: H&M or Forever 21? The Chicago Tribune published an article this morning comparing these fast fashion meccas on everything from prices, to clothing quality to...restrooms? That's right, they rated the restrooms. Guess it all comes down to the best customer experience....
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POPSDerek Lam Joins Luxury Goods Group In a down economy, retail and fashion companies tend to dive deep into the M&A game. Although we don't know how much of his company Derek Lam sold to luxury goods holding group Labelux, we do know that they're planning on taking his brand global.
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POPSeBay Pays Off Hermes In France, luxury goods house Hermes sued eBay for selling counterfeits. The courts sided with Hermes, and now eBay has to pay up.
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POPSOnkochishin Overtakes Tokyo Right now, the Japanese are obsessed with the transformation Beijing is undergoing, and this obsession has been fueld by the 2008 Olympics.
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POPSLouis Leaves Newbury For any fashionista who has spent a little time in Boston, this is a sad day. Louis Boston--the city's finest specialty retailer--is leaving its iconic Newbury Street store, which was originally the Museum of Natural History. The store will exit in 2010 when it's lease is up. A new location has not been determined, but we're betting it'll be in the hipper South End.
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POPSRenting as Housing Prices Dip The New York Times helps you figure out whether or not you'll save money buying or renting a home with a formula that takes into consideration income and location.
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POPSAnother Fashion Phone WWD reports that Dior is coming out with its own cell phone, ala Prada. Check out our story on haute tech: http://www.forbes.com/style/2008/01/29/style-gadgets-fashion-forbeslife-cx_km_0129style.html
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POPSFerragamo to India Like Stella McCartney, Ferragamo plans to open up shop in India. Check out our story on Ferragamo's planned IPO, which has been in the works for years now: http://www.forbes.com/collecting/2006/11/15/fashion-public-offering-forbeslife-style-cx_ls_1116house.html
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POPSWhat's Next for NexCen? The company that owns everything from Bill Blass to Maggie Moo's is actively looking to sell off certain properties, according to WWD.
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POPSToo Much Sex? In yet another cross-promotional campaign, WWD reports that retailers are hosting SATC lingerie parties, featuring Cosabella goods inspired by the foursome. Will fans get burnt out even before the film opens on May 30?
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POPSUma's Litigious Year First, actress Uma Thurman sued her stalker. Then she sued Lancome. Now L'Oréal, the company that owns Lancome, is countersuing.
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POPSGet Lucky According to my colleague Anna Vander Broek's article on how luck plays a role in competition, luck has a lot to do with circumstance.
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POPSTarget/Barneys Low-High Colaboration Target's Go International line designed by Rogan Gregory will be available for three days at the Barneys New York flagship. It's a new take on the low/high fast fashion that's been spreading in the last couple of years.
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POPSBest Airports For Shopping WWD says several European airports are becoming luxury shopping hotspots. Here's our take on the best spots worldwide: http://www.forbes.com/home/2007/04/05/airports-business-shopping-forbeslife-cx_ls_0406airportshopping_slide.htm
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POPSDvF Loves WW Diva designer Diane von Furstenberg is creating a collection for Warner Bros. inspired by Wonder Woman. We love this idea and hope it translates as well as we imagine -- DvF's bold prints and colors work well with WW's blue, red and yellow color block palette.
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POPSLipstick Gauges Economic Health In this New York Times article, writer Kayleen Schaefer explores the idea that women by more lipstick -- a cheap impulse purchase -- when times are hard.
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POPSDon't Count Out the Dress The dress is dead, according to fashion insiders. But Guy Trebay at the times reports that consumers are proving otherwise.
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POPSLVMH Buys Hublot They already own threen luxe watch companies and now LVMH has acquired Swiss watchmaker Hublot.
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POPSCoach Dodges Recession Maybe aspiration luxury buyers aren't pulling back. Coach reported a 19% sales increase for their third quarter.
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POPSThe Brains Behind Vera Wang I saw Susan Sokol give a speech at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology last week. Her story is a unique one, as she not only love the thrill of the sale, but also the form of the product.
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POPSRetailers Fight Recession Whether they're opening stores in Russia or launching fashion-focussed lines, retailers won't succumb to the economic downturn.