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Regis Same-Store Sales Fall
Same-store sales at salon operator Regis Corp. declined 5.4 percent during the second quarter versus a 0.8 percent dip in the same period a year ago, missing the firm’s own projection. In tNew Scents Propel Ferragamo Parfums
MILAN — Ferragamo Parfums is on a roll. The beauty arm of Salvatore Ferragamo recorded sales growth in 2008 for the fifth consecutive year. Though the firm declined to comment on numbers, thBeiersdorf Logs 25 Percent Profit Growth in 2008
BERLIN — Preliminary figures for Beiersdorf AG show a strong 2008 performance for the German cosmetics company, with after-tax profits jumping 25 percent to 553 million euros, or $814 millioValentino, Giammetti Cited in Tax Probe
MILAN - The Lazio, Italy, regional tax office has fined Valentino Garavani and his longtime business partner Giancarlo Giammetti for evading fiscal payments. The fine, 33 million euros, or $39 mill..Verhoog Takes Reins at Murer & Wirtz
BERLIN — The new year brought the announcement of new leadership at German perfume manufacturer Murer & Wirtz. Johannes Verhoog has taken over as managing director as Bert Lehnen hMass Beauty Survives Christmas
It has been well documented that this past holiday season was one of the worst in more than 15 years. Somehow, mass marketers managed to squeak out with slightly better-than-expected beauty sales, ..Beauty Retailers Put the Brakes on Store Openings
The turbulent economy has uprooted expansion plans for a host of beauty retailers. From boutiques to drugstore chains, purveyors of cosmetics have entered the new year with scaled-back store-openi..Cavalli's New Card
MILAN— In his latest design twist, Roberto Cavalli has put his spin — and his iconic snakeskin print — on a MasterCard. The “Cavalli Card” will be avaGood Skin in Tangle With U.K. Standards Authority
LONDON — Good Skin Labs, which was created by the Este Lauder Cos. Inc.’s BeautyBank division, is involved in a wrangle over wrinkles with the U.K.’s Advertising StandardBarbershop Firm Expands in New York
As trendy barbershops and men’s salons have cropped up in New York City in the past several years, one firm, called Reamir & Co., has quietly built an infrastructure of numerous unaMen's Fashion: Directional Signals
Amid talk of a return to basics, Pitti is heading the other way, sharping it s offerings with new brands and a fresh, contemporary edge. Tailored clothing is still important, but jackets are croppe..Lamas Beauty Seeks Wider Appeal
LOS ANGELES — Lamas Beauty is positioning itself to ride the wave of the green movement into the mainstream beauty market with new packaging and products meant to appeal to consumers beyondIsaac Targets Liz
SEE LOOKS FROM MIZRAHI’S NEW CLAIBORNE LINE>> NEW YORK — Count Isaac Mizrahi among those who have declared 2009 as a time for change. After six successful years hitting the aGo Tracy:Feith to Design for Target
Tracy Feith will bring his sun and surf aesthetic and signature charming vintage-y styles to Target as the retailer’s 15th guest designer for Go International. The broad collection, whichStone Bold: Ariane Zurcher's Jewelry
Ariane Zurcher’s entre into the jewelry business was decidedly unconventional. Although she had worked as a freelance knitwear designer and graduated from Parsons School of Design (now knownMoschino's Bubbly Baubles
Moschino Cheap & Chic has put its cheeky stamp on costume jewelry. The brand’s foray into the genre, which began with the fall collection, includes watches for men and women and jewA Painter and Her Perfume Shop
Niche perfumer Dawn Spencer Hurwitz has set out to cultivate a local clientele with Essence Studio, her shop that opened recently in Boulder, Colo. “There is a growing interest in niche fraL’Occitane en Provence Goes Organic
L’Occitane en Provence, which has produced natural skin care products with ingredients such as lavender sourced from local French farmers for decades, is introducing in spring its first collPair Launches Humiecki & Graef Fragrance Line
BERLIN — A conversation with Humiecki & Graef’s Tobias Mksch and Sebastian Fischenich is like a romp through an irreverent humanities course, tripping over romanticism, daTed Lapidus,79, French Designer, Dies
PARIS - Ted Lapidus, the French fashion designer who shot to fame in the Sixties with his modern, unisex creations, emblematized by the safari suit, reportedly died Monday in a hospital in Cannes f..David Sassoon Reflects on a Royal History
LONDON — There aren’t many designers who fondly recall the days when fashion was just another trade, and when the spotlight was on the client — rather than the talent. BuFirst American Brands Sets Blass 8
Even as the ownership of the Bill Blass Couture fashion house is determined, the firm’s licensee, First American Brands, is adding to the Bill Blass Couture fragrance collection. The line iYSL Beaut Facing Discrimination Suit
A former national makeup artist for YSL Beaut has filed a discrimination lawsuit accusing the company of firing him because a heart condition forced him to pare his travel schedule. In a complaint..By Kilian to Launch 8th Scent, Expand Stateside Distribution
By Kilian, the niche perfume line launched last year at Bergdorf Goodman in the U.S. and Printemps in Paris, is revving up plans to expand its business in the U.S. The first step: to launch in Sep..Chanel to Cut 200 Jobs in France
PARIS — Chanel will lay off 200 employees here on Dec. 31, according to local press reports. The workers said to be affected have either short-term contracts or are engaged on an interim bGreg Chait: Crafts Track
The name Greg Chait might ring a bell for a number of reasons. He’s best known to the fashion flock as a former chief executive officer of the denim label Ksubi. To Los Angeles night owls, hHeinemann Puts Name Behind Duty Free
HAMBURG, Germany — A bartender pours colorful drinks in martini glasses, while across the aisle, a sales assistant offers chocolate truffles from a glass case. Meanwhile, a roulette wheel spJason Wu to Launch The Exclusives Collection
NEW YORK — Like many of his contemporaries, Jason Wu is expanding his horizon in light of the tough economic times. For fall, Wu is adding The Exclusives, a capsule collection of core silhouBurani Signs Licensing Deal for La Perla RTW
MILAN — Mariella Burani Fashion Group has signed a licensing agreement for the production and worldwide distribution of La Perla’s ready-to-wear collection. The company had producWalgreens Scaling Back
Walgreen Co. — the drugstore chain with 6,500-plus doors — will again pull back the reins on new store openings. The company said Monday it will further reduce its organic (or nona
