Liz Claiborne plans to shed 16 apparel brands: WSJ
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U.S. apparel company Liz Claiborne  Inc.  is seeking to divest itself of 16 of its 36  apparel brands, representing $800 million of its $5 billion in  annual revenue, The Wall Street Journal Online reported on  Wednesday.
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc  is set to shake up its sluggish apparel unit by shutting two divisions at its Arkansas headquarters, eliminating dozens of positions and moving dozens more to New York, the New York Times reported on Wednesday.
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Talbots Inc. yesterday tapped Liz Claiborne president Trudy F. Sullivan , a Wellesley native who began her retail career at Jordan Marsh in Boston, to be chief executive of the Hingham merchant to help turn around the beleaguered brand.
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Sara Lee Corp., whose profits have been  hurt by higher costs for cotton and coffee, on Thursday said it  would exit the apparel business and sell off other lines in  order to concentrate on more profitable businesses like baked  goods and packaged meats.
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The parent company of Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy plans to test a new idea for a clothing chain targeting women over 35. In a statement, Gap Incorporated says it will try out its new
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Clothing maker Liz Claiborne Inc. is planning to cut as much as 10 percent of its work force, the New York Post reported on its Web site on Tuesday.
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Colgate-Palmolive Co., the consumer products giant behind brands like Ajax detergent and Irish Spring soap, plans to cut its worldwide work force by about 12 percent, or about 4,400 jobs, and close one-third of its factories as part of a four-year plan
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Liz Claiborne Inc.  President  Trudy Sullivan is leaving the company to become the chief  executive of Talbots Inc. , the apparel companies said  on Friday.
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Apparel designer Liz Claiborne, who started the namesake U.S. company Liz Claiborne Inc., has died, a company spokeswoman confirmed on Wednesday.
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Clothing maker and retailer Liz  Claiborne Inc. on Thursday posted a 14 percent increase in  third-quarter earnings, helped by its acquisition of ENYCE and  solid sales of brands such as Juicy Couture.
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Teen fashion retailer The Wet Seal Inc. said Tuesday it plans to close around 150 stores and lay off about 2,000 employees as part of a strategy to cut costs.
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A coalition of US retailers including Liz Claiborne and JC Penney filed a lawsuit Wednesday to block the Commerce Department from imposing curbs on imports of textiles and clothing from China.
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Forget the Runway. Heidi Klum's next project could be in the courtroom.   Van Cleef & Arpels filed suit against the Project Runway host in Manhattan's federal court last week, claiming that her jewelry line ripped off their clover design.   The pap...
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Wal-Mart Stores Inc.  said on Monday it will drop prices this week on more than 16,000 products across its stores as the world's largest retailer tries to reinvigorate sales for the back-to-school shopping season.
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Cammie Dunaway is the latest in series of executives to leave the search company.
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Clothing maker Liz Claiborne Inc.  is planning to cut as much as 10 percent of its work force, the New York Post reported on its Web site on Tuesday.
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Wet Seal Inc. (WTSLA.O) may have little choice but to close hundreds of its teen-oriented stores and convert dozens more to its upscale Arden B. brand if it hopes to stay out of bankruptcy, analysts said on Friday.