Claiborne, Rodriguez Terminate Partnership (WWD)
Narciso Rodriguez has ended his eponymous brand’s relationship with Liz Claiborne, giving him total creative and commercial independence.

Luxury Stores Brace for Slowdown (WSJ)
Luxury companies are putting their retail expansion plans on hold.

US online advertising blow (FT)
According to the Financial Times, although "the long-term shift of advertising and commerce online is set to continue, it could prove to be more vulnerable to an economic downturn than many had hoped."

J.C. Penney Banks on Charlotte Ronson (WWD)
Charlotte Ronson goes mass with a sportswear collection called I [Heart] Ronson for J.C. Penney.

Narciso Rodriguez s/s ’09, photo courtesy of daylife.com.