Footwear players want EU protection, Retailers look to Spring, Holiday optimism, Moss Bros loss, Gap founder dies

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Pile of shoes | Source: e-boost consulting

Italian and Spanish footwear manufacturers to fight for EU protection (Drapers) “Anti-dumping measures have been in place since 2006 to protect the European Union’s footwear manufacturers from import surges. A decision to maintain tariffs, amounting to 16.5 percent on Chinese footwear and 10 percent on shoes from Vietnam and strongly opposed by UK retailers, would be likely to worsen East-West trade relations.”

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The Verdict | Gap’s 1969 Premium Jeans

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Introducing the Gap’s new 1969 Denim VANCOUVER, Canada — Those of you in North America over the past week can’t have missed the media bombardment from the Gap, the ailing San Francisco-based mass fashion retailer, as it announced the launch of its new 1969 premium denim range, with six new fits for women and seven new fits for men. Huge full-page ads featuring Anja Rubik appeared in the Thursday Styles section of the

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Gap’s re-invention, Liz Claiborne losses, Fashion’s Night Out, UK high street rescue, Fashion becomes ‘useful’

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Born to Fit, the new facebook page launched by Gap

Covering Many Bases for a Brand of Blue Jeans (WSJ) “The British say “Mind the gap,” but in this country it has been a while since shoppers minded what Gap was selling. The Gap division of Gap Inc. was struggling even before the recession, which has persuaded consumers to cut back significantly on clothing purchases.” Liz Claiborne Loss Widens More Than Analyst Estimates (Bloomberg) “Liz Claiborne

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Internet private sales, Couture endures, Neiman Marcus still down, Mass fashion retailers struggle

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Private Sale

Designer Bargains, for the Invited (WSJ) “Online retail startups that specialize in “private sales” of discount designer apparel are gaining traction in the U.S. and, armed with fresh venture capital, plan to branch into new businesses.” Couture houses refuse to tumble (Toronto Star) “You can never be too rich, too thin or own too many couture items. High-end buyers continue to pop in to Paris for the

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Gap revamps, Rodarte reviewed, Fashion fakers, Sir Philip Green interviewed, Graduate Fashion Week winners

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Gap Revamping Old Navy, Seeking To Reclaim Mkt Share (WSJ) “Gap, which is the largest U.S. clothing chain, will remodel 50 Old Navy stores this year after a successful pilot in California, according to Chief Executive Glenn Murphy, speaking at a Piper Jaffray conference in New York Wednesday.” Rodarte: California dreamers put B-movies before business (Times) “Interest in the Mulleavy sisters and their fantastical

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