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Articles in March, 1992 issue of Daily News Record

• Macy's bites the bullet: chairman Edward S. Finkelstein braces for "dirty" 10-Q report. (quarter report ending February 1, 1992 reflects company's December 1991's weak operating figures and low inventory levels)
  by Moin, David
• He Man B&T chain files Chapter 11. (big and tall men's wear specialty stores experience decline in sales due to recession) (Brief Article)
  by Doherty, Bryan
• Tony Lambert firm slashes sales force. (T-J Knit Enterprises Inc. eliminates majority of New York-based sales staff and road force) (Brief Article)
  by Van Lenten, Barry
• Equipment producers: mills slow on uptake of testing systems. (exhibitors at International Textile Machinery Exhibition observe textile industry slow to make capital investments in new textile equipment technology)
  by Clune, Ray
• Robert Stock. (fashion designer signs licensing agreement with Sun Apparel Inc. to manufacture and distribute Robert Stock jeans)
  by Parola, Robert
• Joe Sherman Neckwear. (management profile of the Chicago neckwear manufacturer) (Column)
  by Sharoff, Robert
• L'Zinger International. (Harlan Bratcher becomes new vice-president of sales for three divisions; John Badum is new vice-president of international sales) (Brief Article)
  by Parola, Robert
• ICI unit posts $17.5M trading loss in year. (Imperial Chemical Industries PLC fiscal year 1991 finances) (Brief Article)
• Bibb promotes 2 in apparel div. (Bibb Co. of Macon, Georgia names Alan B. Masarek as division president and Gene Naspo as president of sales and marketing as part of reorganization of Apparel Fabrics division) (Brief Article)
• Dayton Hudson earnings fall in 4th quarter, year. (reported earnings fall 18.6% in fourth quarter and 26.6% in year ending February 1, 1992)
• Host Apparel Inc. (makes promotions to various positions) (Brief Article)
• Ross Stores net jumps in period. (rises 38.6 % for fourth quarter ending February 1, 1992 and 66.5% for year) (Brief Article)
• Bipartisan braces. (belt and suspender manufacturer Roma Industries Inc. introduces a bipartisan suspender line featuring both Democratic and Republican mascots for the 1992 presidential elections) (Brief Article)
  by Hart, Elena
• KTA hears warning on NAFTA and GATT. (Knitwear Textile Association members warned about the consequences of the passage by the U.S. Congress of the North American Free Trade Agreement and General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade)
  by Klapper, Marvin
• Putting their best jeans forward: young men attach a certain hierarchy to their jeans that will often determine when and where they wear them. (Lee Co.'s survey; includes related article)
  by Walsh, Peter
• Jack Efird's, Inc. (women's apparel retailer files or Chapter 11 bankruptcy in North Carolina) (Brief Article)
• BASF set to exit rayon biz. (BASF Corp. to sell its rayon facility to Lenzig AG)
• Andrew Fezza. (clothing designer plans new business ventures after his disassociation from Andrew Fezza Ltd. and GFT USA) (Column)
  by Parola, Robert
• Stores seek fall bargains at Chicago men's mart. (apparel market show managed by the Chicago Apparel Center)
  by Sharoff, Robert
• Stores on W. Coast are ready to spend. (West Coast men's retailers eager to buy fresh merchandise at Men's Apparel Guild in California trade exhibition) (Brief Article)
  by Nelson, Alexandra
• MAGIC closes on upbeat note with across-the-board buying. (retailers stock up on the merchandise at the 1992 Men's Apparel Guild in California trade show in Las Vegas, Nevada)
  by Palmieri, Jean M.
• Stores in NE eager to visit show. (Northeast men's clothing stores visit Men's Apparel Guild in California trade show to tap into new resources and new ideas for fall market) (Brief Article)
  by Palmieri, Jean E.
• Forstmann has $1M operating profit. (first fiscal quarter ending February 2, 1992 for Forstmann and Company Inc.) (Brief Article)
• Sanmark-Stardust net jumps in 2d qtr., 6 mos. (Sanmark-Stardust Inc. posts $936,000 profits for second quarter and earnings of $1,940,000 for six months ending December 31, 1991) (Brief Article)
• Almos Haddonfield, Inc. (linen retail chain files Chapter 11 petition to organize) (Brief Article)
• Ivy - the next 'new' fashion? (Ivy League look is the fashion trend at the SEHM show in Paris, France) (Brief Article)
• Behind the scene: charting the course of North Beach Leather. (Company Profile)
  by Barr, Elizabeth
• Talbott: stores happy about tradition's return. (Audrey Talbott of neckwear company Robert Talbott Inc. says retail stores and customers are now coming back to traditional neckwear) (Brief Article)
• Stafford. (Stafford U.S.A. Ltd. awarded clothing license contract by Guy Laroche Paris) (Brief Article)
• P.C.T. forms new YM sportswear division. (P.C.T. Industries to manufacture young men's clothing under a new division, N.O.T. Clothing, headed by former employees of defunct slacks manufacturer, Bojo) (Brief Article)
• Texfi looks to improved 1992. (performance outlook forecast at shareholders meeting for Texfi Industries Inc.) (Brief Article)
  by Clune, Ray
• Fall '92: Ralph Lauren. (fashion designer's men's skiwear innovations for fall 1992)
• Macy's spilled $671M in red ink in quarter. (R.H. Macy & Company Inc. reports $671 million loss in second fiscal quarter ending February 1, 1992)
• Making passes. (football quarterbacks develop QBC men's clothing lines to be merchandised by NFL Properties Inc.) (Brief Article)
  by Nelson, Alexandria
• Verte Vallee. (debuts U.S. shirt collection through licensing agreement with Jacob Rose Inc.) (Brief Article)
  by Parola, Robert
• Raw silk imports up in January. (1992 statistics from the International Silk Association) (Brief Article)
• CBL & Associates, Inc. (developer has plans for a shopping center near Louisville, Kentucky) (Column)
  by Lloyd, Brenda
• CHH consolidates many operations. (Carter Hawley Hale Stores Inc.) (Brief Article)
• Gitano loses $66.7M in fourth period. (fourth-quarter 1991 earnings) (Brief Article)
• NFL Properties. (licenses Colorworks to manufacture and market an NFL sportswear line) (Brief Article)
• January imports jump to new monthly peak. (textile and apparel imports rise 19.8% in January 1992 compared with previous year)
  by Ostroff, Jim
• Postwar posting big gains. (neckwear makers successful with trend toward revival of post World War II styles)
  by Hart, Elena
• Furnishings still hot for Southeast stores. (men's neckwear and dress shirts are showing high sales in the south-eastern U.S.)
• Military suppliers diversify in peace time. (military apparel suppliers seek commercial and overseas markets)
  by D'Innocenzio, Anne
• Special charges put Willcox & Gibbs in red. (fourth-quarter and fiscal year 1991 earnings) (Brief Article)
• Linzey Ham. (appointed executive vice-president of new hosiery marketing network of Franks Hosiery Mill, Hickory Finishing Inc. and Walton Knitting Mills; Harry Cook appointed vice-president of sales for the consortium) (Brief Article)
• Spring looms at retail. (men's clothing retailers look forward to buying for fall based on strong January and February 1992 business)
• Men's apparel prices up 1.3% in February. (1992) (Brief Article)
  by Ramey, Joanna
• Troy Shirt files Chapter 11 petition. (Troy Shirt Makers Guild Inc.) (Brief Article)
• Stores get the point about knit ties. (silk knit ties popular with clothing retailers for fall 1992)
• Men's not premier at Premiere Classe. (buying activity for men's accessories nominal at clothing accessory trade show) (Brief Article)
  by D'Aulnay, Sophie
• Moschino's two loves. (Italian designer Moschino shows his passion for print and denim in his 1992 sportswear collection produced by Simint U.S.A.) (Brief Article)
  by Mhlambiso, Thembi
• Many shades of Graj. (Simon Graj's design firm, Graj and Gustavsen Design, creates innovative graphic and product designs for clothes)
• Specialty retailers hurting, but buying. (National Association of Men's Sportswear Buyers Show, 1992)
  by Black, Jeff
• Robert Daskal Group. (management at the neckwear manufacturer)(Midwest Notes) (Brief Article)
  by Sharoff, Robert
• Pamplin holds 5.5% of Dixie Yarns. (Robert B. Pamplin of Mount Vernon Mills Inc. purchases stock in Dixie Yarns Inc.) (Brief Article)
  by Farnsworth, Steve
• Bon-Ton acquires Watt & Shand. (Bon-Ton Stores Inc. acquires two-unit Watt and Shand department store company) (Brief Article)
• Calze Marketing Assoc. (enters into exclusive distribution agreement with Hosiery Concepts focusing primarily on men's and women's better hosiery) (Brief Article)
• Mountain High Hosiery gets Hilfiger license. (licensed by Tommy Hilfiger USA to manufacture and market men's hoseiry; Bill Fleming named president/CEO of Mountain High Canada) (Brief Article)
  by Mhlambiso, Thembi
• Kenneth Cole: blazing his own trail. (men's furnishing company Kenneth Cole Productions Inc.)
  by Hart, Elena
• Harvey Nichols to expand men's area. (Harvey Nichols and Company Ltd. department store plans increase in size of men's wear department by more than 35 percent as part of multimillion dollar expansion program)
  by Fallon, James
• Bulgari. (jewelry store to open in prime Rodeo Drive location, Beverly Hills, California) (West Coast Notes) (Brief Article)
• Print cloth demand triggers allocations. (due to large demand, weavers are allocating third-quarter production; textile statistics)
  by Jenkins, Harry
• Fashions Explosion by Nick, Inc. (Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings) (Brief Article)
• Sun Sportswear reduces loss in 4th period. (sales of 'heat-sensitive' apparel boosts revenues, cutting loss in fourth quarter of 1991 while profits more than double for year) (Brief Article)
• Forstmann completes public stock sale. (Forstmann and Company Inc. completes public stock sale and exchange of $46,240,100 in subordinated notes for cash and unregistered common stock; announces appointment of Christopher L. Schaller as chairman) (Brief A
• Rothschild to acquire Blake's Dep't Stores. (Maurice L. Rothschild and Co. acquires Blake's Department Stores Inc. under bulk-sale agreement) (Brief Article)
• Dep't stores grab bigger piece of the tie. (department stores lure consumers to neckwear displays with market share rising from 23% in first half of 1990 to 28% in same period in 1991)
  by Walsh, Peter
• Dior mum on HS&M lawsuit. (Christian Dior switches U.S. tailored clothing license to J. Schoeneman Inc. from Hart Schaffner & Marx) (Brief Article)
  by Deeny, Godfrey; Sharoff, Robert
• Suit firms are betting on MAGIC money in Vegas. (men's suit manufacturers hope for high profits at MAGIC 1992)
  by Gellers, Stan
• Jerome M. Schottenstein, 66. (chairman of Schottenstein Stores Corp. and Value City Department Stores dies) (Obituary)
• Avoid price game, retailers urged. (clothing retailers are advised to avoid price markup and markdown strategies)
  by Marsh, Lisa
• Fleece finds fashion and new strength. (fleece clothing sales up for 1992)
  by Lloyd, Brenda
• HK firm expands into polyester. (Hong Kong firm, Yeun Long Textile Company Ltd.) (Brief Article)
• Country is goin' south. (Southern retailers to market 'country gentleman' look with tweedy, layered comfortable sportswear for fall '92)
  by Lloyd, Brenda
• Moody's upgrades VF debt rating. (Moody's Investors Service Inc. upgrades rating to A3 on VF Corp.'s $700 million senior debt) (Brief Article)
• Stores fear new moves to end China's MFN status. (despite President Bush's veto of bill to end China's most-favored nation status, U.S. retailers lobby Congress to continue good trade relations with China) (Brief Article)
  by Barrett, Joyce
• Burlington to share in G&L stock offer. (Burlington Industries Inc. to sell 400,000 of its Galey and Lord Inc. stock shares in initial public offering according to registration statement with Securities and Exchange Commission)
  by Rutberg, Sidney
• Courtaulds Textiles net falls 14% in '91. (fiscal year 1991 earnings) (Brief Article)
  by Fallon, James
• Earnings at Mercantile decrease 8.1% in period. (Mercantile Stores Company Inc. fourth quarter 1991/92 earnings) (Brief Article)

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