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Articles in December, 1995 issue of Daily News Record

• Mexico muscling its way to top apparel supplier for U.S.
  by Ostroff, Jim
• Edison gets bankruptcy court OK on store closings, DIP financing. (Edison Brothers Stores Inc., debtor-in-possession)(Brief Article)
• Certified Fashion Guild files to reorganize in chap. 11.(Brief Article)
• Monsanto to increase nylon fiber capacity using Toray tech.(Toray Industries to provide synthetic fiber technology)(Brief Article)
• Liquidators: GOB sales are losing their magic. (going-out-of-business)(Brief Article)
  by Wilner, Rich
• Venture unveils hybrid store format for key vendors. (Venture Stores Inc.)
  by Tosh, Mark
• Honduras underwear firms miss out in the case of the missing GALs. (import position of Fruit of the Loom and Sara Lee threatened by Guaranteed Access Levels)
  by Ostroff, Jim
• New top executives slated at Austin Reed, Selfridges.(Brief Article)
  by Fallon, James
• Douglas joins Weiner's as president, CEO. (Herbert R. Douglas, Weiner's Stores)(Brief Article)
• Role of banks in going global outlined to AAMA Thursday.(American Apparel Manufacturers Association)
  by Ryan, Thomas J.
• Textile technology: shuttleless air-jet looms lead weaving innovations.(50 Years: Fiber & Textile Innovation, 1945-1995)
  by Clune, Ray
• Fred Meyer expands chain out west.(Brief Article)
• Eight print-cloth mills slate weeklong yuletide closings.(Gray Goods)(Column)(Brief Article)
  by Jenkins, Harry
• Bankruptcy pros fear more retail chapter 11's.(lawyers and analysts predict more closings in 1996)
  by Wilner, Rich
• Edison's pretax operating loss hits $20 million in 3d quarter.(Edison Brothers Stores Inc. reports 3d qtr 1995 financial statistics)(Brief Article)
• Exports fuel growth in Italy's apparel sector in 3d quarter.(Brief Article)
• Jhane won't show in NY; Donna takes her time slot.(Jhane Barnes, Donna Karan)
  by Socha, Miles
• 1995: a look back at some sunny segments of a dreary year.(Industry Overview)
  by Curan, Catherine; Gellers, Stan; Kaplan, Don; Socha, Miles; Spevack, Rachel
• More makers joining the $1,000 suit club; Americans making inroads into Italian-dominated area.(Industry Overview)
  by Gellers, Stan
• Michael Gleim promoted at Bon-Ton Stores.(to chief operating officer, vice-chairman)(Brief Article)
• TFA axes January press preview, postpones date of '96 Aldo Awards.(The Fashion Association)
  by Socha, Miles
• Polyester shipments mirror market as declines continue through Nov. (textile polyester staple, domestic shipments, 1995)
  by Maycumber, S. Gray
• Duckwall profits soar in quarter. (Duckwall-ALCO)(Brief Article)
• 4 former Industrion execs ordered to pay Dixie $1.8M. (Dixie Yarns Inc.)(Brief Article)
• Fred Meyer narrows its loss to $2.3M in third quarter. (third quarter 1995)(Brief Article)
• Burlington to buy back $45M in stock. (Burlington Industries Inc.)(Brief Article)
• Print-cloth prices still dropping; mills mull more production cuts.(Gray Goods)(Column)(Brief Article)
  by Jenkins, Harry
• 2 cotton twill orders for export stand out in lackluster week.(Industrial Gray Goods)(Brief Article)(Column)
  by Jenkins, Harry
• Midwest.(Men's Business Manages to Squeak by '94 Results, But Fails to Reach Plan at Many Stores)
  by Sharoff, Robert
• Rose's Stores has operating loss of $775,000 in third quarter. (quarter ending October 28, 1995)(Brief Article)
• More print-cloth low bids nixed as mills try to blot out red ink.(Gray Goods)
  by Jenkins, Harry
• B.W. Harris moves out of deep freeze into the '90s.(Company Profile)
  by Gellers, Stan
• $50M in cold-weather gear reordered by DPSC for American troops in Bosnia. (Defense Personnel Support Center)(Brief Article)
  by Barrett, Joyce
• 4 bottomweight, 3 print-cloth mills to shut down for Christmas week.(Industrial Gray Goods)(Column)(Brief Article)
  by Jenkins, Harry
• Prices well below cost levels; more mills set yule closings. (textile mills)(Industrial Gray Goods)(Brief Article)(Column)
  by Jenkins, Harry
• Cutting-edge stores seek innovations in clothing(men's tailored clothing for fall 1996)
  by Gellers, Stan
• 1945-1995: 50 years of textile and fiber innovations that outstripped the previous 5,000 years.
  by Maycumber, S. Gray
• Made in N.Y. textile products aim of new city initiative.
  by Maycumber, S. Gray
• DuPont to invest $75M on spunlace unit in Spain.(Brief Article)
• Forstmann gets court OK to sell claim against Plaid.(Forstmann and Company Inc., Plaid Clothing Group Inc.)(Brief Article)
• Two buildings at Malden Mills severely damaged by explosion.(Malden Mills Industries suffers fire and 31 people hurt)
  by McNamara, Michael
• Saks eyeing Broadway sites on West Coast.(Saks Fifth Avenue looks at closed stores)(Brief Article)
• Freight rate war cutting costs of Caribbean apparel imports.
  by Ramey, Joanna
• Baron Group files Chap. 11.(Brief Article)
• Kmart reaches agreement on bonds and extends bank credit agreement.
  by Wilner, Rich
• P-VH to spend $14M for costs of cutting 12,000 employees; part of a $25M restructuring plan. (Phillips-Van Heusen Corp.)(Brief Article)
• New faces from Paris. (update)(fashion designers in Paris, France present men's clothing collections)
• Moody's rates Kmart's $1.2B shelf offering. (Moody's Investors Service)(Brief Article)
• E. Krell promoted at London Fog.(Edward M. Krell, chief financial officer, London Fog Industries Inc.)(Brief Article)
• Oshman's Sporting Goods cuts loss in third period. (third quarter 1995)(Brief Article)
• Corrections.(to article about effect of litigation costs on Stage II's fourth-quarter performance)(Correction Notice)
• HSN, Sumitomo in Japanese TV-home-shopping venture. (Home Shopping Network Inc.)(Brief Article)
  by Furukawa, Tsukasa
• Sportswear designers catch Olympic fever; with or without licenses, the games are pushing creativity to new records.
  by Socha, Miles
• Closeouts take the fast lane on the information highway. (Closeout Information Superhighway, International Closeout Exchange Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)
• H.I.S. tops off its men's licensees with Santana. (licensing deal)(Brief Article)
  by Gellers, Stan
• Guilford Mills sees 1st-period falling below estimates.(1st qtr 1996)(Brief Article)
• Bear Stearns lowers evaluation on Men's Wearhouse.(Brief Article)
• J.M. Wiggins adds presidency of Dyersburg operations.(Brief Article)
• Nike apparel sales soar 62% in second quarter.(Brief Article)
• U.S. textile makers told to meet 21st-century challenges now.
  by Clune, Ray
• Wintry weather sparks men's holiday business.
  by Kaplan, Don; Lloyd, Brenda; Sharoff, Robert; Taylor, Tracy; Vargo, Julie
• Kenneth Cole inks license with Bedford for leathers. (Bedford Sportswear, men's leather outerwear)(Brief Article)
• Mac Frugal's falls into red in third period.(Mac Frugal's Bargains-Closeouts Inc.)(Brief Article)
• Joseph Freed of Davide Genci.(The Best Retail Sales Specialists)(Interview)
  by Palmieri, Jean E.
• The postwar French revolution: ready-to-wear.(50 Years: Fiber & Textile Innovation, 1945-1995)
  by D'Aulnay, Sophie
• Chipman-Union workers approve union agreement.(Brief Article)
• Bankers see soft apparel climate continuing into early '96.(bank executives believe asset-based loans to retailer will be used more frequently)
  by Picard, Diane E.
• Report Lanier getting Nautica clothing line. (Lanier Clothes)(Brief Article)
  by Gellers, Stan
• Farah loses $2.7M.(Brief Article)
  by Brady, Jennifer L.
• Norton Ditto is one of a kind.(Interview)
  by Vargo, Julie
• A new game for green-grass golf collections; big companies with pro-shop lines pitching new marketing strategies.
  by Spevack, Rachel
• $240-$260M charge to put Fruit of Loom in red: company expects losses in 4th quarter and year.(Brief Article)
• Mossimo plans to raise $28M from IPO.(initial public offering)(Brief Article)
• Smith Haven Mall to be acquired by Simon Property, Investor; deal worth $221 million. (Simon Property Group Inc.)(Brief Article)
  by Tosh, Mark
• Milkyway Int'l Trading files Chap. 7, seeks to liquidate. (Milkyway International Trading Inc.)(Brief Article)
• Mitsubishi creates silk-like poly. (Mitsubishi Rayon Company Ltd. polyester fiber; sets production plans)(Brief Article)
  by Furukawa, Tsukasa
• U.S. lifts '96 quotas on Honduras underwear imports.(Brief Article)
  by Ostroff, Jim
• Planting Terrasystems in the retail landscape; Graj+Gustavsen's idea factory creates new store concept.(Terrasystems is the latest retail concept from Edison Brothers Stores Inc.)
  by Kaplan, Don
• Yarn sales agency formed by J. Kaplan. (Yarn Group, Jerry Kaplan)(Brief Article)
• Coville survives recall nightmare, sees stronger fabric business.(Fiber + Fabric Focus)(Column)
  by Maycumber, S. Gray

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