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Articles in February, 1999 issue of Daily News Record

• MAKERS BET ON FABRICATIONS TO SPUR CLOTH JACKET SALES: LONGER LENGTHS, NEW SILHOUETTES ALSO BEING USED TO STIMULATE FALL '99 BUSINESS.(Industry Overview)
  by Romero, Elena
• BARNEYS' NEW OWNERS PLAN TO RETAIN COMPANY, GROW BUSINESS : STRATEGY CALLS FOR BOOSTING SALES, INCREASING CASH FLOW THIS YEAR.
  by MOIN, DAVID
• FASHION OBSERVATORY.
  by ROMERO, ELENA
• U.S. DELAYS DECISION ON CASHMERE-BANANA DEBATE.(Brief Article)
  by OSTROFF, JIM
• NORTH FACE PROFITS STUNG BY RELOCATION COSTS.
• Gildan Activewear Renegotiates Credit Line.
• Obituary: Everett Finestone Dies at 72.
• NRF TO ACQUIRE RETAIL TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS ASSOCIATION: STANDARDS GROUP SEEKS LARGER INTERNATIONAL PRESENCE.
  by Blair, Adam
• CASUAL CONNECTION.
• FAMILY BRITCHES FOLLOWS COMMUNITY VALUES FROM LANDLUBBERS TO ZEGNA : 28-YEAR-OLD CHAPPAQUA, N.Y., SPECIALTY STORE TRADES UP AND PROSPERS.
  by Palmeri, Jean E.
• FEDERATED SIGNS DEAL TO ACQUIRE FINGERHUT CATALOG--$1.7 BILLION DEAL SHOULD HELP FEDERATED GROW ITS NON-STORE RETAILING.
• ANALYSTS DOUBT THERE WILL BE AN ARMANI-ARNAULT DEAL--DESPITE TALKS BETWEEN TWO COMPANIES, EUROPEAN OBSERVERS SKEPTICAL.
  by CONTI, SAMANTHA
• Troutman Talks Merger With Lamonts.(Brief Article)
• JEANSWEAR HELPS VF CORP. EXCEED WALL STREET EXPECTATIONS--4TH-QUARTER PROFITS RISE 11.4%.(Brief Article)
  by CUNNINGHAM, THOMAS
• NEW YORK NOW.
  by VASILOPOULOS, VICKI
• FINANCIAL BRIEFS.(Brief Article)
  by RYAN, THOMAS J.
• SLOW DENIM SALES MAKE MEN'S SEARS WORST APPAREL AREA : RETAILER PLANS TO SLASH ITS PRICES, VENDOR LIST BY 15 PERCENT.
  by Brumback, Nancy
• GAP FORMS NEW DIRECT-MARKETING DIVISION.(Brief Article)
• TROPICAL SPORTSWEAR EARNINGS LEAP 78.6% IN 1ST QUARTER.(Brief Article)
• SPIEGEL'S PROFITS STRONG DESPITE STRUGGLES AT EDDIE BAUER.
• STEVE RIFKIND, COACH OF THE STREET TEAMS : AN URBAN MARKETING GURU TALKS ABOUT PROMOTING FASHION, MUSIC, FILM AND SPORTS ON THE STREETS.
  by Knight, Molly
• BRIDGE FINESSE.
  by ROTH, DEBRA
• TOP DESIGNERS DOIN' WHAT COMES NATURALLY: A NEW, EASY, MODERN SILHOUETTE ENTERS FOR FALL TO REACH THE UNTAPPED YOUNG CLOTHING MARKET.
  by Gellers, Stan
• DOWN UNDER: ON THE STREETWEAR YOU LIVE: IN AUSTRALIA, AS LARGE RETAILERS PURSUE THE RED-HOT STREETWEAR MARKET, SMALLER RETAILERS HAVE AN ADVANTAGE.
  by Huntington, Patty
• DELTA WOODSIDE SAYS DUCK HEAD STILL IN BUSINESS...STILL FOR SALE: DELTA HAD $2.8 MILLION 2D-PERIOD LOSS AFTER CHARGES FOR DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS.(Brief Article)
  by DODD, ANNMARIE
• TIE MASTERS--NECKWEAR MAKERS INVENT NEWNESS FOR MAGIC.
  by McKINNEY, MELONEE
• LATE MAGIC WILL MEAN MORE NETWORKING, LESS WRITING; KNITTERS HOPING TO OPEN NEW ACCOUNTS AT LAS VEGAS SHOW.
  by Brodsky, Renatt
• WALL ST. ANALYSTS EXPECT GOOD, NOT GREAT, '99 FOR STORES; PANEL OF EXPERTS ALSO PREDICTS FURTHER RETAIL CONSOLIDATION.
  by Kletter, Melanie
• CONE RESTRUCTURING, CUTS 650 WORKERS IN LATEST DOWNSIZING; WILL REDUCE STAFF BY 20 PERCENT IN FIRST HALF OF '99.
  by Maycumber, S. Gray
• FINANCIAL PROS EXPECT MAGIC TO REFLECT STREETWEAR'S STRENGTH; ON BROADER STAGE, THEY SEE U.S. ECONOMY STAYING SOUND; ASIA, LATIN AMERICA AS PROBLEMS.
  by Young, Viki M.
• SWEATERS TOP MAGIC BUYING LISTS FOR MANY YOUNG MEN'S STORES; SOME RETAILERS WILL BE LOOKING BEYOND HIP-HOP FOR HIGHER-END DESIGNER-TYPE LOOKS.
  by Turk, Rose-Marie
• KID-N-PLAY.
• RED INK DEEPENS AT FORSTMANN IN 4TH QUARTER, YEAR; AUDITORS QUESTION COMPANY'S FUTURE; MANAGEMENT SAYS WOOL MAKER WILL SURVIVE.(Brief Article)
  by MALONE, SCOTT
• GOING NORTH AND SOUTH UP NORTH--STOCK PRICES FOR TWO RETAILERS MOVING IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS AS EATON'S CUTS JOBS, CLUB MONACO COURTS PARTNER.(Brief Article)
  by Dunn, Brian
• RESTRUCTURING CHARGE CAUSES DECLINE IN PROFITS AT CLAIBORNE--TOTAL APPAREL WHOLESALE VOLUME ROSE 5.5 PERCENT IN 4TH QUARTER.(Brief Article)
  by KLETTER, MELANIE
• VF REALIGNS JEANSWEAR, INTERNATIONAL DIVISIONS.(Brief Article)
• SUPREME BUYS MANHATTAN, JOHN HENRY TRADEMARKS FOR $44 MILLION--CAPITAL MERCURY, OXFORD ALSO BID FOR BRANDS IN BANKRUPTCY COURT.(Brief Article)
  by RYAN, THOMAS J.
• MODE A LA CODE--A NEW STYLE MAGAZINE FOR AFRICAN-AMERICAN MALES AIMS TO CRACK MONOLITHIC STEREOTYPES.
  by Mui, Nelson
• GLOBAL, INTER-FIBER PRESSURES HURT FIBERS IN '98: DIRECT, INDIRECT IMPORTS AND FIBER COMPETITION CREATE ROUGH MARKET.(Industry Overview)
  by Maycumber, S. Gray
• NEW YORK'S MOMENT.
• ATTACK OF THE 2000 GALA MONSTERS : THE FORMALWEAR INDUSTRY IS TAKING ADVANTAGE OF A PARTY THAT ROLLS AROUND ONCE EVERY THOUSAND YEARS.
  by Lohrer, Robert
• INTER-JEANS---A STREETWEAR BLOCK PARTY : THE COLOGNE STREETWEAR FAIR IS GOOD FOR BUSINESS, GREAT FOR TRENDS AND OVER-THE-TOP HOSPITALITY.
  by Lohrer, Robert
• CAPS AND ROBBERS : ANTI-COUNTERFEITING GROUP HAS NOW PARTICIPATED IN SEIZING OVER $100M, IN STREET VALUE, OF PHONY MERCHANDISE.
  by ROMERO, ELENA
• CHINA LIFTS COTTON CONTROLS, ALLOWS SOME CAPITALISM: HOPES TO MAKE COTTON INDUSTRY MORE COMPETITIVE WITH WORLD PRICES.
  by Bow, Josephine
• MAGIC TO INSTITUTE MERIT SYSTEM FOR BOOTH SPACE: AUGUST SHOW LOCATIONS TO BE BASED ON TENURE, SIZE AND FINANCIAL COMMITMENT.
  by Dodd, Annmarie; Gellers, Stan
• KOHL'S SET TO ACQUIRE 32 CALDOR SITES IN NORTHEAST: RETAILER ALSO NAMES LAWRENCE MONTGOMERY CEO AND KEVIN MANSELL PRESIDENT.
  by Seckler, Valerie
• THE 74-INCH ROAD TO THE OAK HALL OF FAME: RETAILER OAK HALL WAS AT ITS WIDTH'S END UNTIL ONE TROUSER VENDOR WAS ABLE TO FILL AN ESPECIALLY LARGE ORDER.
  by Lohrer, Robert
• PARIS MEN'S WEAR EXHIBITIONS EXHIBIT NEW LIFE: SEHM, GLISSEXPO, TRANOI AND CASABO UNIVERS HOMMES ATTRACT BUYERS.
  by Annis, Elisa
• PLANT-CLOSING CHARGES LEAD TO WIDER LOSSES AT CONE MILLS.
• STARS LOOK ESPECIALLY SHARP AT THE ESPYS : FORMAL SURPRISE: ANNUAL SPORTS AWARDS BRING OUT THE BEST-DRESSED MEN OF ALL SEASONS.
  by Dodd, Annmarie; McKinney, Melonee
• BRADLEES EMERGES FROM CHAPTER 11 AFTER 3 1/2 YEARS: COMPANY IS CONSIDERING EXPANDING BY PICKING UP SOME CALDOR SITES.(Brief Article)
  by YOUNG, VICKI M.
• GREGERMAN RESIGNS AS V-P OF STORES FOR BARNEYS NEW YORK.
• MACY'S EAST TAGS MORE DEPARTMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC SHELF LABELS--PRICING SYSTEM PROMOTES HIGH DEGREE OF ACCURACY AT AISLES, REGISTERS.
  by Power, Denise
• RETAILERS HIT CHICAGO COLLECTIVE WITH O-T-B IN HAND--STORES PICK UP TAILORED CLOTHING, SPORTSWEAR AND B&T AT SHOW.(Brief Article)
  by Dodd, Annmarie
• HITTING HIS STRIDE--A FASHION FOLLOWING, LITERALLY, FROM THE GROUND UP.
  by Dodd, Annmarie
• APPAREL-TEXTILE IMPORTS UP ONLY 6.4% DURING DECEMBER; FOR ALL OF '98, IMPORTS ROSE 13.3% TO 25.94 BILLION SME COMPARED WITH '97.
  by Ostroff, Jim
• RETAILERS HEAR THE CALL FROM CYBERSPACE; MANY HAVE SITES BUT SOME STORES AREN'T YET TAKING ACTUAL ORDERS ONLINE.(Industry Overview)
  by Brumback, Nancy; Dukes, Anne; Palmieri, Jean E.; Turk, Rose-Marie; Vargo, Julie
• MEN'S APPAREL SALES IN DOLLARS JUMP 6.8% DURING '98; DEP'T STORES, OFF- PRICERS LEAD GAINS, ACCORDING TO NPD AMERICAN SHOPPERS PANEL DATA.(Industry Overview)
  by Schneiderman, Ira P.
• LOWER PRICES WELCOMED AT PITTI FILATI: MILLS CUT MOST YARN PRICES, INCLUDING CASHMERE, BY 5 TO 10 PERCENT.
  by Muir, Lucie
• CROWLEY MILNER LIQUIDATING; WILL SELL EIGHT UNITS TO VALUE CITY.(Brief Article)
  by RYAN, THOMAS J.
• RETAILERS' NEED NO LONGER EXTREME : MIDDLE-OF-THE-ROAD LOOKS TO APPEAL TO BUYERS IN SEARCH OF NEWNESS AT MAGIC.
  by Romero, Elena
• YOUNG MEN'S CHAINS POST STRONG SALES GAINS IN JANUARY: AMERICAN EAGLE, GAP LEAD THE WAY WITH DOUBLE-DIGIT INCREASES.
  by CUNNINGHAM, THOMAS
• STRIKE CONTINUES AT TWO CANADIAN SOCK FACTORIES: IRIS HOSIERY AND UNITE WORKERS SQUARE OFF ON WAGE INCREASES.
  by Dunn, Brian
• RUBEL JOINS COLE-HAAN IN TOP POSTS.
• Pergola Joins Hugo Boss USA; Ottomanelli Promoted.
• RIETER HAS DOUBLE-DIGIT DROPS IN '98 ORDERS, SALES.(Brief Article)
• MORE CUTBACKS PLANNED AS MILLS DESPAIR.
  by Jenkins, Harry
• GOLF ON THE FLY : AS AIRPORTS LOOK MORE AND MORE LIKE MALLS, MEN'S GOLF APPAREL HAS A FOOTHOLD IN THE NEW BLUEPRINT.
  by Murphy, Terry
• GUCCI MOVES TO BLOCK LVMH'S BID TO PUT ARNAULT NOMINEE ON BOARD.(LVMH-Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton; Bernard Arnault; Umberto Guida)(Brief Article)
• NEW YORK'S OPENING SALVO--KENNETH COLE, GREG NORMAN AND RON CHERESKIN STEP OUT.
• WATCHES WITH HELPING HANDS--TOURNEAU TO HOLD AUCTION OF CELEBRITY WATCHES FOR CHARITY.
  by McKinney, Melonee
• DATA SHOWS THAT YOUNG MEN'S MARKET IS FLUSH.
  by Gray Maycumber, S.
• GRAY MATTERS.(Brief Article)
• T. EATON TO CUT 200 POSTS IN MOVE TO BOOST PROFITS.(Brief Article)
  by Seckler, Valerie
• A TONAL TAKE ON FALL--WITHOUT FANFARE, THREE COLLECTIONS FOR THREE DIFFERENT GUYS.(Brief Article)
• THERE WERE 18 HOLES IN HIS ALIBI--TWO GOLF TIPS: WHERE TO PLAY AND A DISCREET EXCUSE TO EXPLAIN YOUR WHEREABOUTS.
  by Lohrer, Robert
• Hugo Boss Has Double-Digit Sales, Earnings Gains in '98.(Brief Article)
• YOUNG DESIGNERS SERVE UP SURF AND TURF--NYE TAKES INSPIRATION FROM THE SEA WHILE JON VALDI GIVES LEATHERS AND SHEARLING A COSMOPOLITAN FLAIR.(Brief Article)
• Tricots St. Raphael and Gitman Sign License.(Brief Article)
• P-VH SELLING GANT TO PYRAMID PARTNERS, BRAND'S INT'L LICENSEE--LABEL TO BE WITHDRAWN FROM U.S., REINTRODUCED AS LUXURY BRAND IN THE FUTURE.
  by McKINNEY, MELONEE

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