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...them as gifts. Thanks in part to the granny-grabber factor, children's clothes have been a consistent bright spot in an otherwise rocky retail environment. "The children's market has bucked the trend," says Marshal Cohen, co-president of the market-research firm NPDFashionworld. "It's the only apparel sector that grew...
...trend is continuing. According to NPD, in 2002 sales of children's apparel rose 6%. During the same period, sales of apparel in general fell 1.7%. The teen market, a fickle but vastly rewarding category for retailers who can crack it, was flat. And kids' apparel--for newborns through about age 10--grew even as the birthrate slightly but steadily declined...
Sales of kids' clothing are traditionally less volatile than those of adults' clothing. Children constantly outgrow things, whereas adults can more easily defer clothing purchases, especially in hard times. But this doesn't fully explain today's persistent increase in kids' apparel sales. For that, one has to look at shifts in demographics, marketing and the national mood...
Franklin, who enjoyed many of his meals at City Tavern, would be pleased to see that the replica of the original, which burned in 1834, honors its predecessor's layout and even the apparel of the 18th century serving staff. The authentic recipes for such fare as apple-wood-smoked pork chops give diners a taste of the past...
...University releases an internal investigation of the worldwide college apparel manufacturing industry, finding conditions bleak for workers...