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...became a frequent customer. In 1992 he persuaded Marks & Spencer to give Luxottica the license for Brooks-branded eyewear. But it wasn't until 1995, when Luxottica bought the parent company of LensCrafters, that Del Vecchio started down a path that would lead him to take over the iconic clothier...
When I was a kid in Arkansas in the 1980s, we viewed Dallas with something approaching reverence. Mine was a fairly conservative family, aspirational. We passionately golfed and occasionally visited Neiman Marcus, the Dallas clothier that taught the South how to wear Versace and an air of profligacy. I wanted to drive a Mercedes and order bourbon and branch the way J.R. Ewing did. I wanted to go out with a Cowboys cheerleader with marcelled blond hair. The summer I was 13, Ronald Reagan was renominated in Dallas, and I signed up to be a young volunteer...
...pants, delved into the archives and came up with astrakhan-trimmed tattersall coats and gray flannel pants embroidered with fleece, the house's insignia. Claudio Del Vecchio, the Italian-born chairman and CEO of Brooks Brothers, says he plans to sell the line, Black Fleece, in 30% of the clothier's U.S. stores and at eight more in Europe and Asia...
...worst crossover” of the year. Dell, whose firm’s stock tumbled in the face of mounting competition from rival PC-makers, had the “worst reaction time,” and Pressler, who has seen 10 of his top executives leave the clothier, is the “worst talent manager.” Summers’ most recent categorization is in stark contrast to his 2005 title as one of the 100 most influential people in the world, as ranked by TIME Magazine. Weatherhead Professor of Business Administration D. Quinn Mills, who lectures...
...attraction of luxury these days is the growth opportunity. TAG's Dana Telsey, who has tracked retail for 21 years, attributes the increased interest to "how profitable these businesses can be when run well." Companies like L Capital have earned five times their investment in firms like retail clothier Gant and three to four times their investment with Antichi Pellettieri SpA, an Italian apparel and accessories company?in just over three years...