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...founding the collective Democracy in Fashion. Bendet, 26, an ardent and open Democrat, has been recruiting designers to affix politically inspired tags to items of clothing in their current collections. One side of the tag explains the group's mission, which is to "unite fashion designers, members of the retail world and consumers to raise money in support of the 2004 Democratic candidates." On the other side, designers are urged to include a quote or reference to a socially relevant topic. Alice + Olivia items, for example, include a quote by Theodore Roosevelt that reads, "To announce that there must...
...manager of a shoe store is even more downcast. "We've been here for a year and a half, and we're still not making a profit," he says. He points to his signs offering discounts of up to 50%. "We came to a mall to be a retail store, but instead we've turned into a discount shop," he says...
...Unitech's Chandra is more optimistic about the malling of India, predicting that the bulk of the country's retail business will move into malls within a few years. More Indians are starting to buy at malls, he notes, as retailers get better at pitching goods. "We're learning the science of retailing," he says. Yet even he concedes that "the larger malls will be the only ones that survive." KSA Technopak's Singhal is also bullish about the future of malls but adds, "It's very likely that quite a few of the new malls will see occupancy rates...
...once: more than 10, including a full line of men's wear, women's wear, handbags, belts, shirts, eyewear and watches. "Kors has partnered with people who are very smart and very successful," says Janice Kaplan, executive vice president of ready-to-wear at Federated Department Stores, the retail giant that will feature the line in Bloomingdale's, Macy's, Burdines and Bon-Macy's. "Chou and Stroll know how to market. Look what they did for Tommy Hilfiger. Before them he was a total unknown...
Although he has worked almost exclusively in the top end of fashion, Kors has the perfect personality for mainstream retail. He is a former child actor who was nicknamed Chuckles for his sense of humor. He started in the business designing clothes and windows for a small shop in New York City. Before long he was selling his line to Bergdorf Goodman. Not your typical fashion prince, Kors calls himself a T-shirt-and-jeans kind of guy--a bit, you might even say, like Ralph and Calvin--and is more gossipy gadabout than aloof designer. He is known...