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Payless to foray into beauty market in September 08-03-2010
Payless ShoeSource, known for its affordable footwear, handbags and other accessories, will enter the beauty and body products category this September, the unit of Collective Brands Inc. |
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Lindsay Lohan's fashion adventure ends after one show 08-03-2010
Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan's design career has ended after a single collection for Parisian label Emanuel Ungaro, leaving the fashion world divided over whether her work was a disaster or a much-needed bit of fun. |
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Brazil raises tariffs on dozens of US goods in cotton feud 08-03-2010
Brazil said it would raise tariffs on 591 million dollars worth of US products, including many luxury consumer items such as cosmetics, in the latest twist in its showdown over US cotton subsidies it has blasted as unfair. |
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Fear of ageing drives men's cosmetic sales 08-03-2010
Male cosmetics sales in Britain are growing at twice the rate of the female market, according to a survey, with the need to look good for job interviews and the fear of looking old playing key roles. |
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Egypt Arab Cotton Ginning sells land for $15.5 million 08-03-2010
Egyptian textiles company Arab Cotton Ginning sold 11,213 square metres of land in a public auction for $15.5 million, it said in a statement to the stock exchange. |
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Egypt's Alcotexa sells 1,023 tonnes of cotton in past week 08-03-2010
Egypt's Alexandria Cotton Exporters' Association (Alcotexa) committed to sell 1,023 tonnes of cotton in the week that ended on March 6, an Alcotexa official said. |
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Zale shares jump; investor criticizes ex-CEO 08-03-2010
Shares of Zale Corp rose nearly 17 percent after The Wall Street Journal quoted the jewelry retailer's largest shareholder as criticizing former CEO Neal Goldberg. |
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Unilever CFO Huet gets 3.3 million golden hello 08-03-2010
Consumer goods maker Unilever Plc will pay a "golden hello" of nearly 3.3 million pounds ($5 million) to its new Chief Financial Officer Jean-Marc Huet to compensate him for lost incentives from his former employer. |
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Jewellers sell back scrap; Tokyo premiums slip 08-03-2010
Jewellers sold back some of their holdings to take advantage of firm bullion prices, while gold bars were offered at a discount for the first time in two months in Tokyo as selling persisted. |
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Aussie underwear has gone bananas 08-03-2010
Australian underwear company AussieBum has been monkeying around and the result is a range of men's underwear made with bananas. |
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Christian Lacroix brand lives on, CEO says 08-03-2010
Fashion house Christian Lacroix may be bankrupt but the brand lives on thanks to new licence deals in areas such as furniture, eyewear and upmarket stationary, the chief executive of the company said. |
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Gowns and gems dazzle on Oscars red carpet 08-03-2010
Spectacular gowns and millions of dollars worth of jewelry lit up the Oscars red carpet as stars opted for old-school Hollywood glamor on Tinseltown's glitziest night of the year. |
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Clean and lean at Celine 08-03-2010
Clean and lean summed up Phoebe Philo's autumn-winter collection for Celine, which was refreshingly uncluttered and looked ready to step straight off the runway into the street. |
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Masterclass from Viktor&Rolf 07-03-2010
Quirky Dutch design duo Viktor & Rolf held a masterclass in the art of dressing, which was wildly applauded by the packed audience at their label's ready-to-wear show for next winter. |
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From the hunt to the boudoir: Galliano's libertines for Dior 07-03-2010
From the exhilaration of the hunt to the seduction of the boudoir, John Galliano's collection for autumn-winter for Christian Dior was inspired by 18th century libertines. |
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EU court rejects appeal on China/Vietnam shoe duty 07-03-2010
A European court has rejected an appeal by a number of Hong Kong and China-based shoemakers against import duties levied by the European Commission on shoes originating form China and Vietnam. |
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Alexon to raise £20.3 million in discounted stock sale 07-03-2010
British fashion retailer Alexon Group Plc said it planned to raise about 20.3 million pounds through a stock sale, primarily to reorganise its property portfolio. |
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John Lewis adds to evidence of February sales bounce 07-03-2010
Bellwether retailer John Lewis posted another double-digit percentage rise in weekly sales as wet weather drove customers to its stores, adding to evidence consumer spending bounced back in February. |
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Chauffeur takes the rap in Naomi Campbell row 07-03-2010
British supermodel Naomi Campbell declared an end to her war with a limousine driver after he apologized for getting police involved and accusing her of beating him over the head. |
