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Byline: ARNOLD J. KARR Diesel to Go Pop-up With 101 Diesel is about to take the wraps off its first pop-up shop, set to open Friday in Brooklyn's Williamsburg section. [...]

Byline: LISA LOCKWOOD Ramy Brook to Open N.Y. Store Ramy Brook, the contemporary sportswear and handbag company, is ready to take the retail plunge. The four-year-old company, which sells to [...]

Byline: NINA JONES Topshop Set to Open 2 H.K. Units LONDON - Topshop is set to open two more stores in Hong Kong this summer, one of which will house [...]

J. Crew Plans Fourth London Unit LONDON - J. Crew will open its fourth store here in September, a 4,500-square-foot unit in Sloane Square next door to Tiffany & Co. [...]

Philipp Plein Opening in Manhattan Philipp Plein is bringing his incongruous happy Goth aesthetic to Manhattan. Plein, a German born, Swiss-based designer, in September will open his first New York [...]

Cos Bar to Brookfield Place Cos Bar, the Denver beauty emporium with a cult following, is opening a 1,300-square-foot store at Brookfield Place in lower Manhattan. It will be the [...]

Peter Millar Plans Flagship in NYC Peter Millar will open a New York City flagship this fall, a two-level, 3,400-square-foot site at 536 Madison Avenue, between 54th and 55th Streets. [...]

Saks and Nordstrom To Boost Off-Price Nordstrom and Saks Fifth Avenue are betting big on their off-price concepts. The Seattle-based Nordstrom Inc. plans to sharply increase the number of Rack [...]

Annick Goutal to Open First U.S. Shop With an eye on expansion, Annick Goutal will open its first U.S. store next week, a 400-square-foot shop on Bleecker Street in Manhattan's [...]

Byline: DAVID MOIN J. Crew Sets 2014 Store Openings NEW YORK - J. Crew Group Inc. plans for robust store growth this year, despite the declines in mall traffic besetting [...]

Parke & Ronen to Reopen L.A. Unit LOS ANGELES - The cold winter has had people dreaming of warm escapes, and swimwear specialist Parke & Ronen is ready to outfit [...]

Will Leather Opening N.Y. Store NEW YORK - Where there's a will, there's a way. At least for Will Leather Goods, an Oregon-based leather accessories brand that will open its [...]

Nasty Gal Adds Execs, Expands Collections Nasty Gal keeps growing up. The rapidly evolving online retailer continues to bolster its executive ranks and to add more product categories to its [...]

J. Crew Set to Open Two Stores in Asia J. Crew group is planting its flag in Hong Kong. The retailer will open two stores in the city in May, [...]

Eres Expands Global Retail Eres continues its rollout of boutiques worldwide. The Chanel-owned luxury lingerie and swimwear specialist will open three directly operated stores in Munich, Hamburg and Désseldorf, Germany, [...]

Printemps' New Owner Ignites Retail Expansion PARIS - Printemps is opening today its first new store in 32 years in the Carrousel du Louvre shopping mall in Paris. The two-story [...]

BHV Planning Men's Outpost by MILES SOCHA Galeries Lafayette-owned department store to add shops, attractions PARIS The Marais district in Paris, already a magnet for shoppers and chockablock with trendy [...]

Lagerfeld to Open London Flagship JOELLE DIDERICH PARIS Karl Lagerfeld is set to open his biggest European store to date in London next year as part of the global retail [...]

Gucci's U.S. Push By MARC KARIMZADEH NEW YORK The transformation of Gucci's North America business is in full motion. During an exclusive interview here last week, Patrizio di Marco, Gucci's [...]

Byline: MARCY MEDINA Something Just Ticks BEVERLY HILLS As the luxury watch market has rebounded from the recession, European brands are seizing the opportunity Stateside by retooling their retail strategies [...]

Plethora of Pop-ups: When Is There Too Much of a Good Thing? POP GOES THE SHOP. The hottest trend in retailing this year isn't Zhu Zhu pets or over-the-knee boots [...]

Piazza Sempione Forges Ahead With U.S. Expansion MILAN The financial bubble may have burst, but for Piazza Sempione, the U.S. is still a ballooning market. The fashion firm is pushing [...]

L.A. Airport Expanding Retail LOS ANGELES Travel retail is set for expansion at Los Angeles International Airport as part of an at least $1.2 billion overhaul. Looking to the future [...]

Sixty USA Restructures, Taps Aldo for Retail Management New York-based Sixty USA is undergoing a wide-scale restructuring in response to the difficult economy, underperforming stores and a weakened wholesale business. [...]

Uniqlo Set to Open Paris Flagship in Fall PARIS Continuing its global push, Japan fast-fashion giant Uniqlo plans to open a sprawling Paris flagship this fall. Located at Rue Scribe [...]

Seven For All Mankind Preps for Paris Shop Seven for all mankind is looking to capitalize on surging sales in France with the opening of a branded store in Paris, [...]

La Samaritaine Gets New Life PARIS La Samaritaine, the landmark Paris department store shuttered in June 2005 because it did not meet city fire safety standards, will be reborn as [...]

Sander Opening Second N.Y. Store NEW YORK Jil Sander will have the uptown and downtown crowds covered, starting Saturday. That's when the company, which already has a Crosby Street flagship [...]

Byline: Sophia Chabbott COACH IS OFF TO RUSSIA. The $2.9 billion American accessories firm revealed plans to enter the Russian market and open at least 15 stores within the next [...]

Byline: Ross Tucker DIAMONDS IN DALLAS: De Beers will open its sixth U.S. unit on April 1 at NorthPark Center in Dallas. Located between Neiman Marcus and Barneys New York, [...]

Byline: Cecily Hall Major retail players, such as Saks Fifth Avenue, Gap Inc. and Coach Inc., along with designer brands like Chanel, Lanvin, Gucci, Louis Vuitton and Marc Jacobs, are [...]

Byline: Lisa Lockwood For 24 years, the late Janet Brown catered to the ultrachic and wealthy women of Nassau County on Long Island and beyond with her namesake designer boutique [...]

Byline: David Moin Flirty French contemporary brand Diabless is showing its legs. After opening its first U.S. store last April in Los Angeles, the brand will launch its first East [...]

Byline: Julee Greenberg NEW YORK - Adam Lippes, founder, creative director and chief executive officer of adampluseve, is thinking big when it comes to retail. In September, Lippes plans to [...]

Gary Guthrie moves across the sales floor at Rubensteins, equal parts carefree and concerned. He's arranging product, instructing associates, observing, listening. A definite people-person, he uses his abundant charm, good [...]

Byline: Samantha Conti, With contributions from Whitney Beckett LONDON -- Abercrombie & Fitch will make its European debut with a bang, on Savile Row. Industry sources here say the American [...]

ARMANI ON THE MOVE: Giorgio Armani said Thursday it plans to open a flagship and relocate its corporate headquarters and commercial showrooms to Tokyo's Ginza district in mid-2007. 'Although Japan [...]

NEW YORK -- The Neiman Marcus Group is cooking up another dish to accelerate its growth. The country's premier designer chain is expected to test next year a scaled-down version [...]

As a retailer, trying to figure out where to strategically locate your stores is the crux of the job. 'The most expensive thing a retailer can do is open a [...]

Byline: Amy S. Choi NEW YORK -- The mixed-use developer The Related Cos. is best known here for the $1.6 billion Time Warner Center, home to luxury condominiums, retailers and [...]

NEW YORK -- Leather goods specialist Ghurka is embarking on a major retail push and comprehensive image update geared toward women as it turns 30. The Norwalk, Conn.-based brand has [...]

NEW YORK -- Saks Fifth Avenue is banking on 'world class' customer service as a linchpin to help replenish its cachet in the fiercely competitive luxury segment. The retailer outlined [...]

Byline: Rosemary Feitelberg NEW YORK -- The paint is barely dry on Oscar de la Renta's new Madison Avenue store, but the designer already has secured space for a second [...]

EVERLAST EXPANSION: Everlast Worldwide Inc., which has been aggressively expanding overseas, has signed a licensing agreement with Big Brands, a Johannesburg-based firm, to develop Everlast apparel in South Africa. The [...]

NEW YORK -- The protest march Sunday on the eve of the Republican National Convention will take tens of thousands of demonstrators down 34th Street and across Herald Square, past [...]

NEW YORK -- The debut of Sean John the store is still months away. Yet Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs is progressing in his plan to build a national chain of [...]

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- They'd take sites on Fifth Avenue and 34th Street, then leapfrog to the suburban malls. Now, big-name retailers are waking up to the inner-city neighborhoods in between. [...]

NEW YORK -- Like many retailers, it's been a rough ride for The Limited Inc. this year, marked by negative comps, decreased earnings per share, cautious inventory planning, some order [...]

NEW YORK -- Ed Brennan has been building a top-notch merchandising team at DFS Group Ltd., based in San Francisco. With the blessing of its parent, the ubiquitous LVMH Moet [...]

NEW YORK -- Five years ago, ShopKo Stores was a regional discounter with a low profile, and an apparel department, recalled soft-lines chief Roger (Skip) Chustz, that was 'a big [...]