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The top 50 apparel brands that consumers respond to the most include a large number of mass market brands and a negligible number of designer names. The top 10 brands include L'eggs hosiery, Hanes hosiery, Levi Strauss jeans, Reebok athletic shoes and active wear, Lee jeans, London Fog outerwear, Timex watches, Nike athletic shoes and active wear, No Nonsense hosiery and Playtex innerwear. The highest rated brand, L'eggs hosiery, is owned by the Sara Lee Corp and has an annual volume of $700 million., [TABULAR DATA [...]

In a corner of Covent Garden, you wouldn't notice Formes unless you were looking, but maternity shops do tend to be destination stores. Looking past the very bland window display, [...]

Byline: Genny Chang BONNIE ATLAS, Booth 5077 Tejani New York-based Tejani presents a glamorous 'Bollywood-inspired' line of authentic Indian jewelry -- chokers, bangles, necklaces and earrings that feature both delicate [...]

The number of women's coats sold slid 17 percent last year to 65,726. But some brands made a real impression on consumers. Here's a look at the leading labels based [...]

The 15 most comfortable/best-fitting brands, ranked in descending order. In a survey by NPD Group Inc., solid bread-and-butter brands capture most of the slots on the list below. Overall, women [...]

There's nothing like a little profit to get The Street interested. Coon Rapids-based Possis Medical Inc.'s stock price has more than doubled in the past two months, going from $4 [...]

Target Audience: Specializing in the manufacture of quality lingerie for mothers-to-be and new moms and a range of other consumers, Leading Lady sells to specialty shops throughout the country and [...]

Retail sales rose 1.6% last month, according to the Goldman Sachs retail composite index reported by Bloomberg News last week. It was less than the 3.4% gain in January and [...]

NPD study reveals how female shoppers make swimwear choices and predicts future swimwear trends. Nine in 10 women swimwear consumers say fit and comfort are the most important factors influencing [...]

Niagara makes a splash. Belgian swimwear company Niagara made its debut at the Lyon Mode City show in September, and we fell in love with the collection of cool suits [...]

NEW YORK -- The brand and traffic were there, and now Bebe says it has the merchandise. Despite a 12.2 percent drop in first-quarter same-store sales and a 22.7 percent [...]

NEW YORK -- Female athletes may have come a long way in the sports world, but activewear makers still have to meet the challenge of designing and marketing for women. [...]

PARIS -- It's refreshing when young, promising talents land on the scene, and this season's new stars were Alexandre Morgando and Matthieu Bureau, the French design duo behind Alexandre Matthieu. [...]

John Galliano: Infuriating, on two levels. John Galliano's incredible imagination often manifests itself in joyous displays, as it did with his wonderfully childlike fall collection. But it has a disturbing [...]

PARIS -- Tom Ford walked a tightrope at Yves Saint Laurent, and while retailers, editors and other observers largely applauded his efforts, the collection failed to garner unanimous raves. While [...]

I am just back, and I mean just back, from yon bonnie banks and yon bonnie braes where the moon shone bright on Loch Lomond -- and every other part [...]

NEW YORK -- July, historically a weak month for retailers, appears to have been even more so this year. The difficulties facing even dominant retailers were dramatized Wednesday when Gap [...]

PARIS -- The couture -- such a narrow, specific world. Or is it? Although it's been slow going in Paris this week, whatever is ailing haute -- and perhaps it's [...]

91 Fila Product: Activewear, athletic footwear and accessories. Volume: $1.1 billion. Owner: Fila SpA, Biella, Italy. Two years after establishing a women's apparel division, Fila is still struggling to find [...]

NEW YORK -- In the eyes of Wall Street, business prospects for TJX, Wal-Mart, and Dayton Hudson, which operates Target and Mervyn's, look bright. On Friday, analysts hiked ratings on [...]

They report a 10 percent rise in revenue and are boosting staffs Esprit de Corp., the $606 million manufacturer of California-style casual wear, remained the Bay Area's largest woman-owned business, [...]

It would fit right in on Robertson Boulevard, but Skyla stands out in Westwood Village. The 3,000-square-foot women's boutique has a high-end feel, but the prices are rather low. Customers […]

If Mrs. Dalloway were real and running her preparty errands today, she would fall head over heels for Decollage, a one-stop shop filled with unique ladylike clothing and knickknacks from […]

NEW YORK -- Lord & Taylor, the 170-year-old specialty store, carries the tradition torch. Its fashion is considered safe, tasteful and rarely risque. Some also say that it's become boring [...]

NEW YORK - Standard & Poor's Corp. has assigned a double-B-plus rating to the debt of The Warnaco Group Inc. S&P said the rating, which is not being assigned to [...]