Page
5
Houston's Property to be
Auctioned
Few people can sing like Whitney Houston. But anyone with some spare cash can dress like the Grammy winner, right down to one of her black velvet bustiers, and croon into one of her microphones.
Those items and more than 300 others from a 1999 world tour, including grand pianos, drum kits and a forklift, are to be auctioned in an effort to cover unpaid storage fees on the gear and clothing, said Jeffrey Campisi, a lawyer for Speed of Sound, a company that has been tending to the equipment.
The tour gear, which includes speakers, amplifiers and a vintage barber chair along with designer clothes, has been stored in Irvington since the tour, Campisi said.
Speed of Sound went to court in May after not receiving payments from Houston's company, Nippy Inc, for a year. The company is now owed $175,000 to $200,000, Campisi said on Wednesday.
He couldn't estimate what the auction might bring, but said any excess money will go to Nippy.
In recent comments to newspapers, Seltzer has said the auction is being held to dispose of outdated equipment and costumes that are no longer needed.
Forty-year-old Houston is divorcing singer Bobby Brown after 14 stormy years of marriage. Some of his music awards will be on the same auction
block.
The home that Brown and Houston once shared in Alpharetta, Ga. went on the market in November.
She avoided a sheriff's sale of her New Jersey mansion after falling more than $1 million behind on the mortgage and accumulating $83,000 in unpaid taxes.
A deal has been reached on the mortgage and the taxes on the 10-acre Mendham estate have been paid, Morris County authorities said.
Houston has been living in Los Angeles, working on an album.
3/24
December 2006
Retailers'
Sales Review
Neiman Marcus reported a 7.1% increase in comparable revenues from $637m to $682m for the five weeks ended 30 December. Total revenues in the same period went from $637m to $689m, marking an 8.3% growth.
The Buckle said net sales increased 7.2% to $88.8m from $82.8m in 2005. Same-store sales at the company, which sells apparel, shoes and accessories, increased 3.6%.
Deb Shops said same-store sales slipped 7.5% during the month and total sales decreased 4% to $41m from $42.7m.
American Eagle Outfitters, which operates 908 teen specialty stores in the US and Canada, reported a 13% boost in December sales. Net sales moved ahead 20% to $522.4m during the month.
Nordstrom said preliminary net sales were $1.27bn during December, marking a 9.8% increase from last year’s $1.16bn sales. Same-store sales grew 9%.
Urban Outfitters, a consumer products company, announced that total sales for the calendar month of December grew by 15%, while total company same-store sales declined by 5% versus a combined 'comp' increase of 6% for the same period last year.
TJX Companies enjoyed a 10% hike in net sales to $2.5bn from $2.3bn a year ago. Same-store sales grew 6%.
Hot Topic experienced a 5.1% decline in same-store sales during December as total sales declined 1% to $131m.
Aeropostale said same-store sales were up 1.7% in the December period compared to last year’s 11.4% spurt. Meanwhile, net sales grew 12.6% to $266.7m from $236.8m a year ago.
Family Dollar Stores posted a 1.2% comparable increase for December as net sales increased 5.7%.
Abercrombie & Fitch reported a 1% drop in same-store sales during the month. Net sales, however, were up 15% to $603.6m from $525.9m in 2005.
Zumiez were ahead 11.5% during the final month of 2006, versus a 20.9% leap in the prior-year month. Total sales were up 40.5% to $62.5m.
Citi Trends reported that same-store sales decreased 0.1% during the five-week December period, while net sales advanced 17.8% to $60.4m during the month.
Cache said same-store sales were up 4% during the month as net sales increased 4% to $39.1m from $37.7m a year ago.
Wilsons The Leather Experts said total sales were $75.7m compared to $110.2m last year. Same-store sales decreased 23.1% compared to last year’s 7.7% fall.
New York & Company’s net sales leapt 8.8% to $192.8m. This compared to $177.1m a year ago. Same-store sales, meanwhile, grew 3.2% compared to an increase of 10.9% last year.
The Wet Seal said same-store sales edged up1.3% in December compared with an increase of 38.5% in 2005. Net sales were $76.5m compared with $69.9m previously, an increase of 9.4%.
Limited Brands reported that same-store sales increased 4% as net sales increased 6% to $2.03bn from $1.91bn the year before.
Ross Stores’ December net sales grew 8% to $729m from $672m as same-stores increased 2%.
Pacific Sunwear of California said total sales increased 3.3% to $250.5m from $242.4m last year. Same-store sales slipped 3.2%.
Guess?, total sales in December increased 14.5% to $103.4m. Same-store sales, meanwhile, jumped 13%.
Chico’s reported that total sales increased 11.9% to $193.2m from $172.6m previously, as same-store sales decreased 2%.
Dress Barn said its same-store sales increased 5% in December while total sales increased 9% to $159.8m at the apparel retailer from $147.2m a year ago.
Claire’s Stores reported that total sales increased 7% to $247.84m from $231.45m. Same-store sales were static.
Stein Mart said total sales increased 2.1% in December to $216.2m from $211.8m the year before. On a same-store basis, sales were static.
JC Penney, which operates department stores and sells through catalogues and online, said same-store department store sales increased 2.6% compared with a 2.2% increase last year. Total department store sales increased 4.2% for the five weeks. Total direct sales slid 1.4% for the period compared with a 4.3% increase last year.
Dillard’s, total sales decreased 3% to $1.23bn from $1.27bn while same-store sales decreased 5%.
The Bon-Ton Stores said total sales in the five weeks increased 147% to $642m from $259.9m a year ago while Bon-Ton same-store sales decreased
5/8%.
Federated Department Stores said same-store sales increased 4.4% as net sales decreased 8.5% to $5bn.
Kohl’s chain of department stores said net sales rose 11.2% as same-store sales increased 3%.
Saks reported a 13% rise in total monthly sales to $444m as same-store sales grew 11.1%.
United Retail Group reported a 2% net sales decrease to $55.7m during December 2006, from $56.6m in the same month last year. Same-store sales decreased 2% for the month versus a 16% increase in December 2005.
Stage Stores reported that total sales for the five-week period ended 30 December 2006 increased 11.8% to $270.5m, while same-store sales increased 2.2% compared to an increase of 7.3% last year.
JoS. A. Bank Clothiers announced that its total sales for December increased 12.1% to $102.1m, compared with $91.1m in December 2005. Same-store sales increased 1.4% for the month.
Mothers Work, a maternity apparel retailer, announced said that net sales for the month of December 2006 increased approximately 0.3% to approximately $55.6m, while same-store sales for the month decreased 0.3% versus a comparable store sales increase of 3.5% for December 2005.
Gottschalks announced that same-store sales for the month of December 2006 increased 2.1% from the prior year, and that total sales for the month increased 1.2% to $133.1m from $131.5m in December 2005.
*
************************************************
The Buzz
Do you or one of your co-workers have
an announcement to make? A birthday, promotion, new baby, engagement, marriage?
Email their name, store name and city and state to
buzz@mcpetesez.com
Its Free!!
If you would like to include a picture, please
send it as a JPG or GIF.
***************************************************
10 Ways to Know if You
Have "Estrogen Issues"
1.
Everyone around you has an attitude problem.
2.
You're adding chocolate chips to your cheese omelet.
3.
The dryer has shrunk every last pair of your jeans.
4.
Your husband is suddenly agreeing to everything you say.
5.
You're using your cellular phone to dial up every bumper sticker that says: "How's my driving-call 1- 800-".
6.
Everyone's head looks like an invitation to batting practice.
7.
Everyone seems to have just landed here from "outer space".
8
You can't believe they don't make a tampon bigger than Super Plus.
9
You're sure that everyone is scheming to drive you crazy.
10.
The ibuprofen bottle is empty and you bought it yesterday.
" Reps.
Corner"
Hey Sales Reps!.
Take on a new line? E-Mail
us for your Complimentary Listing.
for 4 issues Free.
*****************************************************
Rep name
E-mail contact,
Name of the line
Paula Alison Sales
rickbtx@tx.rr.com
Playboy Intimates (white
label), Playboy Swimwear
Reps listed below are covering Brass
Head Bound & Inferno
Lingerie:
Cain & Associates
scain15@aol.com
Covering: North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia & W. Virginia
Franz Pass Pass Distributing Co. franz@passdistributing.com
Covering: California, Nevada, Arizona, Oregon, Washington
Scott Funaro funlovesale@yahoo.com
Covering: California, Hawaii
Simpson Sales jim137@adelphia.net
kathy137@adelphia.net
Covering: Florida, Alabama, Georgia
Women's
Wear & Textile Shows & Events for
Jan 2006 - April 2007
Please contact the show before going in case of date
changes or cancellations.
Jan 12-16 LA Fashion
Market
www.californiamarketcenter.com
Jan 14-17 New England Apparel Club
Royal Plaza Trade Center, Marlboro, Mass
rkeyes277@earthlink.net
Jan 15-18 World Boutique, Hong Kong
www.worldboutiquehk.com
Jan 21-23
Blue
www.enkshows.com/blue
Jan 21-23 International Lingerie Show
-Miami
www.spectrade.com
Jan 22-24 Project New York
www.projectshow.com
Jan 23-24 Texbridge
- New York
Turkish Fashion Fabric Exhibition
www.turkishfabric.com
Jan 23-25
Texworld
www.texworldusa.com
Jan 23-25
Colombiatex
www.colombiatex.com
Jan 24-25 Premiere Vision Preview New York
www.premierevision-newyork.com
Jan 28-31 FashionCenterDallas
lslingerie@houston.rr.com
Feb 1-4 Atlanta Apparel Mart
jim137@adelphia.net
Feb 2-4 Salon International Interfiliere
www.lingerie-paris.com
Feb 3-6
Stylemax
www.merchandisemart.com/stylemax
Feb 4-6
Body Look
www.igedo.com
Feb 5-9
Market Week
Feb 7-9 Lingerie Americas - New York
www.lingerie-americas.com
Feb 12-15 Designers & Agents
www.designersandagents.com
Feb 13-16
MAGIC
www.magiconline.com
Feb 13-15 CurveNV
www.curvexpo.com
Feb 14-16 Project Las Vegas
www.projectshow.com
Feb 20-23
Texworld
www.messefrankfurt.com
Feb 25-27 Harrogate Lingerie & Swimwear
www.lingerie-show.com
March 7 - 9
Spin Expo
www.spinexpo.com
March 12-16 Japan Fashion Week - Tokyo
www.jfw.jp
March 18-21 FashionCenterDallas
lslingerie@houston.rr.com
March 23-25 Taboo, the Naughty but Nice Sex Show
www.taboosexshow.com
April 12-13
Fashion Accessories
www.chinasourcingfair.com/ftmn
April 16-18 International Lingerie
Show, Las Vegas
www.spectrade.com
April 16-18 Adult Halloween Show, Las
Vegas
www.spectrade.com
April 16-18 Lingerie Classique, Las Vegas
www.spectrade.com
For
a complete list of 2007
shows click here!
Note: We are still filling in
show dates as we get them....
If you have a show in your territory please
let us know.
For
Pete's Biography, Click Here
Advertise
Advertise the cyber-way, Reach an audience of responsive
corporate executives, Manufacturers, Suppliers, Retailers, Sales
Representatives & Exporters by Advertising in The
McPete-Sez Lingerie and Women's Wear Newsletter with over
7,000 Subscribers, for as low as $6 per line per issue.
which remains permanently in the archives forever!
We Accept Major Credit cards
For additional info and
rates click here
We will accept advertising with Graphics,
and or Photo’s or Banners,
Which, when finished remains in the Archives Forever. For rates and other
information e-mail me @ info@mcpetesez.com
*************************************************
To Subscribe or Unsubscribe, Click
Here
and apply your e-mail address.
you will receive an acknowledgment and verification via e-mail after you
submit your subscription.
(make sure that you acknowledge it, or you will not receive it).
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please Visit our sponsors, they help keep this newsletter free to you!
Texmondo, the worldwide Leading Internet Textile Data
base, www.texmondo.com
*************************************************
This "Free" newsletter goes out Twice Monthly to subscribers
interested in receiving information on the Intimate Apparel and Women's
Wear Industries.
All ads must be received by 4:00PM Eastern Time, four days prior to the
1st & 15th of each month to be included in the next issue (if
advertising space exists) ads received after this time may be included, as
determined by the editors.
You are receiving this Letter because you have subscribed at our WebSite
or, at one of our many subscribe areas throughout the net or have attended
one of the many Lingerie shows that we cover.
McPete-Sez L.L.C. 86 Devon Rd, Mays Landing, NJ 08330
U.S.A. Tel: (609) 432-9378
www.mcpetesez.com
Thanks to our Contributors:
Andy Weinstock (Ask Andy)
Mara Susskind Kalcheim (West Coast Watch)
Ginette Provost Flatow (The Canadian Corner)
Patricia Fieldwalker (Undercover)
Deborah McGuffey (Exotic Fashion News)
Mercedes
R. Gonzalez (What's Hot In Market)
Doug Churchill (E-Tailored Rants)
Rodger Knights (Rodger's Ramblings)
Bubba (Bubba Sez)
Kevin Everett (Ask Kevin)
The contents of this newsletter do not necessarily reflect
the opinions of McPete Sez LLC.
McPete Sez LLC makes no warranties, either expressed or implied, about the
truth or accuracy of the contents of information provided.
McPete Sez L.L.C. Owner & Editor: Heather Briggs
Any part of this publication "may" be reproduced in whole, or in
part, with the express written consent of the Editors. All rights
reserved. (c) 1999 The McPete-Sez Newsletter
Thanks for
Coming,
See you again
February 1st, 2007
