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Hanesbrands to Cut Lead Time
Innerwear and hosiery maker Hanesbrands Inc hopes to reduce lead times and increase speed to market after it started shipping products from its new West Coast distribution center. 
The 1.3m square-foot facility in Perris, California is the largest facility in the company's worldwide supply chain and will more than quadruple the company's West Coast distribution capacity in 2009.
It is strategically located near the Long Beach, California, port and receives goods from the company's production centers in Asia and Central America for distribution to retailers.
"A large West Coast distribution centre increases our company's flexibility to effectively and efficiently distribute our core products produced across our supply chain," said Lee Woodard, Hanesbrands vice president of global logistics. 
Until now, the majority of the company's distribution centers were located in the eastern half of the country. 
The new facility is also claimed to be one of the biggest warehouses in the world built to advanced environmental standards.
Hanesbrands, whose products include Hanes, Champion, Playtex, and Wonderbra, will lease the distribution centre and retain NFI, a third-party logistics provider based in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, to manage the 
facility. 


10/15/05
Eldorado's 2009 Valentines
         Day Catalog
With over one billion valentines given out every year, Valentines Day is the second biggest gift-giving holiday after Christmas. Available now, the 2009 Valentines Day catalog from Eldorado invites you to sense the possibilities of all the latest and greatest in gift ideas for the romantically inclined as well as the romantically challenged.
For tastes that run to the sweet and romantic, Eldorado offers sweetheart deals on fun and flirty lingerie, blissful bubble bath and body lotions, and captivating candles and games. Everything you could possibly need for a romantic rendezvous. 
For those who like their V-Day a little more down and dirty, check out edible undies, chocolate body paint or risqué valentine hearts. Candy really is dandy. And an adult toy is an absolute joy. Portable stripper poles are one of the newest and hottest items around and they are guaranteed to get a response from the object of your affections. And if you want something a little more elegant and upscale, you can’t go wrong with an item from the LELO line of pleasure objects. 
“Valentines Day is the new Christmas,” says Larry Garland, founder of Eldorado. “It’s the best-selling season of the year for many of our customers because the red hearts of Valentines Day do such a great job of turning to green in their cash registers.”
Valentines Day is for lovers. And the 2009 Valentines Day catalog from Eldorado has something for the lover in all of us. 
Eldorado is committed to providing products that enhance the sexual experience, health, and wellness of adults everywhere. For more information about Eldorado or to receive a copy of the 2009 Valentine’s Day catalog, please contact Eldorado’s sales department at 800-525-0848, sales@eldorado.net or visit www.Eldorado.net or www.EldoradoParty.com. 

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Bangladesh Garment Exports
  Up July thru November
Higher shipments of clothing and textiles helped Bangladesh to a 26.8% jump in total exports in the five months to November 2008.
Figures published by the Export Promotion Bureau January 12 show exports were up to $6.6bn in the July to November period, up from $5.2bn a year earlier.
Exports of woven garments - Bangladesh's largest export category - were up 24.8% to $2.3bn, the figures showed, while earnings from knit textiles climbed 34.6% to $2.7bn.
                    

10/12
Bachelors' Anonymous
The British had an organization that Americans are now considering adopting.
It seems that in England, they had a men's club, Bachelors' Anonymous. It was highly successful in making men fear or even hate marriage.
The club provided a unique way to treat the problem of bachelors wanting to marry. They send over a mother-in-law in nightgown, hair curlers, and a mud pack.
                   
Va Bien Seeks Sales Reps
Va Bien International seeks experienced intimate apparel rep for northern California territory calling on specialty stores. Must have IA experience and not carry competitive lines.  Please email contact information to georgeh4@bellsouth.net
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Beckham Models Armani
            Underwear
Italian fashion giant Giorgio Armani has unveiled the first images of celebrity Victoria Beckham appearing as its official worldwide model for Emporio Armani Women's Underwear.
The images will coincide with Armani's Spring Summer 2009 advertising campaign, the company said.
Its first advertising campaign featuring Victoria Beckham will roll out in Spring around the world in fashion and lifestyle magazines and on signature billboards in major cities such as New York, Los Angeles, London, Milan, Rome, Paris and Tokyo.
Giorgio Armani said: "I chose Victoria Beckham to launch our new global Emporio Armani Women's Underwear campaign because she is a stylish and intriguing woman.
"Great underwear is alluring and provocative, and so I wanted to work with someone who would make a real impression. I'm sure Victoria's presence will generate great excitement and contribute to the continued international growth of our Emporio Armani Women's Underwear business."
Victoria Beckham said: "It's an honor to have been selected by Mr. Armani to represent the Emporio Armani Underwear brand and to execute his vision with the incredibly talented team of Mert & Marcus."
The Spring Summer 2009 collection includes a seasonal fashion line this year, with prices ranging from EUR15 to 40 for bottoms and EUR30 to 60 for tops.


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M&S to Close Stores
UK retail giant Marks & Spencer is to close 27 stores and cut over 1,200 jobs as it seeks to cut costs after like-for-like sales fell 7.1% over the Christmas trading period and discounts killed margins.
The moves confirm rumors circulating and are described by chairman Sir Stuart Rose as "the right action to maintain the strength of our business." In total, M&S hopes to save up to GBP200m.
The retailer intends to shut two of its general merchandise chain stores and 25 underperforming Simply Food stores, with the loss of around 780 jobs. 
It will also reduce its head office headcount by 15% or 450 staff, with workers at its Per Una brand based in Oxfordshire among those losing their jobs.
Sir Stuart added that the cutbacks were necessary given that he expects "challenging economic conditions to continue for at least the next 12 months." 
The company will also cap employees' annual increases in pensionable pay to 1%. 
The cuts come as Britain's biggest clothing retailer said group sales in the 13 weeks to December 27 fell by 1.2%.
UK sales were down 3.4%, with clothing sales slumping by 6.5%. On a like-for-like basis, UK sales of general merchandise (which includes clothing and footwear) fell by 8.9%. 
However, M&S said it maintained its market share in clothing, helped by strong demand for its kid's wear and lingerie. 
"Our trading stance throughout the quarter enabled us to offer our customers great value, grow our volumes, maintain our leading market position and uphold our ethical stance," Rose said.
Sales volumes were driven by pre-Christmas one-day sales, which Sir Stuart said helped "kick-start Christmas - but this increased promotional activity has cut into margins.
M&S now expects UK retail gross margin for the full year to be around 175 basis points lower than last year.
Internationally, M&S said sales grew 26.9% during its third quarter, helped by the opening of new stores. Its online business also performed strongly in the third quarter, with record traffic driving sales up 29%.

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