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Victoria's Secret to Open
in UK
US retailer Limited Brands Inc is to open its first
Victoria's Secret lingerie store in the UK in 2012.
While the company said further details will be announced in August, it revealed the new 16,500-selling-square-foot
flagship will be located in London on the corner of New Bond Street and Brook Street.
It is the latest international expansion move for Limited Brands, which also operates the Pink and La Senza chains.
In April it said it was setting up a Canadian division to support its retail expansion in the country, and later this
year plans to open Bath and Body Works stores in the Middle East through a franchise deal with MH Alshaya.
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Dogi Sells DogiEFA
Spanish textiles company Dogi International Fabrics has
announced the sale of its stake in Sri Lankan unit DogiEFA to a local partner for US$800,000.
The company told stock market regulator CNMV that a commercial court in Barcelona had
authorized the deal.
DogiEFA is a textiles joint venture between Dogi, Elastic Fabrics of America (EFA) and MAS Holdings, which was set up
four years ago.
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Show and Tell
Stopping to pick up my daughter at kindergarten, I found out that the topic of "Show and Tell" that day had been parents' occupations.
The teacher pulled me aside. Whispering, she advised, "You might want to explain a little bit more to your daughter what you do for a living."
I work as a training consultant and often conduct my seminars in motel conference rooms.
When I asked why, the teacher explained, "Your daughter told the class she wasn't sure what you did, but said you got dressed real pretty and went to work at motels."
Boudiche Forced to Close
The latest victim of the contraction in high street spending
is upmarket lingerie retailer Boudiche, which has called in administrators to try to sell the brand and its assets.
The fast-growing Scottish firm, which was launched in 2005, saw turnover grow 9% last year from its stores in Edinburgh
and Glasgow as well as its online business which attracted sales from over 50 countries.
But administrators say that despite the success of the concept and its growing profile, the recession and a
reduction in footfall due to Edinburgh's tram works left the business with serious cash flow problems.
"Boudiche is a very high profile brand and was a rising star in the quality lingerie market, with the potential for
further development, in particular the online business," says joint administrator Tom MacLennan, head of recovery at RSM
Tenon in Scotland.
"The administration offers an exciting opportunity for an entrepreneur to acquire the brand and assets and develop the
business."
In the meantime, both stores have been closed, online trading has been suspended and all 13 staff have been made redundant.
Bonds Bra Ban
A prominent child psychologist has called for a ban on the bra made for the eight-year olds by iconic underwear company Bonds.
Dr Michael Carr-Gregg said the 'Soft Cup Bra' - which is mildly padded in a child's size eight - was an example of the "adultification of children."
"It blurs the line between what is a little girl and what is a woman, and in doing so violates an important societal norm that states that children should not be seen as sexual objects," Gregg was quoted as saying.
"I call on the company to withdraw the product and if they don't, urge all parents to boycott them," he added.
The call comes just four months after public outrage forced discount chain Best and Less to withdraw a push-up bra
labeled Tweenage.
It also follows recent criticism of tween-idol Miley Cyrus, alias Hannah Montana, who has been roasted in the media for confusing young fans - initially attracted to her wholesome image - by posing exposing her bra and wearing skimpy stage outfits.
The Tweens are defined as the age group between six and 12. Best and Less argued the bras were for petite women sized 8AA but were mistakenly
labeled as Tweenage.
"I'm so disappointed a company like Bonds would do this after the Best and Less example," Dr Carr-Gregg said.
Bonds general manager Kate Hann said the product line "was driven by consumer needs". She argued that girls were maturing earlier, sometimes as young as eight.
"Typically, the first change a girl will notice is what is known as budding of the breast area. Our research indicates girls at this stage are looking for light support and concealment of developing breasts/nipples," she said.
Clive Hamilton, academic and former head of the Australia Institute which put out the controversial report Corporate Pedophilia in 2007, said the bra would only serve to make a young girl look older.
"It is designed to make an eight-year-old look as though she has budding breasts," Mr Hamilton said. "In our research,
pedophiles told us that the presentation of eight-year olds in bras justified their activities."
Amanda Gordon, the clinical psychologist who authored the Australian Psychological Society's submission to the 2008 inquiry, accused Bonds of cashing in on the
sexualization of children.
"They see this as where the dollars are and I'm saying: shame, take more responsibility for our little girls because when it's Bonds, it says it's reasonable and normal and it's not," Ms Gordon said.
"The product provides a solution to a genuine need - one which is both physical and emotional," Ms Hann countered.
The parent lobby group Kids Free 2BKids has campaigned extensively on the issue of
sexualization of children.
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