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Victoria's Secret Takes
Macy's to Court
Lingerie retailer Victoria’s Secret has filed a lawsuit
against Intertex Apparel Ltd and Macy’s Inc for allegedly infringing its Pink brand of sweat pants,
T-shirts and pajamas aimed at high school aged girls.
The filing in the US District Court in New York says the Pinkish label and logo sold by New York-based
apparel maker and importer Intertex and department store Macy's is too similar to Victoria's Secret's own
Pink line.
It wants Macy's and Intertex to stop making and selling the apparel and to destroy Pinkish clothes and
promotional materials.
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Lingerie Americas
Continued
Alison Kramer holds
a nursing bra by Nummies.
nummies@rogers.com
Priyanka models Lola Haze. laura@lolahaze.com
In the Glamourmom booth, Jennifer Salazar and
Line
Rothman are surrounded by maternity and nursing garments.
info@glamourmom.com
Karen Luu stands in front of microfiber robes by Karen Luu.
kl_homecouture@yahoo.com
The Lornnie Louie team: Nellie Ng, Lornnie Louie, and
Heather Karpoff. heather@novembershowroom.com
Susan Fisher of Zazendi, stands with Becky Weathers from
Dolce Bella and Jennifer Pierre and Camille Proscia of
Jacques Pierre. info@zazendi.com
Lingerie Americas continued on
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10/15/05
Concerns Over Nanosilver
Scientists are calling for a closer examination of the
environmental and health implications of nanoparticle silver, which is used for its antibacterial and
odor-fighting properties in a range of products
including clothing.
The researchers from Arizona State University report that ordinary laundering can wash off substantial
amounts of the nanosilver particles from socks impregnated with the material.
And they suggest the particles, intended to prevent foot odor, could travel through a wastewater treatment
system and enter natural waterways where they might have unwanted effects on aquatic organisms living in
the water and possibly humans too.
"The general public needs to be aware that there are unknown risks associated with the products they buy
containing nanomaterials," researchers Paul Westerhoff and Troy M. Benn said.
Their findings were detailed at a meeting of the American Chemical Society, and are believed to be the
first time that anyone has looked at the release of silver from this type of manufactured clothing product.
Silver has been used historically since ancient roman times, though its nanoparticle form has only recently
appeared in consumer products.
Beyond socks, nanosilver appears in certain bandages, athletic wear and cleaning products.
The researchers suggest that improved product labeling could help, with clothing labels carrying a list of
"ingredients" like nanosilver.
050107
VF's Q1 Jumps 11%
VF Corporation is optimistic about its prospects for
the remainder of the year after the branded apparel company's first quarter profits surged 11% to a record
US$149m.
VF maintained its projections of a 9% revenue increase and a 10% rise in earnings per share for 2008 as a
whole, with strong revenue growth poised to continue in the second quarter.
First quarter revenues increased 10% to $1.85bn, another record, with earnings per share up 14% to
$1.33.
The company's outdoor revenues were up 18% on the quarter, but jeanswear declined 6% thanks to a 13%
domestic sales decline amid what VF called the "very challenging retail environment".
Sportswear was down 11%, but the company's international and direct-to-consumer businesses
continued to be the key growth drivers.
International revenues were up 21%, while direct retail revenues increased 24%, thanks to double-digit growth
for a raft of brands including The North Face, Wrangler and Kipling.
"Our record results for the first quarter demonstrate the strength and diversity of the business platform we
have built - in brands, geographies, product categories and channels of distribution," said VF president and
CEO Eric Wiseman.
"Our international and retail businesses…are proving to be very beneficial to us as we navigate through what
are clearly challenging economic conditions in the US.
The company is also projecting second quarter revenue of growth of 10%, half of it organic, and earnings per
share of $0.80, down from $0.93 in the same period last year.
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To which she responded, "Three years."
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