Love Potion NEW YORK — in a Business Sometimes Criticized for Sameness, Clarins Has Come up with an Unusual Fragrance Concept: a Mother and Daughter Combo
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PATRICIA FIELD’S NEW DASH/5 CIRCULATION SECRETS/16 WWWDomen’s Wear Daily • The Retailers’FRIDAY Daily Newspaper • January 21, 2005 • $2.00 Beauty Love Potion NEW YORK — In a business sometimes criticized for sameness, Clarins has come up with an unusual fragrance concept: a mother and daughter combo. Par Amour and Par Amour Toujours are meant to symbolize the bond of love. It will begin a global rollout in March. For more, see page 7. Gauging the Fallout From Latest Federated-May Merger Talks By Vicki M. Young and David Moin after three previous attempts unparalleled power over vendors NEW YORK — Will the fourth time be a stretching back to the Eighties and mall operators alike. charm? failed to produce a deal. But a News of the talks sent May’s Federated Department Stores merger, if completed this time, shares up 9.2 percent on Thursday and May Department Stores are would rock the U.S. department to $34.25. Intraday trading ranged said to be in merger talks once again store scene, giving Federated See Federated, Page 14 PHOTO BRYN KENNY GEORGE CHINSEE; STYLED BY BY 2 WWD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2005 WWW.WWD.COM WWDFRIDAY Safeguard Legal Battle Rolls On Beauty By Kristi Ellis inary injunction in the case on Jan. 3. The Justice GENERAL Department argued in its motion to dismiss the case Shares of May Department Stores jumped 9 percent on news that Federated WASHINGTON — The legal tussle over whether that the court lacks jurisdiction to consider USA- Stores was eyeing it as an acquisition that could fetch $15 billion. the U.S. government has the authority to impose ITA’s complaints because the safeguard petitions 1 limits on Chinese textile and apparel imports con- under review have not been decided. It also said The legal tussle over the government’s right to impose limits on Chinese tinued with the filing of a legal brief by the U.S. the USA-ITA does not have the right to challenge 2 imports raged on, as USA-ITA filed a brief against dismissing the case. Association of Importers of Textiles & Apparel. CITA’s deliberations and has not exhausted the ad- Patricia Field has joined forces with Damon Dash to create a limited-edition The association, which filed a lawsuit against ministrative remedies provided by the government the government last month challenging its author- to challenge the safeguard petitions. 5 collection for Rocawear called Patricia Field for The House of Rocawear. ity over China threat-based safeguard petitions, USA-ITA lawyers wrote that the government’s BEAUTY: Executives running Dior’s U.S. business, Pamela Baxter and Terry filed the brief Wednesday night opposing the gov- exhaustion of remedies argument is “unpersua- 6 Darland, are reporting strong sales growth after trimming the door count. ernment’s motion to dismiss the case. sive,” because the association has no “tangible ad- “The defendant repeatedly misstates USA-ITA’s ministrative means in which to challenge CITA’s BEAUTY: Clarins is counting on the power of love with a mother-daughter claims, instead setting up strawmen assertions, interpretation or application of the China safe- 7 launch of tandem fragrances called Par Amour and Par Amour Toujours. and wholly fails to address the actual issues pre- guard procedures.” sented in USA-ITA’s complaint,” the brief stated. Domestic textile, fiber and apparel producers The group’s response came amid speculation filed a dozen safeguard petitions targeting some $1.9 SUZY over whether the government would appeal a two- billion in Chinese apparel and textile imports in an David de Rothschild breaks the record for traversing the Antarctic…Bring week-old temporary injunction that stops the gov- effort to save U.S. textile and apparel jobs from an 4 on the Oscars…The donkeys and elephants mix it up. ernment’s interagency Committee for the expected surge in Chinese imports this year. The Classified Advertisements........................................................................19 Implementation of Textile Agreements from re- producers claim the injunction and delay in the re- To e-mail reporters and editors at WWD, the address is viewing a slew of petitions seeking fresh limits on view process will further hurt the beleaguered sector. [email protected], using the individual’s name. 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PRINCIPAL ernment to file an appeal of the injunction quickly. bras and dressing gowns and robes from China. OFFICE: 7 West 34th Street, New York, NY 10001. Shared Services provided by Advance Magazine Publishers Inc.: S.I. Newhouse, Jr., A Justice Department spokesman did not return Those safeguard quotas have since expired, and Chairman; Steven T. Florio, Vice Chairman; Charles H. Townsend, C.O.O.; John W. Bellando, Executive Vice-President and C.F.O.; Jill Bright, Executive Vice-President_Human Resources; John Buese, Executive Vice-President_ Chief Information Officer; David Orlin, calls on Wednesday, and government offices were three renewals are among the 12 pending petitions. Senior Vice-President_Strategic Sourcing; Robert Bennis, Senior Vice-President_Real Estate; David B. Chemidlin, Senior Vice- closed Thursday in observance of Inauguration The National Textile Association also issued a President_General Manager, Advance Magazine Group Shared Services Center. 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THOSE SUBMITTING MANUSCRIPTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, ART WORK, OR OTHER MATERIALS FOR CONSIDERATION SHOULD NOT SEND ORIGINALS, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY REQUESTED against CITA reviewing threat-based petitions. textile profitability remained “marginal” at 1.8 TO DO SO BY WWD IN WRITING. MANUSCRIPTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND OTHER MATERIALS SUBMITTED MUST BE Senior Judge Richard Goldberg issued a prelim- percent of sales, the NCTO reported. ACCOMPANIED BY A SELF-ADDRESSED OVERNIGHT-DELIVERY RETURN ENVELOPE, POSTAGE PREPAID. Quote of the Week “You can become jaded. It’s such a difficult time for Washington. The traffic doesn’t move. You can’t get anything delivered.” — Letitia Baldridge on Inauguration Week In Brief The 1951 window… …and today. PHOTO BY DAVID TURNER ● CHINA PROTEST: Two protesters angry about Chinese govern- ment policies unfurled signs and screamed their complaints Thursday during the opening ceremony of the Chinabrand 2005 L&T Windows Reflect Cassini’s Career Expo at the Jacob K. 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