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Aside from the Saks unit, Forever 21 has taken over former locations of Mervyns and Gottschalks, among other retailers. GENERAL In the Nineties, Saks went on an expansion spree, and in some cases picked the wrong loca- 1 The Estée Lauder Cos. Inc. has gone Hollywood, tions or sites that were too small. Saks earlier this year said it would close the men’s and women’s nabbing the photo-studio born makeup company units it operates in Portland, Ore., and a unit in San Diego in July. “Every time we make a store Smashbox Beauty Cosmetics Inc. closing, we think it through very carefully,” Stephen I. Sadove, chairman and chief executive of- 3 Balenciaga has rented 54 Main Street in East ficer of Saks Inc., told WWD. “We think through strategically the growth potential and the implica- Hampton, a 900-square-foot space that was tions of the store closing. People and jobs are affected.” formerly occupied by Brooks Brothers. Sadove declined to comment on whether any more stores would close this year. Long term, he said, “It’s not going to be a large number of stores….In the ordinary course of business, we evaluate the 8 Paige Adams-Geller, the former fit model who productivity, profitability and potential for each of our stores and may determine it is appropriate to founded Paige Premium Denim LLC in 2004, close a store from time to time.” has branched into leather sportswear. About 60 associates work in the Charleston store. They will either be offered transfer opportu- During the recession, many firms pulled back from nities or will receive severance packages. “Store-closing decisions are never easy,” Sadove said. S 12 campuses and put the brakes on their recruiting. Adding to the complications are lease agreements with landlords. Saks must either wait for a Some have slowly returned to hiring, but not lease to expire, transfer a lease to another retailer or make some other arrangement with a landlord to get out of a location. In addition to the 53 Saks Fifth Avenue stores, Saks operates 55 Off 5th outlet nearly at the robust levels of three years ago. stores and saks.com. Saks reports first-quarter results today. EYE The party Vanity Fair and Gucci held in Cannes on 16 Saturday night in honor of the 20th anniversary of Martin Scorsese’s Film Foundation brought out a Gap, Banana Republic to Enter Italy galaxy worth of stars. Classified Advertisements.................................................................................................15 TO E-MAIL REPORTERS AND EDITORS AT WWD, THE ADDRESS IS By Luisa Zargani and Ireland, while Banana Republic has units in [email protected], USING THE INDIVIDUAL’S NAME. Japan and the U.K. WWD IS A REGISTERED TRADEMARK OF ADVANCE MAGAZINE PUBLISHERS INC. 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