Couture Pays at Nordstrom
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Nordstrom continues to fire on all cylinders, with no apparent end in sight.
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A refreshed line of autumn merchandise may pick the retailer up after multiple fashion missteps.
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Upscale apparel and shoe retailer Nordstrom Inc. said Thursday second-quarter earnings rose 62 percent over last year, but the stock fell more than 6 percent in after-hours trading after it missed analysts&#39; estimates.
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Barneys New York, the luxury  retailer that sells couture clothes to the rich and famous, on  Thursday agreed to be acquired by clothing manufacturer Jones  Apparel Group Inc. for $400 million.
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About 1,100 unionized nurses at Tufts-New England Medical Center have ratified a contract that includes wage increases of 11 percent to 16 percent over two years, depending on experience. The highest hourly wage for nurses will rise to $58.23, from $52.23. The contract, made public by the Massachusetts Nurses Association, will be in effect through Oct. 31, 2008. ...
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The 1970s hit the catwalk at New York  Fashion Week in not only style but price, with budget shoe  brand Payless ShoeSource providing footwear valued at less than  $45 a pair for three designer shows.
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Fine jewelry has found purveyors among branded fashion names, whether Chanel or Bergdorf Goodman.
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Tamara Mellon, the former It girl and fashion PR, yesterday saw a Â£150,000 loan from her father turn into a Â£50m fortune when the Jimmy Choo shoes business was bought by the American
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Bangladeshi workers making clothes for major UK stores are being paid a pittance, a report says.
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Nordstrom Inc. said Monday its fourth-quarter profit rose 22 percent in the period that includes the crucial holiday season. The results just missed Wall Street expectations, sending the clothing retailer's shares lower in after-hours trading.
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Department store operator Nordstrom Inc. on Tuesday said third-quarter profit jumped on higher sales, inventory changes and lower expenses, leading it above Wall Street estimates.
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The flashy accessories that accompany   top designs on fashion runways are well beyond the budgets of   many a fashionista, but even the most cash-strapped consumer   has one way to copy the looks -- rent it.
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Strong sales and tight cost control helps the owner of the Zara fashion chain to report forecast-beating profits.
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Polo Ralph Lauren (RL:NYSE - news - research) beat estimates for its second-quarter earnings, posting a 49% gain. The clothing maker said Wednesday it earned $80.
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Best Buy customers snatched up $2,000 flat-screen TVs, Neiman Marcus shoppers made a run on $1,000 handbags and Costco members tracked down every last $100 cashmere sweater, but the luxury buying binge did not spare the retail industry a weaker-than-expected holiday shopping season.
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Uncork the Cristal, break out the beluga. It&#39;s bonus time on Wall Street. Bonuses for employees of the city&#39;s financial-services firms are expected to total $15.9 billion â-
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Upscale department store chain  Nordstrom Inc. posted forecast-beating sales on Wednesday,  spurring its stock to an all-time high as demand for luxury  goods lent luster to an otherwise modest spending period.