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Posted by c durham on May 21, 2013

Harvey Nichols Building New Private Brand Team

If you're new here, please subscribe to my RSS feed. Thanks for visiting!British luxury department store Harvey Nichols is recruiting a new Private Brand department beginning with the impending hire of a divisional boss. The department will include responsibility for apparel, accessories and shoes “controlled and managed by us”, said chief executive Joseph Wan in an interview with the UK publication...

Posted by c durham on May 20, 2013

Tesco Announces International Expansion of F&F

F&F, the clothing Private Brand sold by UK retailer Tesco, announced this week plans to open more than fifty new franchise stores over the next five years in new markets across the Middle East and in Kazakhstan, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. F&F will work with two of the world’s leading franchise operators to open new stores, extending the relationship with existing partner Al Hokair and...

Posted by c durham on May 19, 2013

Private Brands to Take the Lead at JCP

Five weeks after returning to lead the beleaguered department store, JCPenney CEO Mike Ullman said the company’s immediate priorities are to restore traffic and drive sales. While he did not condemn the visionary transformation strategy pursued by former CEO Ron Johnson during the First Quarter 2013 J. C. Penney Company, Inc. Earnings Conference Call held this past Thursday May 16th, the criticism...

Posted by c durham on May 16, 2013

Target Announces Exclusive Collab with Beaver Canoe

Target Canada announced today a new exclusive partnership with Beaver Canoe, a member of the Roots Canada family. The Beaver Canoe for Target collection will consist of apparel items for the entire family, as well as home décor products, a first for the Beaver Canoe brand. The apparel collection will launch in Target stores across Canada Sept. 8, 2013, with the home collection hitting stores on Sept....

Posted by c durham on May 15, 2013

Macy’s to Launch New Men’s Private Brand

This week U.S. retailer Macy’s announced the launch of a new Private Brand for fall called the Bar III Carnaby Collection. The retailer calls the brand “a modern and sophisticated spin on traditional British haberdashery,” the Carnaby Collection features suit separates, sport coats, vests, trousers, dress shirts and neckwear with superslim silhouettes. Inspired by London’s Savile Row, the offering...

Posted by Kimberly Justen on May 15, 2013

Make Plans for MakeUp in New York

Whether you’re a part of the makeup industry or you’re looking for a networking opportunity with makeup professionals, MakeUp in NewYork is the place to be. The third annual makeup trade show is taking place in the heart of the Chelsea Art District at Center548 on September 25-26, 2013. More than 60 national and international exhibitors are currently registered for the two-day event, with an...

Posted by c durham on May 14, 2013

Macy’s Private Brand With A French Accent – Maison Jules

American Department store Macy’s is bringing Paris style to the suburbs with the impending introduction of a new Private Brand “Maison Jules.” The brand will launch in August in 151 stores. Designed with a European aesthetic and drawing inspiration from the building blocks of French style, Maison Jules’s debut collection highlights the chic essentials: the jacket, the button-down shirt, the...

Posted by c durham on May 13, 2013

PB CAREERS: ModCloth – Director of Private Label

ModCloth – Director of Private Label Buying & Merchandising | Los Angeles, CA, United States ModCloth is not your average fashion company. We’ve gotten rid of that old-school bureaucracy that keeps true entrepreneurship at bay to keep one goal in focus: creating and providing beautiful vintage-inspired garments for our customers. It’s in this spirit that we’ve taken the fashion industry by...