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(Jackson, MI) Jacobson Stores Inc. today received authorization to begin liquidating over $100 million of merchandise inventory in its 18 remaining stores. Closing sales begin Friday, July 26, 2002. (Oshkosh, WI) OshKosh B'Gosh, Inc., today announced that it has entered into a multi-product, multi-year licensing agreement with Target Stores, an upscale discount chain that is a division of Target Corporation. (Boca Raton, FL) Seeking to expand its customer base, this wholesale supplier (www.mindyharris.com) has added online shopping to its exclusive website. Selling fine jewelry for baby, toddler and teen began in 1997 with exclusive 14 KT. and 18 KT. gold baby pins. (Berkeley Heights, NJ) According to a recent Yellow Pages Research Institute survey, Americans have not altered their shopping patterns significantly in the last year because of safety concerns. Of 2,723 consumers surveyed, almost half said they have shopped online more often and 40 percent have shopped closer to home - mainly for reasons of time and convenience. Notably, more than three out of four survey respondents (77 percent) said they have not avoided public shopping spaces in the last year. (Hoffman Estates, IL) A selection of Lands' End's best-selling women's, men's and kids' apparel and footwear will begin to roll out to more than 180 Sears stores late this fall. (Hollywood, FL) Business Wire's Monthly Retail Report is available on the day that retail sales figures for the previous month's sales are announced by the various retailers nationwide, usually the first Thursday of each month. (Florence) The 55th edition of Pitti Immagine Bimbo - the international fair organized by Pitti Immagine - enjoyed a 2% increase in foreign buyer attendance and a very slight drop in the number of Italian visitors (-1.1%). A total of 7.426 buyers came to the show as opposed to the 7.418 of last June's edition (+0.1%). (New York) In a cash deal valued at $270.6 million, Berkshire Hathaway Inc. has agreed to buy apparel manufacturer Garan, Inc. |
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