Children's Place Retail Stores Inc said it agreed to buy back half the shares its former chairman and chief executive officer owns in the company, and he agreed to withdraw his slate of nominees to the board.
Women's apparel retailer Talbots Inc named Gary Pfeiffer as chairman, succeeding Tsutomu Kajita, who worked for its majority shareholder, Japan's Aeon Co Ltd.
From the 1st of August Tom Hansen will take charge of the roller shoe company Heelys. Having specialised in strategic marketing for thirty years, Hansen was hitherto at the head of TM Advertising.
Whilst the continent is getting ready to host the football World Cup in 2010, Puma is also setting its sights on the region. The group is relying on the event to consolidate its position through special collections and locally sourced materials.
The torch has been passed within the Lauder family. Jane Lauder, 36 years old, is replacing her father Ronald, 65 years old, on the board of directors of American cosmetics group Estée Lauder.
Italy's Mariella Burani Fashion Group SpA is up more than 5 percent, bolstered by a new chief executive and by unit Antichi Pellettieri SpA's joining a standstill debt request presented by the fashion group.
Plastic surgery has never been particularly taboo in Lebanon, and now the east Mediterranean country is capitalising on its popularity as a venue for lovers of sea, sun and scalpel.
The head of Russia's state-owned diamond giant Alrosa said he was leaving his job amid disapproval over his handling of a deep slump in the diamond market.
Anglo American Plc appointed veteran industrialist John Parker as chairman on Friday 10 July, moving to bolster its leadership as it seeks to fend off an unwanted merger proposal by rival Xstrata Plc.
The president of VF International, Karl Heinz Salzburger, announced that Patrik Frisk has been promoted to president of outdoor & action sports (EMEA), responsible for the JanSport, The North Face, Reef and Vans brands in the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region.
Richemont, the world's third largest luxury goods group behind LVMH and Hermes, will earn less this year than last year, chief executive Norbert Platt was quoted as saying on Wednesday 8 July.
Jewellery maker Gitanjali Gems Ltd will pass on the benefits of the excise duty exemption on branded jewellery announced in the federal budget, its chairman said.
Just one year after coming under the wing on Renzo Rosso and his holding group OTB (Only The Brave), Viktor & Rolf have changed their CEO. The Dutch duo have entrusted management to Birgit Adels, formerly of EMI Music and Prada.
The Chief Executive of German luxury fashion house Escada said feedback for a crucial bond exchange to ensure the company's financial viability was mainly positive, but its success was uncertain.
Heelys Inc said on Friday 26 June that it has dismissed Deloitte & Touche LLP as its public accounting firm effective June 22, chiefly on cost considerations.
