Apparel Companies

Abercrombie & Fitch posts higher profit (EARTHtimes.org)

16 May 2008

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Teen apparel retailer Abercrombie &Fitch Co reported higher quarterly profit on Friday, helped by higher sales in all its chains and better gross profit.

Pou Sheng, Xtep sport retailers launch $784 mln HK IPOs (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)

16 May 2008

HONG KONG, May 16 - Chinese sportswear retailers Pou Sheng International Ltd and Xtep International Holdings launched marketing roadshows on Friday to raise a combined $784 million in Hong Kong initial public offerings, sources close to the deals said. Numerous capital-hungry firms are seeking to raise funds in the second quarter, many of them consumer-related companies ...

Around the nation (Houston Chronicle)

16 May 2008

Department store stalwarts J.C. Penney Co., Nordstrom and Kohl's all reported steep drops in first-quarter profit on Thursday as Americans snub apparel to focus on basic necessities.