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Crossing the bridge

March 12, 2012 By Elise Diamantini 1 Comment

Store design was inspired by the neighborhood’s aesthetic and made from locally sourced materials like reclaimed and recycled wood, steel and plastic.

Elise Diamantini visits Atrium’s latest store in Brooklyn, New York.

Rothmans moves to new location in Manhattan

March 5, 2012 By John Jones 1 Comment

After 25 years on Manhattan’s Union Square, Ken and Jim Giddon (MR Uptown/Downtown award winners) are moving uptown…only one block, physically, to 18th and Park, but by this editor’s reckoning, to a whole new level in terms of luxurious visual appeal. The biggest difference, notes Ken Giddon, “is that we’re mostly on one floor now. [...]

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JC Penney appoints Beja Miller as EVP, The Square

March 5, 2012 By just-style Leave a Comment

JC Penney has appointed Laurie Beja Miller as executive vice president, The Square.
The US department-store operator said on Friday March 2, that she will lead the company’s efforts to execute its new center core strategy.
CEO Ron Johnson said: “In th…

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UJA-Federation to honor Alvin Segal and Brendan Hoffman

March 2, 2012 By MRketplace Staff Leave a Comment

The Fashion Division of UJA-Federation of NY announced that their honorees for their 2012 luncheon will be Alvin Segal, Chairman and CEO of Peerless Clothing International and Brendan Hoffman, President and CEO of of the Bon-Ton Stores, Inc. The luncheon will be held on Tuesday, June 19th at the Plaza Hotel in New York. For more information, please contact [...]

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The future of denim

March 1, 2012 By Jillian LaRochelle Leave a Comment

Jillian LaRochelle talks to three heavy hitters in the premium denim business: Stuart Millar of G-Star, Tony Chu of Hudson Jeans and Sam Ku of AG Adriano Goldschmied.

State of the industry

February 29, 2012 By Karen Alberg Grossman Leave a Comment

Karen Alberg Grossman speaks with a random sampling of top menswear execs for an overview of whatʼs selling, whatʼs changing, and what lies ahead.

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Remembering Dick Braeger

February 28, 2012 By MRketplace Staff Leave a Comment

Both the menswear and shoe businesses lost a friend last weekend when Cole Haan co-founder and Garys owner Dick Braeger passed away.

Filed Under: Featured, Latest Stories, News, People Tagged With: Barbara Saletan, Bill Mitchell, Cole Haan, Dick Braeger, Gary's, Gary's Fashion Island, John Braeger, John Malouf, Josh Feldman, Mario Bisio, Obituaries, Tori Richard, Tracy Smith

Dick Braeger, owner of Garys and a founder of Cole Haan, dies at 74

February 27, 2012 By MRketplace Staff 1 Comment

Dick Braeger, the founder of Cole-Haan and owner of the Garys better men’s specialty stores in California, died Friday after a long illness. He was 74.

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Break the chain

February 23, 2012 By Elise Diamantini Leave a Comment

When we first talked about launching downtown, this new contemporary section within MR Magazine, the discussion certainly got heated when trying to define the word contemporary. The term is broad and depending on who you ask, can mean totally different things. Some contemporary retailers don’t even like to use the word, so do we have [...]