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MR's calendar of trade shows, industry events, parties and conferences. See what's coming or add your own.


MR Market Guide

The complete guide to industry resources, suppliers, services and showrooms.


Special Features 

HotPix 2010

MR's Annual look at interesting companies that might be under your radar, as published in the April 2010 issue. Click here to browse.

 

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July 2010 People:

Editor's Letter: Yearbook

Retailing is a never-ending learning process from which one never quite graduates.... In each July issue for the past several years, MR Magazine has honored groups of merchants who exceed industry standards in several categories. Be it excellence in merchandising, marketing, presentation, sales, service, community or philanthropy, these luxury (uptown) and contemporary (downtown) re
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July 2010 Uptown/Downtown Awards:

Teaching by Doing

MR Hall of Famers and Lifetime Achievers show us all how it’s done. The Teachers MR’s Menswear Retailing Hall of Fame inductees are the merchants who never stop making things happen. They’re the top of the heap, and they’ve proven it through good times and bad, usually by inspiring and surprising us, never forgetting the value of the people they manage.
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Remembering Cliff Grodd

We in the menswear industry greatly mourn the passing of visionary Cliff Grodd, the heart and
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Honor Roll: Part One

Past recipients of MR's Uptown/Downtown award share their success secrets. A.K. Rikks in Grand Rapids, Mich. Read more
 
Honor Roll: Part Two

Past recipients of MR's Uptown/Downtown award share their success secrets. Levy’s in Nashville, Tenn. Read more
 
July 2010 Features:

Luxury Overview: Period of Adjustment

Yesterday it was Brioni; today it's Baroni. Can luxury merchants survive in an increasingly price-conscious market? Read more
 
Luxury Overview: Insights

Luxury Insights >“Clothing, especial
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Luxury Overview: Contemporary Take

There isn’t one right way to sell contemporary luxury. Retailers should stick with what works for them and go at it with a focused approach. Here, a few of the issues contemporary retailers are grappling with. 1) Creating stronger relationships with fewer vendors. Michael Mente at Revolveclothing.com is starting to carry more of an assortment from fewer brands. Mente elaborat
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July 2010 Departments:

Order from Chaos

Kiton embodies the spirit of Naples. I'd heard the stories about traffic in Naples befo
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And the Winners Are...

A highlight of the IACDE convention each year is the design competition and this year, IACDE’s 100th anniversary, was no exception. The competition was intense and in the end, the Japanese came out on top with three awards; Canada and the U.S. each won two. The fashion show also included some outrageous designs from talented students at Seneca College. And the international design competi
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Setting the Standard

The Coppley factory is world renowned for seven-day turnaround in custom clothing.
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