Burberry , the British luxury brand, on Tuesday reported a 3 percent increase in first-half profit but said trading has been more difficult since the start of the second half, particularly in the U.S.
An 18-year-old told a Shanghai court he stabbed a Canadian model during a robbery then returned hours later to steal her belongings as she lay dying in a stairwell, state media reported Tuesday.
French experts said on Tuesday they had proof that the Hope Diamond, a star exhibit in Washington's Smithsonian Institution, is a legendary gem once owned by King Louis XIV that was looted in the French Revolution.
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp posted lower quarterly net income on Tuesday as more promotions and advertising costs cut into profit, and the apparel maker lowered its 2008 profit and revenue forecasts.
Athletic-clothing retailer Pacific Sunwear of California Inc posted a quarterly loss from continuing operations hurt by a slowdown in consumer spending and forecast a fourth-quarter loss, sending its shares down 5 percent.
Women's apparel retailer Bebe Stores Inc said Dyan Jozwick left the company, barely five months after she was appointed as the chief merchandise officer.
Swedish fashion group Hennes & Mauritz posted a shallower-than-expected fall in October underlying sales on Monday, raising hopes its focus on low-cost clothing would shield it from a consumer downturn.
Mariella Burani Fashion Group expressed confidence in its near- and long-term prospects on Friday after its core profit rose 76 percent to 106.6 million euros in the first nine months.
Women's-apparel chain Christopher & Banks Corp forecast a net loss for the third quarter, hurt by weaker-than-expected sales.
Italy's Geox, the maker of "no sweat" shoes, reported a 15 percent rise in its sales but said core earnings edged up just 1 percent in the first nine months as higher costs hurt its margins.
Chinese jewelry maker Fuqi International Inc posted better-than-expected quarterly results, driven by increase in the wholesale business and raised its 2008 outlook fourth time this year, sending its shares up as much as 33 percent.
Retailer J.C. Penney Inc on Friday said quarterly profit fell nearly 53 percent and warned of worsening results for the rest of the year, just weeks before the crucial holiday shopping season begins.
Swiss luxury goods group Richemont posted a better-than-expected 11 percent rise in first-half net profit but said financial turmoil had weighed on demand in October.
Kohl's Corp and Nordstrom Inc , two large U.S. retailers, reported sharply lower quarterly profits on Thursday and warned of worse-than-expected results for the rest of the year, just weeks before the critical holiday shopping season gets under way.
Charlotte Russe Holding Inc reported a fourth-quarter loss on markdowns Wednesday, the same day shareholder KarpReilly Capital Partners LP offered to take the women's-apparel retailer private in a deal valued at about $198.6 million.
