Tough climate for children's wear, says Cooper. Last updated 05:00 03/08/2011 The demise of high profile fashion designer Trelise Cooper's boutique children's wear range was likely the result of being a niche product with insufficient volume, said the New Zealand Retailers' Association. Russell Sinclair, the association's northern regional manager, said there was limited opportunity in a country the size of New Zealand for niche products in the current downturned retail market. "As she pointed out, it's not closed forever. Once the international scene turns and it has an impact on the New Zealand market then she may reconsider,'' Sinclair said. In a written statement yesterday, the company blamed the tough retail climate of the pending closure of its Trelise Cooper Kids boutique in Newmarket and the end of production of the children's wear label.
Cooper was travelling overseas and unavailable to be interviewed on the move. "In New Zealand it's hard to make those things fire because we're a very spread out town in Auckland," he said. Girl Culture [Two Volumes]: An ...
Kids sights. Stats. Spending. Blogs-body image. Untitled. ** GIA Headquarters ** The-gymboree-corporation-reports-second-fiscal-quarter-2011-results-128335788. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Gymboree Corporation (the "Company") today reported consolidated financial results for the second fiscal quarter ended July 30, 2011. For the second fiscal quarter of 2011, net sales were $259.0 million, an increase of 16.3% compared to $222.7 million in net sales for the second fiscal quarter of the prior year. Comparable store sales for the quarter increased 8% versus the second quarter of the prior year. Gross profit for the second fiscal quarter of 2011 was $92.0 million or 35.5% of net sales compared to $96.9 million or 43.5% of net sales for the second fiscal quarter of 2010.
SG&A expense for the second quarter was $88.9 million or 34.3% of net sales, compared to $77.9 million or 35.0% of net sales in the comparable quarter of the prior year. Excluding Acquisition-related charges of $5.3 million, SG&A expense for the second fiscal quarter was $83.6 million or 32.1% of net sales, down 290 basis points from the prior year. Royal wedding sets Internet record, Guinness says. CHICAGO Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:36am IST CHICAGO (Reuters) - The royal wedding of Britain's Prince William and Kate Middleton this spring was one for the history books -- and the record books, too. According to the latest edition of the Guinness Book of World Records, released on Thursday, the April 29 ceremony at Westminster Abbey was watched online by 72 million viewers, earning it the title for "Most Live Streams for a Single Event. " Like its predecessors, this year's edition of the 56-year-old annual reference book is chock full of all kinds of examples of extraordinary achievement, high and low.
And Middleton, now known as the Duchess of Cambridge, isn't the only royal in there. Chris Walton, a Las Vegas-based singer who goes by the name "The Dutchess" and has nails that measure more than 19 feet combined, won the title for longest fingernails in this year's edition, clawing it away from the previous record holder, who had held the title for 10 years straight. Head of Disney Channels resigns - latimes.com. In the second top-management shake-up this month at Walt Disney Co., the executive in charge of the entertainment giant's powerful Disney Channel is leaving the company after less than two years on the job.
The departure of Carolina Lightcap, president of Disney Channels Worldwide, comes on the heels of the abrupt resignation last week of Disney Consumer Products Chairman Andy Mooney. Taking over for Lightcap is Disney Channel veteran Gary Marsh, who was president of entertainment and chief creative officer for Disney Channels Worldwide. He played a key role in developing such hit shows as "Hannah Montana," "Wizards of Waverly Place" and "Phineas and Ferb," as well as top-rated cable TV movies "High School Musical" and "Lemonade Mouth. " In a statement announcing Marsh's promotion, Disney gave no reason for Lightcap's resignation. However, people close to the company said there were issues regarding Lightcap's management style. Dawn.chmielewski@latimes.com joe.flint@latimes.com.