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<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xml:lang="en"><title>News on Apparel Retailers</title><link href="http://www.newsaboutinsurance.com/topic/Apparel%20Retailers" rel="alternate"></link><id>http://www.newsaboutinsurance.com/topic/Apparel Retailers</id><updated>2010-03-17T18:01:39Z</updated><entry><title>nicky hilton shopping 2</title><link href="http://www.newsaboutinsurance.com/photo/2199633" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-17T18:01:39Z</updated><author><name>WENN</name></author><id>tag:www.newsaboutinsurance.com,2010-03-17:/photo/2199633</id><summary type="html">&lt;a title="Nicky Hilton" href="/topic/Nicky+Hilton" &gt;Nicky Hilton&lt;/a&gt; shopping at &lt;a title="Barneys New York Inc." href="/topic/Barneys+New+York+Inc." &gt;Barneys New York&lt;/a&gt; in Beverly Hills
&lt;a title="Los Angeles" href="/topic/Los+Angeles" &gt;Los Angeles&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="California" href="/topic/California" &gt;California&lt;/a&gt; - 16.03.10&lt;div id="copyright"&gt;&lt;div&gt;
        Copyright 2010  &lt;a href="http://www.wenn.com"&gt;WENN&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;...</summary><category term="Entertainment"></category><category term="Celebrity News"></category><category term="Socialites"></category><category term="Apparel Retailers"></category><category term="Clothing Retailers"></category><category term="Nicky Hilton"></category><category term="Barneys New York Inc."></category></entry><entry><title>nicky hilton shopping</title><link href="http://www.newsaboutinsurance.com/photo/2199628" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-17T18:01:27Z</updated><author><name>WENN</name></author><id>tag:www.newsaboutinsurance.com,2010-03-17:/photo/2199628</id><summary type="html">&lt;a title="Nicky Hilton" href="/topic/Nicky+Hilton" &gt;Nicky Hilton&lt;/a&gt;
shopping at &lt;a title="Barneys New York Inc." href="/topic/Barneys+New+York+Inc." &gt;Barneys New York&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a title="Beverly Hills (California)" href="/topic/Beverly+Hills+(California)" &gt;Beverly Hills&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a title="Los Angeles" href="/topic/Los+Angeles" &gt;Los Angeles&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="California" href="/topic/California" &gt;California&lt;/a&gt; - 16.03.10&lt;div id="copyright"&gt;&lt;div&gt;
        Copyright 2010  &lt;a href="http://www.wenn.com"&gt;WENN&lt;/a...</summary><category term="Entertainment"></category><category term="Celebrity News"></category><category term="Socialites"></category><category term="Apparel Retailers"></category><category term="Clothing Retailers"></category><category term="Nicky Hilton"></category><category term="Barneys New York Inc."></category></entry><entry><title>Earnings roundup: Xoma, Pacific Sunwear</title><link href="http://www.newsaboutinsurance.com/article/Earnings%20roundup%3A%20Xoma%2C%20Pacific%20Sunwear" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-11T15:17:05Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.newsaboutinsurance.com,2010-03-11:/article/Earnings%20roundup%3A%20Xoma%2C%20Pacific%20Sunwear</id><summary type="html">&amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;gt;Earnings roundup: Xoma 4Q profit falls on weak contract revenue, &lt;a title="Pacific Sunwear of California Inc." href="/topic/Pacific+Sunwear+of+California+Inc." &gt;Pacific Sunwear&lt;/a&gt; loss widens&amp;lt;/div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;div&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;Among the earnings stories for Thursday, March 11, from &lt;a title="AP Financial" href="/topic/AP+Financial" &gt;AP Financial&lt;/a&gt; News:&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;&lt;a title="Berkeley (California)" href="/topic/Berkeley+(California)" &gt;BERKELEY, Calif.&lt;/a&gt; (AP) — Biot...</summary><category term="Company Activities and Information"></category><category term="Corporate Reporting"></category><category term="Earnings and Losses"></category><category term="Apparel Retailers"></category><category term="Clothing Retailers"></category><category term="Air Transportation"></category><category term="Wall Street"></category><category term="Waltham (Massachusetts)"></category><category term="Books-A-Million Inc."></category><category term="Aeropostale Inc."></category><category term="Western Gas Partners LP"></category><category term="Air Methods Corporation"></category><category term="Pacific Sunwear of California Inc."></category><category term="AP Financial"></category><category term="XOMA Ltd."></category><category term="Kratos Defense &amp; Security Solutions Inc."></category><category term="Security Solutions Inc."></category><category term="Global Partners LP"></category><category term="UTStarcom Inc."></category></entry><entry><title>H and M Open First Store In Israel</title><link href="http://www.newsaboutinsurance.com/photo/2185404" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-11T05:31:03Z</updated><author><name>Getty Images</name></author><id>tag:www.newsaboutinsurance.com,2010-03-11:/photo/2185404</id><summary type="html">&lt;a title="Tel Aviv" href="/topic/Tel+Aviv" &gt;TEL AVIV&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="Israel" href="/topic/Israel" &gt;ISRAEL&lt;/a&gt; - MARCH 11:  An Israeli woman wears a shirt with a slogan as she waits for hours outside the new H &amp; M (&lt;a title="H&amp;M Hennes &amp; Mauritz AB" href="/topic/H%26M+Hennes+%26+Mauritz+AB" &gt;Hennes &amp; Mauritz AB&lt;/a&gt;) outlet of the Swedish-based clothing chain for it to open on March 11, 2010, in Tel Aviv, Israel. H&amp;M, the world's third-biggest clothing retailer, is planning to open a total of seven...</summary><category term="Apparel Retailers"></category><category term="Clothing Retailers"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Getty Images Inc."></category><category term="David Silverman"></category><category term="H&amp;M Hennes &amp; Mauritz AB"></category></entry><entry><title>marcia cross</title><link href="http://www.newsaboutinsurance.com/photo/2177960" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-07T17:45:50Z</updated><author><name>WENN</name></author><id>tag:www.newsaboutinsurance.com,2010-03-07:/photo/2177960</id><summary type="html">&lt;a title="Marcia Cross" href="/topic/Marcia+Cross" &gt;Marcia Cross&lt;/a&gt; 
holding a coffee while shopping at &lt;a title="Barneys New York Inc." href="/topic/Barneys+New+York+Inc." &gt;Barneys New York&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a title="Beverly Hills (California)" href="/topic/Beverly+Hills+(California)" &gt;Beverly Hills&lt;/a&gt;.
&lt;a title="Los Angeles" href="/topic/Los+Angeles" &gt;Los Angeles&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="California" href="/topic/California" &gt;California&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" &gt;USA&lt;/a&gt; - 06.03.1...</summary><category term="Apparel Retailers"></category><category term="Clothing Retailers"></category><category term="Marcia Cross"></category><category term="Barneys New York Inc."></category></entry><entry><title>marcia cross 2</title><link href="http://www.newsaboutinsurance.com/photo/2177959" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-03-07T17:45:48Z</updated><author><name>WENN</name></author><id>tag:www.newsaboutinsurance.com,2010-03-07:/photo/2177959</id><summary type="html">&lt;a title="Marcia Cross" href="/topic/Marcia+Cross" &gt;Marcia Cross&lt;/a&gt; 
goes shopping with a friend at &lt;a title="Barneys New York Inc." href="/topic/Barneys+New+York+Inc." &gt;Barneys New York&lt;/a&gt; in &lt;a title="Beverly Hills (California)" href="/topic/Beverly+Hills+(California)" &gt;Beverly Hills&lt;/a&gt;.
&lt;a title="Los Angeles" href="/topic/Los+Angeles" &gt;Los Angeles&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="California" href="/topic/California" &gt;California&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" &gt;USA&lt;/a&gt; - 06.03.10&lt;di...</summary><category term="Apparel Retailers"></category><category term="Clothing Retailers"></category><category term="Marcia Cross"></category><category term="Barneys New York Inc."></category></entry><entry><title>Barneys New York Hosts Olivier Theyskens Book Launch</title><link href="http://www.newsaboutinsurance.com/photo/2110277" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-02-11T18:16:53Z</updated><author><name>Getty Images</name></author><id>tag:www.newsaboutinsurance.com,2010-02-11:/photo/2110277</id><summary type="html">&lt;a title="New York" href="/topic/New+York" &gt;NEW YORK&lt;/a&gt; - FEBRUARY 11:  &lt;a title="Olivier Theyskens" href="/topic/Olivier+Theyskens" &gt;Designer Olivier Theyskens&lt;/a&gt; attends &lt;a title="Barneys New York Inc." href="/topic/Barneys+New+York+Inc." &gt;Barneys New York&lt;/a&gt; Hosts Olivier Theyskens Book Launch during &lt;a title="Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week" href="/topic/Mercedes-Benz+Fashion+Week" &gt;Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week&lt;/a&gt; at the Barneys New York on February 11, 2010 in &lt;a title="New York City" href="/t...</summary><category term="Fashion and Style"></category><category term="Fashion Design"></category><category term="Fashion Shows and Reviews"></category><category term="Apparel Retailers"></category><category term="Clothing Retailers"></category><category term="Getty Images Inc."></category><category term="Barneys New York Inc."></category><category term="Olivier Theyskens"></category><category term="Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week"></category></entry><entry><title>reese witherspoon shopping</title><link href="http://www.newsaboutinsurance.com/photo/2047300" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-01-13T18:16:56Z</updated><author><name>WENN</name></author><id>tag:www.newsaboutinsurance.com,2010-01-13:/photo/2047300</id><summary type="html">&lt;a title="Reese Witherspoon" href="/topic/Reese+Witherspoon" &gt;Reese Witherspoon&lt;/a&gt;
running errands in &lt;a title="Beverly Hills (California)" href="/topic/Beverly+Hills+(California)" &gt;Beverly Hills&lt;/a&gt; before heading to lunch at &lt;a title="Barneys New York Inc." href="/topic/Barneys+New+York+Inc." &gt;Barneys New York&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a title="Los Angeles" href="/topic/Los+Angeles" &gt;Los Angeles&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="California" href="/topic/California" &gt;California&lt;/a&gt; - 12.01.10&lt;div id="copyright"&gt;&lt;div&gt;
        Copyrig...</summary><category term="Entertainment"></category><category term="Celebrity News"></category><category term="Movie Stars"></category><category term="Apparel Retailers"></category><category term="Clothing Retailers"></category><category term="Reese Witherspoon"></category><category term="Barneys New York Inc."></category></entry><entry><title>Ahead of the Bell: Specialty retailers</title><link href="http://www.newsaboutinsurance.com/article/Ahead%20of%20the%20Bell%3A%20Specialty%20retailers" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-02-23T01:41:24Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.newsaboutinsurance.com,2010-02-23:/article/Ahead%20of%20the%20Bell%3A%20Specialty%20retailers</id><summary type="html">&amp;amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;amp;gt;Analyst: Luxury retailers may do better in 2010 as economic conditions, stock markets improve&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;The new year could be brighter for luxury retailers, as improving stock markets and economic conditions pave the way for a potential recovery, an analyst said Monday.&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;While shoppers remained budget conscious in 2009 and flocked to discount retailers, &lt;a title="Randal Konik" href="/to...</summary><category term="Financial Markets"></category><category term="Stock Performance"></category><category term="National Economy"></category><category term="Apparel Retailers"></category><category term="Clothing Retailers"></category><category term="The Gap Inc."></category><category term="The TJX Companies Inc."></category><category term="American Eagle Outfitters Inc."></category><category term="AnnTaylor Stores Corporation"></category><category term="Ross Stores Inc."></category><category term="Randal Konik"></category><category term="Ulta Salon, Cosmetics &amp; Fragrance Inc."></category><category term="Chico's Brands Investments Inc."></category><category term="Fragrance Inc."></category></entry><entry><title>jessica simpson family 2</title><link href="http://www.newsaboutinsurance.com/photo/2020942" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2009-12-23T18:01:59Z</updated><author><name>WENN</name></author><id>tag:www.newsaboutinsurance.com,2009-12-23:/photo/2020942</id><summary type="html">&lt;a title="Jessica Simpson" href="/topic/Jessica+Simpson" &gt;Jessica Simpson&lt;/a&gt;
The Simpson family takes a Christmas shopping trip to &lt;a title="Barneys New York Inc." href="/topic/Barneys+New+York+Inc." &gt;Barneys New York&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a title="New York City" href="/topic/New+York+City" &gt;New York City&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" &gt;USA&lt;/a&gt; - 22.12.09&lt;div id="copyright"&gt;&lt;div&gt;
        Copyright 2009  &lt;a href="http://www.wenn.com"&gt;WENN&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;...</summary><category term="Entertainment"></category><category term="Celebrity News"></category><category term="Music Stars"></category><category term="Music"></category><category term="Pop and Rock Music"></category><category term="Pop Music"></category><category term="Holidays"></category><category term="Apparel Retailers"></category><category term="Clothing Retailers"></category><category term="Jessica Simpson"></category><category term="Barneys New York Inc."></category><category term="Christmas"></category></entry><entry><title>arnie</title><link href="http://www.newsaboutinsurance.com/photo/2020587" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2009-12-23T17:16:15Z</updated><author><name>WENN</name></author><id>tag:www.newsaboutinsurance.com,2009-12-23:/photo/2020587</id><summary type="html">&lt;a title="Arnold Schwarzenegger" href="/topic/Arnold+Schwarzenegger" &gt;Arnold Schwarzenegger&lt;/a&gt; dressed in jeans and a white short sleeved shirt, leaves &lt;a title="Barneys New York Inc." href="/topic/Barneys+New+York+Inc." &gt;Barneys New York&lt;/a&gt; in Beverly Hills
&lt;a title="Los Angeles" href="/topic/Los+Angeles" &gt;Los Angeles&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="California" href="/topic/California" &gt;California&lt;/a&gt; - 22.12.09&lt;div id="copyright"&gt;&lt;div&gt;
        Copyright 2009  &lt;a href="http://www.wenn.com"&gt;WENN&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div...</summary><category term="Apparel Retailers"></category><category term="Clothing Retailers"></category><category term="Arnold Schwarzenegger"></category><category term="Barneys New York Inc."></category></entry><entry><title>jessica simpson family</title><link href="http://www.newsaboutinsurance.com/photo/2019718" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2009-12-22T17:32:28Z</updated><author><name>WENN</name></author><id>tag:www.newsaboutinsurance.com,2009-12-22:/photo/2019718</id><summary type="html">&lt;a title="Pete Wentz" href="/topic/Pete+Wentz" &gt;Pete Wentz&lt;/a&gt;
The Simpson family takes a Christmas shopping trip to &lt;a title="Barneys New York Inc." href="/topic/Barneys+New+York+Inc." &gt;Barneys New York&lt;/a&gt;
&lt;a title="New York City" href="/topic/New+York+City" &gt;New York City&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a title="United States" href="/topic/United+States" &gt;USA&lt;/a&gt; - 22.12.09&lt;div id="copyright"&gt;&lt;div&gt;
        Copyright 2009  &lt;a href="http://www.wenn.com"&gt;WENN&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;...</summary><category term="Entertainment"></category><category term="Celebrity News"></category><category term="Music Stars"></category><category term="Holidays"></category><category term="Apparel Retailers"></category><category term="Clothing Retailers"></category><category term="Pete Wentz"></category><category term="Barneys New York Inc."></category><category term="Christmas"></category></entry><entry><title>Finish Line posts 3Q profit boosted by tax gain</title><link href="http://www.newsaboutinsurance.com/article/Finish%20Line%20posts%203Q%20profit%20boosted%20by%20tax%20gain" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-02-23T12:19:02Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.newsaboutinsurance.com,2010-02-23:/article/Finish%20Line%20posts%203Q%20profit%20boosted%20by%20tax%20gain</id><summary type="html">&amp;amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;amp;gt;&lt;a title="The Finish Line Inc." href="/topic/The+Finish+Line+Inc." &gt;Finish Line&lt;/a&gt; posts 3Q profit over year-earlier loss, better-than-expected results lift shares&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;The Finish Line Inc., a seller of athletic shoes and clothes, rose to a profit in the third quarter from a year-ago loss, helped by a big one-time tax gain.&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Finish Line also controlled its expenses, managed invent...</summary><category term="Corporate Reporting"></category><category term="Earnings and Losses"></category><category term="Financial Markets"></category><category term="Market Analysis"></category><category term="Stock Performance"></category><category term="Apparel Retailers"></category><category term="Shoe Stores"></category><category term="Thomson Reuters Corporation"></category><category term="The Finish Line Inc."></category><category term="Glenn Lyon"></category><category term="Genesco Inc."></category><category term="Hat World Corp."></category></entry><entry><title>Wet Seal chairman retires</title><link href="http://www.newsaboutinsurance.com/article/Wet%20Seal%20chairman%20retires" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-02-23T16:11:08Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.newsaboutinsurance.com,2010-02-23:/article/Wet%20Seal%20chairman%20retires</id><summary type="html">&amp;amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;amp;gt;Alan &lt;a title="Alan Siegel" href="/topic/Alan+Siegel" &gt;Siegel&lt;/a&gt; retires as chairman of &lt;a title="The Wet Seal Inc." href="/topic/The+Wet+Seal+Inc." &gt;Wet Seal&lt;/a&gt;&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Teen clothing retailer The Wet Seal Inc. said Monday that its chairman, Alan Siegel, has retired from the company's board of directors.&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Harold Kah, who joined the board in 2005, has been named his successor.&amp;amp;lt...</summary><category term="Company Activities and Information"></category><category term="Personnel Changes"></category><category term="Boards of Directors Changes"></category><category term="Apparel Retailers"></category><category term="Clothing Retailers"></category><category term="The Wet Seal Inc."></category><category term="Alan Siegel"></category></entry><entry><title>Aeropostale adds $250 million for share buybacks</title><link href="http://www.newsaboutinsurance.com/article/Aeropostale%20adds%20%24250%20million%20for%20share%20buybacks" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-02-23T19:26:49Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.newsaboutinsurance.com,2010-02-23:/article/Aeropostale%20adds%20%24250%20million%20for%20share%20buybacks</id><summary type="html">&amp;amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;amp;gt;&lt;a title="Aeropostale Inc." href="/topic/Aeropostale+Inc." &gt;Aeropostale&lt;/a&gt; adds $250 million for share buybacks, raising available amount to $290 million&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Teen clothing retailer Aeropostale Inc. said Monday it added $250 million to its share-buyback program, raising the amount available to $290 million.&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Aeropostale operates more than 900 stores that sell clothing and accessor...</summary><category term="Financial Markets"></category><category term="Stock Activity"></category><category term="Buybacks"></category><category term="Stock Performance"></category><category term="Fashion and Style"></category><category term="Clothing Accessories"></category><category term="Apparel Retailers"></category><category term="Clothing Retailers"></category><category term="Aeropostale Inc."></category><category term="Clothing and Accessories"></category></entry><entry><title>Collective Brands up on better-than-expected 3Q</title><link href="http://www.newsaboutinsurance.com/article/Collective%20Brands%20up%20on%20better-than-expected%203Q" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-02-23T21:23:08Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.newsaboutinsurance.com,2010-02-23:/article/Collective%20Brands%20up%20on%20better-than-expected%203Q</id><summary type="html">&amp;amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;amp;gt;&lt;a title="Collective Brands Inc." href="/topic/Collective+Brands+Inc." &gt;Collective Brands&lt;/a&gt; posts better-than-expected 3Q, analyst says sales of boots were strong&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Shares of shoe retailer Collective Brands Inc. rose on Thursday after adjusted third-quarter profit topped &lt;a title="Wall Street" href="/topic/Wall+Street" &gt;Wall Street&lt;/a&gt; expectations, and an analyst forecast earnings growth next year.&amp;amp;lt;/p...</summary><category term="Corporate Reporting"></category><category term="Earnings and Losses"></category><category term="Financial Markets"></category><category term="Market Analysis"></category><category term="Apparel Retailers"></category><category term="Shoe Stores"></category><category term="Wall Street"></category><category term="Oprah Winfrey"></category><category term="Payless ShoeSource Inc."></category><category term="Topeka"></category><category term="Susquehanna International Group LLP"></category><category term="Collective Brands Inc."></category><category term="Stride Rite Corporation"></category></entry><entry><title>Collective Brands reports lower 3Q profit</title><link href="http://www.newsaboutinsurance.com/article/Collective%20Brands%20reports%20lower%203Q%20profit" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-02-23T21:50:18Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.newsaboutinsurance.com,2010-02-23:/article/Collective%20Brands%20reports%20lower%203Q%20profit</id><summary type="html">&amp;amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;amp;gt;Shoe retailer &lt;a title="Collective Brands Inc." href="/topic/Collective+Brands+Inc." &gt;Collective Brands&lt;/a&gt; reports 22 percent decline in third-quarter profit&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Shoe retailer Collective Brands Inc. said Wednesday its third-quarter profits fell 22 percent but its sales rose slightly thanks to factors including a plug from &lt;a title="Oprah Winfrey" href="/topic/Oprah+Winfrey" &gt;Oprah Winfrey&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;...</summary><category term="Apparel Retailers"></category><category term="Shoe Stores"></category><category term="Wall Street"></category><category term="Oprah Winfrey"></category><category term="Project Runway"></category><category term="Payless ShoeSource Inc."></category><category term="Thomson Reuters Corporation"></category><category term="Topeka"></category><category term="Christian Siriano"></category><category term="Collective Brands Inc."></category><category term="Stride Rite Corporation"></category><category term="Matt Rubel"></category><category term="Saucony Inc."></category></entry><entry><title>Payless ShoeSource to franchise in Philippines</title><link href="http://www.newsaboutinsurance.com/article/Payless%20ShoeSource%20to%20franchise%20in%20Philippines" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-02-23T22:22:55Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.newsaboutinsurance.com,2010-02-23:/article/Payless%20ShoeSource%20to%20franchise%20in%20Philippines</id><summary type="html">&amp;amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;amp;gt;&lt;a title="Payless ShoeSource Inc." href="/topic/Payless+ShoeSource+Inc." &gt;Payless ShoeSource&lt;/a&gt; says it plans to open franchise stores in &lt;a title="Philippines" href="/topic/Philippines" &gt;Philippines&lt;/a&gt;&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Shoe and accessories retailer Payless ShoeSource Inc. said Tuesday that it will begin selling shoes in the Philippines as part of an international expansion.&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Payless will wo...</summary><category term="Apparel Retailers"></category><category term="Shoe Stores"></category><category term="Middle East"></category><category term="Southeast Asia"></category><category term="Payless ShoeSource Inc."></category><category term="Topeka"></category><category term="Collective Brands Inc."></category><category term="Stores Specialists Inc."></category></entry><entry><title>AnnTaylor revenue misses; cautious on holiday</title><link href="http://www.newsaboutinsurance.com/article/AnnTaylor%20revenue%20misses%3B%20cautious%20on%20holiday" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-02-24T02:50:23Z</updated><author><name>Reuters US Online Report Business News</name></author><id>tag:www.newsaboutinsurance.com,2010-02-24:/article/AnnTaylor%20revenue%20misses%3B%20cautious%20on%20holiday</id><summary type="html">&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;NEW YORK (&lt;a title="Thomson Reuters Corporation" href="/topic/Thomson+Reuters+Corporation" &gt;Reuters&lt;/a&gt;) - Women's clothing retailer &lt;a title="AnnTaylor Stores Corporation" href="/topic/AnnTaylor+Stores+Corporation" &gt;AnnTaylor Stores Corp&lt;/a&gt; &amp;amp;amp;lt;ANN.N&amp;amp;amp;gt; reported lower-than-expected quarterly revenue on Friday and gave a cautious forecast for the current holiday quarter, sending shares down 2.2 percent in premarket trade.&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;am...</summary><category term="Corporate Reporting"></category><category term="Earnings and Losses"></category><category term="Earnings Forecasts"></category><category term="Holidays"></category><category term="Apparel Retailers"></category><category term="Clothing Retailers"></category><category term="Ann Taylor"></category><category term="Thomson Reuters Corporation"></category><category term="AnnTaylor Stores Corporation"></category><category term="The Talbots Inc."></category><category term="Gerald E. McCormick"></category><category term="Martinne Geller"></category><category term="New York Stock Exchange"></category><category term="Chico's Brands Investments Inc."></category></entry><entry><title>Dress Barn 1Q profit rises 10 pct on higher sales</title><link href="http://www.newsaboutinsurance.com/article/Dress%20Barn%201Q%20profit%20rises%2010%20pct%20on%20higher%20sales" rel="alternate"></link><updated>2010-02-24T03:07:02Z</updated><author><name>AP News</name></author><id>tag:www.newsaboutinsurance.com,2010-02-24:/article/Dress%20Barn%201Q%20profit%20rises%2010%20pct%20on%20higher%20sales</id><summary type="html">&amp;amp;lt;div id="subtitle"&amp;amp;gt;&lt;a title="The Dress Barn Inc." href="/topic/The+Dress+Barn+Inc." &gt;Dress Barn&lt;/a&gt; 1st-qtr profit rises 10 pct on higher sales; vote on Tween takeover next week&amp;amp;lt;/div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;div&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;Women's clothing retailer Dress Barn Inc. said its profit rose 10 percent in the fiscal first quarter on higher sales and issued an improved outlook for the full year.&amp;amp;lt;/p&amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;lt;p&amp;amp;gt;The company, based in &lt;a title="Suffern" href="/top...</summary><category term="Financial Markets"></category><category term="Fashion and Style"></category><category term="Children's Fashion"></category><category term="Apparel Retailers"></category><category term="Clothing Retailers"></category><category term="Wall Street"></category><category term="Thomson Reuters Corporation"></category><category term="Suffern"></category><category term="The Dress Barn Inc."></category><category term="Tween Brands Inc."></category></entry></feed>