Brand success factors
US: Nordstrom agrees US$210m Faconnable sale
US retailer Nordstrom is to sell its Faconnable apparel brand to Lebanon-based M1 Group (M1) for US$210m. M1 says it…
US: Jones Apparel reorganises women’s wear team
Apparel and footwear company Jones Apparel Group has promoted Susan Metzger as chief executive officer of its Women's Better sportswear…
ANALYSIS: Liz Claiborne raises the bar on brands
Liz Claiborne has spent the best part of the last two decades buying small, niche-oriented brands. But this week the…