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NEWS ABOUT: Liz Claiborne

Liz Claiborne stories: 5 news summaries
MARKETS

 Dow Off 25 Amid Poor Earnings 

Dismal reports expected from Liz Claiborne, GE and Lexmark

Jan 13, 09 3:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Stocks ended mixed today as the earnings season got off to a poor start. Alcoa’s $1.2 billion loss after yesterday’s close set the stage for a fifth consecutive down day for the Dow, the Wall Street Journal reports, with the index off 25.41 to close at... More »

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Citigroup • Dow Jones • Alcoa • Liz Claiborne • Nasdaq • S&P 500 • JPMorgan Chase

Liz Claiborne CEO Flies Coach to Cut Costs

And he may soon have company

Dec 30, 08 12:47 PM CST
(Newser) - Like most CEOs, William McComb is a jet-setter, flying 200,000 miles a year, give or take. But unlike most CEOs, he does it in the cheap seats, flying exclusively on commercial jets, and almost always in coach. “Every penny counts,” he reasons, given that his company, Liz... More »

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executive compensation • CEO • Liz Claiborne • private jet • financial crisis

Mizrahi Giving
Liz Claiborne
a Makeover

Struggling brand hopes savvy designer will revive slumping sales

Aug 21, 08 2:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Designer Isaac Mizrahi recently previewed his Liz Claiborne line of women's wear, an extreme makeover that could make or break the company, the Wall Street Journal reports. The brand, which generated almost half of the company's $3.1 billion in sales and more than half of its profits in 2000,... More »

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Liz Claiborne • clothes • fashion designer • Isaac Mizrahi

Liz Claiborne Dead at 78

Designer was first woman to found Fortune 500  company

Jun 28, 07 5:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Designer Liz Claiborne, whose styles aimed at career women revolutionized everyday fashion sense in America and brought feminine new looks to the workplace, is dead at 78. She was the first woman founder of a Fortune 500 company. Claiborne died Tuesday in New York, after a lengthy battle with bone... More »

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fashion • women • bone cancer • design • obituary • Liz Claiborne • Ellen Tracy • Dana Buchman • Juicy • Fortune 500 • clothes • fashion designer

Designer's Pals Rally to Keep Label Alive

Narciso Rodriguez averts bankruptcy
with Claiborne deal

May 7, 07 9:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - Narciso Rodriguez, the designer of sexy minimalist frocks like Carolyn Bessette Kennedy's wedding dress, is one of the darlings of the close-knit fashion community. And it's a good thing: When Rodriguez faced bankruptcy last fall, instead of shuttering his studio he called Donna Karan, Ralph Lauren, Anna Wintour and Jessica... More »

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fashion • Liz Claiborne • acquisition • Narciso Rodriguez • clothes • Bill McComb • fashion designer

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