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Looking for your clothing brand? You might need a map (Monday, November 9)

By ANNE D'INNOCENZIO Some of fashion's best-known names are playing musical chairs.Faced with a consolidating department store industry and eroding sales, some labels are cutting ties with retailers that sold their clothing and betting their future with one chain.

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Retailers' quarterly data will be scrutinized for economic insight (Monday, November 9)

Investors will get some guidance about the economy this week from data issued not by the government but by big retailers in the form of third-quarter earnings reports.

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Retailers changing clothes (Sunday, November 8)

Faced with a consolidating department store industry and eroding sales, some labels are cutting ties with retailers that sold their clothing and betting their future with one chain.

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Uptick in retail sales bodes well for Christmas season (Sunday, November 8)

Consumers, enticed by cooler weather and an improving economy, spent a little more in October, handing the retail industry its second consecutive monthly sales gain after more than a year of declines.

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Stocks post modest gains, job losses slow (Sunday, November 8)

NEW YORK - Investors undaunted by a surprisingly weak jobs report found enough positive news to nudge stocks higher.

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Looking for your clothing brand? Might need a map (Sunday, November 8)

Dana Buchman merchandise is seen at a Kohl's department store in Jersey City, N.J. Dana Buchman, known for career clothes that had been a mainstay at stores like Saks Fifth Avenue, recently has been reinvented for more frugal shoppers at midbrow retailer Kohl's. NEW YORK -- Some of fashion's best-known names are playing musical chairs.

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Uptick in retail sales bodes well for Christmas season (Sunday, November 8)

Consumers, enticed by cooler weather and an improving economy, spent a little more in October, handing the retail industry its second consecutive monthly sales gain after more than a year of declines.

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Fashion brands are playing musical chairs (Sunday, November 8)

Some of fashion's best-known names are playing musical chairs. Faced with a consolidating department store industry and eroding sales, some labels are cutting ties with retailers that sold their clothing and betting their future with one chain.

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Stocks post modest gains (Saturday, November 7)

Investors undaunted by a surprisingly weak jobs report found enough positive news to nudge stocks higher.

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Brand-new branding (Saturday, November 7)

Dana Buchman merchandise is seen at a Kohl's in Jersey City, N.J. Dana Buchman, a mainstay at stores such as Saks, has been reinvented for more frugal shoppers.

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