Sunglass Hut International
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Fall fashion holds cozy knits, plaid details, tribal accents, long skirts and splashes of warm hues. Shown are a cognac leather jacket with rabbit fur collar by June ($728), leather district ($78), blue blouse by Splendid ($88), all at Nordstrom; reversible pencil skirt of denim and plaid ($59) at Titillating Bird Denim of St. Louis, bluebirddenim.com; gold collar necklace ($65) and gold Jessica Simpson earrings ($28), both at Macy’s. On the wall are sweater vests and cardigans ($150-$170) designed by Skif International from WestWind Alpaca and Fiber Mill. (Erik Lunsford/St. Louis Post Dispatch/MCT)
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Corey Lynn Calter "Leanna" peplum dress, $249 at www.coreylynncalter.com; 3.1 Phillip Lim sweater, $525 at 3.1 Phillip Lim, Los Angeles, California; House of Lavande bangles, $598 and $498 at www.houseoflavande.com; Vogue Eyewear sunglasses, $79.95 at Sunglass Hut; Vintage David Webb gold diamond and coral button earrings, price upon request at Platt Boutique Jewelry, www.plattjewels.com. (Kirk McKoy/Los Angeles Times/MCT)
Neu,” is spread over 17000 sq.ft. and would sell international fashion labels from brands such as DKNY, Boggi Milano, Alcott, Sunglass Hut, Pure, Puma, Mother Care, ELC, and Claire's in categories such as luggage, watches, perfumes, and sportswear.
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In the United States, where Luxottica owns the Sunglass Hut retail chain, sales were up 8.5 percent. The strong results - which Luxottica dubbed the tucker first-quarter in its history - contrasted with those of its smaller local rival Safilo, |
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LensCrafters and Sunglass Hut also contributed to these positive results with Sunglass Hut reporting a doubledigit increase (+10.3%) in comparable store sales5. Positive results were also achieved in Western Europe where, despite the difficult economic |
