National: Sept. 14, 2001
The National Retail Federation (NRF) urged the U.S. House of Representatives to pass a trade agreement between the United States and Vietnam, noting that the trade agreement would make Vietnam a “much more attractive source of consumer products such as textiles, apparel, footwear and consumer electronics”...Troy, Mich.-based Kmart Corp. announced plans to streamline its supply-chain operations, including moving a distribution center in California from Carson to Mira Loma and another distribution center from North Bergen, N.J., to Chambersburg, Penn....Designer Todd Oldham will design a line of home furnishings for Target Stores for next summer...Fashion icon Elsa Klensch will return to journalism this fall with a new program called “Trio World Fashion Tour,” set to air on the Trio cable station, a newly launched division of the USA Network; the program will feature six one-hour installments beginning Sept. 16...Menomonee Falls, Wis.-based Kohl’s Department Stores recently launched a contest in which contestants can win prizes ranging from a Volkswagen Beetle upholstered in denim to a Levi’s wardrobe to a pair of Levi’s jeans...Chicago-based men’s suit manufacturer Hartmarx Corp. has terminated its investigation of potential buyer the Lincoln Company and filed legal action against it, citing misrepresentation of its offer and failure to disclose information about its debt and equity financing.
