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• UPDATE 2-Mulberry defends price rises as pins hopes on Asia push Thursday, 13 Jun 2013 | 6:37 AM ET

  *Targets growth in Asia to boost local and tourist revenue. LONDON, June 13- British luxury fashion group Mulberry defended its plans to move further upmarket, saying it was crucial to expansion plans in Asia, where local shoppers and outbound tourists are still spending heavily on top-end lines.

• Hugo Boss signs up Michelle Obama dress designer Jason Wu Monday, 10 Jun 2013 | 11:15 AM ET

  FRANKFURT, June 10- Hugo Boss has signed up designer Jason Wu, a favourite of American First Lady Michelle Obama, as the German fashion house seeks to sell more women's dresses and suits in the United States and China.

• EBay to open 'shoppable windows' in New York Wednesday, 5 Jun 2013 | 6:00 AM ET

  SAN FRANCISCO, June 5- EBay Inc is launching virtual stores called "shoppable windows" this month that the e-commerce company hopes will help retailers generate more sales from their existing physical store networks. EBay set up a window display in New York City in late 2011, but those storefronts did not let shoppers order products on the screen.

• Abe Dons Summer Suit in 'Cool Campaign'  Tuesday, 4 Jun 2013 | 6:40 PM ET

  

  Japan's cabinet members engaged in some constructive fashion criticism as they swapped suits with casual shirts for the annual Super Cool biz campaign, aimed at reducing electricity usage.

• Options Action: Is Target a Bullseye?  Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | 5:47 PM ET

  

  Target shares are hitting all-time highs this week, with CNBC contributor Mike Khouw of CRT Capital Group LLC.

• Is This City the World's Next Fashion Hub?  Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 7:50 PM ET

  

  As fashion houses look to Asia, CNBC investigates the latest designs at Singapore's fashion week.

• Facebook, Twitter apps come to Glass, Google's wearable computer Thursday, 16 May 2013 | 4:38 PM ET

  Google Inc announced on Thursday a half-dozen apps specially designed to work on its Glass devices. News network CNN, fashion magazine Elle, as well as online apps Tumblr and Evernote were among the half-dozen new apps for Glass unveiled during Google's annual developer conference in San Francisco.

• Luxury underwear maker La Perla in sale talks with Calzedonia Tuesday, 7 May 2013 | 2:32 PM ET

  MILAN, May 7- Italy's luxury underwear maker La Perla has entered exclusive talks with fashion group Calzedonia over the sale of a controlling stake that would help the loss-making group relaunch on international markets.

• What's at Stake in World of High Fashion? Plenty  Sunday, 5 May 2013 | 8:40 PM ET

  

  One Hong Kong entrepreneur tells CNBC how she made it big in the competitive clothing industry.

• Virgin Atlantic Uniforms Go Haute Couture Thursday, 2 May 2013 | 7:05 AM ET

  

  Virgin Atlantic has partnered with famed British designer Dame Vivienne Westwood for a redesign of Virgin's iconic red uniforms.

• UPDATE 1-J.C. Penney takes to social media to ask shoppers to come back Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | 12:44 AM ET

  May 1- J.C. Penney Co Inc, recognizing it made mistakes in its attempt to re-invent itself last year, launched a social media and television campaign on Wednesday that asked shoppers who left in droves to come back.

• J.C. Penney takes to social media to ask shoppers to come back Wednesday, 1 May 2013 | 12:22 AM ET

  May 1- J.C. Penney Co Inc, recognizing it made mistakes in its attempt to re-invent itself last year, launched a social media campaign on Wednesday that asked shoppers who left in droves to come back.

• Disruption Comes to Dinner  Friday, 26 Apr 2013 | 12:00 AM ET

  

  The conversation continues: Maria's dinner guests reveal how their "crazy ideas" are unlocking billions in value at the swipe of a finger and how technology will continue to drive business and innovation.

• UPDATE 3-Jones Group slashes number of U.S. stores, shares rise Wednesday, 24 Apr 2013 | 4:27 PM ET

  April 24- Jones Group Inc, the fashion company that owns retail chains Nine West and Jones New York, said it will close about 170 underperforming U.S. stores by mid-2014 and cut its workforce by about 8 percent in a bid to revive profits.

• UPDATE 2-Jones Group slashes U.S. retail stores, shares rise Wednesday, 24 Apr 2013 | 10:12 AM ET

  *Estimates first-quarter EPS of about $0.15 vs est $0.25. April 24- Jones Group Inc, the fashion company that owns retail chains Nine West and Jones New York, said it will close about 170 underperforming U.S. stores by mid-2014 and cut its workforce by about 8 percent in a bid to revive profits.

• UPDATE 1-Jones Group to cut 8 pct of staff, close 170 stores Wednesday, 24 Apr 2013 | 8:17 AM ET

  April 24- Jones Group Inc, a fashion company that owns retail chains Nine West and Jones New York, said it will close about 170 underperforming U.S. stores by mid-2014 and cut its workforce by about 8 percent in a bid to improve profits.

• Ermenegildo Zegna Draws Sydney Fashionistas  Tuesday, 23 Apr 2013 | 7:50 PM ET

  

  The famed Italian men's fashion house tells CNBC its plans for expansion in the Aussie market.

• EXCLUSIVE-Qatar eyes stake in Milan's new skyscraper city Friday, 12 Apr 2013 | 10:48 AM ET

  April 12- Qatar is in talks to buy some or all of Milan's newly built Porta Nuova business district as Italy's economic crisis squeezes its U.S. developer, several sources have told Reuters.

• UPDATE 2-Germany's JAB to buy Douwe Egberts firm in $9.8 bln deal Friday, 12 Apr 2013 | 5:49 AM ET

  *JAB aims to close gap on coffee leaders Nestle, Mondelez. AMSTERDAM, April 12- German investor Joh A Benckiser is to buy the owner of Douwe Egberts coffee in a 7.5- billion-euro deal to create a global hot drinks empire aimed at taking on market leaders Nestle and Mondelez.

• Fashion Parade: The Official EU Rain Poncho  Friday, 12 Apr 2013 | 3:55 AM ET

  

  Julia Chatterley models the official Eurogroup poncho ahead of the European finance ministers' meeting in Dublin