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We wrote recently how the name appeal of brand name women’s clothing can snag sales, and put you neatly into a luxury niche market, but then there comes the time to buy. Who do you go to? Who is trustworthy?

Recently, Ebay lost a lawsuit against the French fashion house of Hermes, and was found liable for the sale of counterfeit goods. With Tiffany & Co, and Louis Vuitton also up in arms about knockoffs, it’s a safe bet to assume that many other products available on the web are less than they appear. If fact, it’s estimated that a full 30% of all brand name goods sold online are, in fact, counterfeit.

While some may be tempted by the price to purchase items like these, beware. While most people won’t notice a difference, undoubtedly someone will, and your integrity as a retailer will be forever tarnished. Even if you unknowingly purchase counterfeit items, the responsibility will still lie with you. Why risk it, when a few small questions and a call to your wholesale distributor can provide all the assurance you need in order to verify the authenticity of your purchase.

Avoid mistakes like these by asking yourself a few simple questions. Is a clear photograph of the label available? Is that label consistent with other labels I’ve seen from that company? Are the same items available on the brand’s personal website?

If you still have no answers after asking these questions, just place a call. Any reputable company will be happy to speak with you in order to assure you that the items are genuine. In the end, if you work with people you trust, your chances of getting a great deal on brand name clothing are much higher.

As an owner of a retail women’s clothing store, it’s important to have something that sets you apart from the nearest discount chains. What can retailers do to keep customers shopping locally? These days people aren’t going as far from home for leisure activities, like shopping. This is an incredible asset to local retailers, but from there, the work is only half done. Once people begin shopping in their hometowns, how can we entice them to buy?

Every woman wants the latest brand name apparel, but it can be hard to provide quality goods on a slim profit margin. Luckily, luxury brand name items are becoming more and more accessible to wholesale clothing distributors.

Goods with high brand name recognition are a good start. For instance, any large mall will have a Bebe, or Steve Madden store. You can give your store that same air of retail authority by stocking a small selection of Bebe tops, or Steve Madden purses all in your store. If your customers know that you are the only place in town that they can get luxury goods, they’ll spread the word quickly.

Another benefit of stocking brand name goods comes in the fact that it can give you an edge in the niche market of brand name apparel. Bigger chains like Wal-Mart or Target won’t carry items like these, so you can set your store apart easily with just a few select pieces.

It’s worth it to look for brand name goods, but as a word of caution, be sure they’re authentic before buying. Any reputable distributor will give you information verifying the authenticity, or you can ask to see the designer’s brand label on the product itself. Usually knockoffs won’t have these.

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AnnTaylor Stores Corp.’s first quarter profit will exceed its previous forecast because of stronger results at its Loft apparel chain as well as better expense and inventory control, the company said Monday. The women’s clothing retailer also said it’s decided not to pursue its new concept targeting older women at this time.

AnnTaylor had said last August that it planned to launch this fall a chain that targets what it identified as the “modern boomer” segment, which it said at the time was “significantly underserved.” Read related commentary.
Shares of AnnTaylor Stores shot up 9.8% in late morning trading. They’ve lost more than one fourth of their value in the past year.
First-quarter profit, excluding restructuring costs, is expected to be 45 cents to 47 cents a share, the New York-based company said, outpacing management’s previous projection of as much as 40 cents

Sales in the quarter ended May 3 rose 2% to about $592 million.

AnnTaylor will release final first-quarter results on May 22.

Management also said it’s dropping the idea behind its new concept in light of significant changes in the retail landscape and consumer environment in the past year. Women’s clothing retailers that target so-called baby boomers such as Chico’s FAS Inc. and Talbots InC. have struggled amid lack of fashions and consumer worries about the economy, analysts said.

While dropping the new concept, AnnTaylor said it’s still moving aggressively forward with the launch of Loft Outlet this summer.

Retailers such as rival Talbots are expanding into the outlet segment, which has becoming another source of profit for designer labels such as Coach Inc. While first-quarter comparable-store sales at the Ann Taylor chain dropped 12%, they rose 0.7% at Loft, which stocks on average a more casual assortment and lower-priced merchandise than its sister chain. The company also has lowered inventory per-square foot by about 15% at the end of the quarter, helping to bolster profit.

Even though the company’s confident in its business strategy, AnnTaylor, a 929-store chain, said it’s sticking with its previous per-share profit forecast of $1.80 to $1.90, excluding restructuring costs, for the year.

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