<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.congoo.com/css/rss.css" type="text/css" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>Textiles/Fashion News - Congoo</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/feed/newschannelsfeed.aspx?chid=59&amp;catid=-1</link><description>News Feed for - Textiles/Fashion</description><item><title>Dreaming of Dior</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96262001&amp;Channel_ID=59&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T00:49:00</pubDate><description>by Dior, Chanel and Balenciaga to precious wedding dresses and a pioneer woman's best and only dress, daintily mended to within an inch of its life. But when Charlotte unearthed her godmother's book of </description><source>Femail</source></item><item><title>Pop-Up Retail Goes Mainstream in the U.K.</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96257928&amp;Channel_ID=59&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T00:04:00</pubDate><description>Unilever, Cadbury and HMV Use Temporary Tactics For Holiday Season LONDON (AdAge.com) -- Temporary pop-up shops have become a permanent fixture in the U.K. No longer an underground phenomenon, these one-off </description><source>Advertising Age</source></item><item><title>Toy shoppers may find holiday shortages</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96262002&amp;Channel_ID=59&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T00:49:00</pubDate><description>Shoppers hoping to find that toy the kids have been clamoring for might want to start their shopping a little early, as inventories are down, analysts say. Shortages of popular toys will be common as </description><source>UPI</source></item><item><title>Stocks may sputter with Black Friday eyed (Reuters)</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96110467&amp;Channel_ID=59&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T00:15:00</pubDate><description>sputter with Black Friday eyed Lundi 23 nov 2009 01:11:00 L'offre EasyBourse Bourse sectoriels s de dirigeants d'experts de gestionnaires d'international d'association sur les actions sur les devises </description><source>Easy Bourse</source></item><item><title>'Black Friday' deals may not signal retail comeback</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=95991024&amp;Channel_ID=59&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T23:23:00</pubDate><description>HOLIDAYSALES/BLACKFRIDAY (PREVIEW, CORRECTED)(PIX): * What: U.S. holiday shopping season begins * Sales may rise, perhaps just slightly, from 2008 (Corrects reference to NRF sales forecast) CHICAGO (Reuters) </description><source>Forbes.com</source></item><item><title>Shop Talk: Q&amp;A With Richard Collins, United Bank (posted 11/23/09)</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96260033&amp;Channel_ID=59&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T00:24:00</pubDate><description>Richard Collins has spent the last several years as the head of West Springfield-based United Bank, but he spent a large chunk of his career in Worcester. During his time in Worcester he was president </description><source>WBJournal.com</source></item><item><title>Youth Olympics merchandise on sale at Orchard Rd</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96260596&amp;Channel_ID=59&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T00:32:00</pubDate><description>The first batch of licensed Youth Olympic Games merchandise went on sale at Ngee Ann City yesterday. Lyo and Merly, the Games' official mascots, are expected to be hot-selling items at the store at basement </description><source>Today Online</source></item><item><title>Hardware Retailer Improves Business With Sun Thin Clients</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96261152&amp;Channel_ID=59&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T00:39:00</pubDate><description>One of the largest providers of building and DIY materials to trade and private customers in the U.K, Screwfix found itself with a customer relationship management (CRM) system running on desktop PCs </description><source>SunFlash Newsletter</source></item><item><title>Scotland's high streets get Â£20m</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96261199&amp;Channel_ID=59&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T00:39:00</pubDate><description>streets get Â£20m - - Log in to Regen.net //BEGIN EDITABLE SECTION //CONFIGURATION VARIABLES NUMBER(S) NAME(S) CONTENT CATEGORY PAGE NAME CONTENT CATEGORY //OPTIONAL PAGE VARIABLES //ACTION SETTINGS VALIDATION </description><source>Regeneration and Renewal</source></item><item><title>Black Friday doorbuster sales</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96261502&amp;Channel_ID=59&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-23T00:42:00</pubDate><description>US Take a nation of retailers on edge about falling sales. Toss in a crowd of bargain-hungry consumers addicted to deals. Keep them apart for hours before dawn with only a glass door separating them, </description><source>The Network Journal</source></item><item><title>American Airlines Launches In-Flight WiFi Tracker</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96173253&amp;Channel_ID=59&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T19:27:00</pubDate><description>ines, Wifi, Flight, Search | Themes: The Internet, Software Syndication: American Airlines has released a handy tool aimed at helping passengers who are looking for an in-flight WiFi-equipped flight. </description><source>The Channel Guide</source></item><item><title>Global luxury apparel retailers eyeing Indian mkts</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96242000&amp;Channel_ID=59&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T19:09:00</pubDate><description>MUMBAI: The fashionista dream is alive and kicking. But itâ??s no longer strictly elitist! With the US and Europe still grappling with recession, global luxury apparel retailers are eyeing markets like </description><source>Economictimes</source></item><item><title>Victoria's Secret Fashion show 09, NYC</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96097385&amp;Channel_ID=59&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T18:17:00</pubDate><description>Model Marisa Miller poses with the $3 Million dollar bra that she will be wearing on the run for the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show in New York November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri Victoria's Secret </description><source>International Business Times</source></item><item><title>Burberry: The Art of the Trench</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96239453&amp;Channel_ID=59&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T18:17:00</pubDate><description>News &amp; Trends: A quality trench coat is unarguably one of those fashion staples that if done right, can turn an otherwise ordinary outfit into something truly remarkable. From the time it was founded </description><source>International Business Times</source></item><item><title>Victoria's Secret Hopes to Rekindle Desire for Lingerie</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96083092&amp;Channel_ID=59&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-20T15:41:00</pubDate><description>Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, with its flashing lights and hip-hop music, attracts a big TV audience every year as millions tune in to gawk at leggy blondes strutting down the runway in lingerie. But </description><source>CNBC</source></item><item><title>Pockets' fate sewn shut on Plumas Street: Kids clothing store closing its doors </title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96226834&amp;Channel_ID=59&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T21:31:00</pubDate><description>Customers opened their pockets to one Plumas Street boutique, but a lack of area foot traffic has finally pushed the owner to close her doors. Pockets 'A Hip Kids Boutique' will close by Dec. 31. Sales </description><source>Individual.com</source></item><item><title>Heidi Klum wows crowd at Victoria's Secret show</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=95933460&amp;Channel_ID=59&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T20:12:00</pubDate><description>Heidi Klum and her post-baby body led the parade at the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show, which returned to New York with some fresh faces after four years on the road. The lingerie retailer inducted </description><source>Town Hall</source></item><item><title>Strong Asian presence at YSL auction</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96247828&amp;Channel_ID=59&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T20:57:00</pubDate><description>(PARIS) Buyers from Asia purchased all but one of the top 10 priciest items at the sale of the last belongings of late couturier Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Berge, Christie's said last Friday.</description><source>Business Times Singapore</source></item><item><title>Yves Saint Laurent auction fetches $18m</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96083063&amp;Channel_ID=59&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T15:07:00</pubDate><description>Fashion A A four-day auction of late French designer Yves Saint Laurent's ravishing artwork and the everyday objects that packed his residences has fetched 8.99 million ($NZ18.74 million), Christie's </description><source>stuff.co.nz</source></item><item><title>Samsung B7620 Giorgio Armani Preview-Mobile Review</title><link>http://www.congoo.com/news/addstorycomment.aspx?st=96104128&amp;Channel_ID=59&amp;Category_ID=-1</link><pubDate>2009-11-22T15:06:00</pubDate><description>As far as its spec sheet and form-factor go, the Armani 2 is totally identical to another Samsung-branded device, the B7610, representing their Windows Mobile branch. However in my opinion Samsungâ??s </description><source>Toys And Gadgets</source></item></channel></rss>