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HIP-HOP FLOPS
New York Post ^ | 12/14/04 | SUZANNE KAPNER

Posted on 12/14/2004 1:34:45 AM PST by kattracks

A shakeout is afoot in the world of urban apparel, as sales of once red-hot labels begin to cool, analysts and industry executives said.

The across-the-board slowdown is alarming some of the major department-store retailers that had allocated a growing amount of space to these brands on the belief that the double-digit sales growth of recent years would continue, sources said.

Federated Department Stores, which operates the Macy's and Bloomingdale's chains, for instance, is seeing recent sales of urban brands decline in the double digits, compared with year-ago levels, said one person, who added: "It has everyone worried."

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Meanwhile, demand for the oversized jerseys and baggy jeans that these lines were known for dwindled, as classic looks regained popularity.

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"What we had at retail," admits Ullmann, Phat Fashion's president, "was too urban."


(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: fashion; hiphop; retail; urban
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To: Godebert

shoo fly don't bother me!!!


241 posted on 12/15/2004 3:07:14 AM PST by MikefromOhio (27 days until I can leave Iraq for good....and wearing my Levi's....)
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To: Conspiracy Guy

Boycott Bot Ping!!!!


hmmmmmmmm...I like that Idea!!!


That damn 2000 flushes guy is still on my mind the bastard!! LOL


242 posted on 12/15/2004 3:08:35 AM PST by MikefromOhio (27 days until I can leave Iraq for good....and wearing my Levi's....)
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To: PleaseNoMore

better watch out....he is willing and able to take every quote you have ever put on here, take it out of context of the conversation, and then use it against you to make himself feel better.

In short, he is an FR stalker....


243 posted on 12/15/2004 3:51:26 AM PST by MikefromOhio (27 days until I can leave Iraq for good....and wearing my Levi's....)
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To: rwfromkansas

Just Wow!


244 posted on 12/15/2004 5:01:47 AM PST by Conspiracy Guy (Proud member of Generation Jones. Born Jan 15, 1954. I was not a hippy or a liberal.)
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To: MikeinIraq

What is the Boycott du jour?


245 posted on 12/15/2004 5:10:38 AM PST by Conspiracy Guy (Proud member of Generation Jones. Born Jan 15, 1954. I was not a hippy or a liberal.)
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To: Conspiracy Guy

I dont know yet.....

we need to figure out something to boycott....


246 posted on 12/15/2004 5:20:48 AM PST by MikefromOhio (26 days until I can leave Iraq for good....and wearing my Levi's....)
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To: MikeinIraq

I have an idea. Let's find out who is boycotting what and boycott their boycott!

Possible slogans.

"Down with boycotts!"

"Botcott the boycott!"


247 posted on 12/15/2004 5:29:04 AM PST by Conspiracy Guy (Proud member of Generation Jones. Born Jan 15, 1954. I was not a hippy or a liberal.)
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To: Conspiracy Guy

LOL there we go!!!

I'm botcotting boycotts!! whoohooo!!! LOL


248 posted on 12/15/2004 5:30:52 AM PST by MikefromOhio (26 days until I can leave Iraq for good....and wearing my Levi's....and boycotting boycotts)
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To: MikeinIraq

Do we need to start our own thread?


249 posted on 12/15/2004 5:34:23 AM PST by Conspiracy Guy (Proud member of Generation Jones. Born Jan 15, 1954. I was not a hippy or a liberal.)
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To: Conspiracy Guy

I think so.....

but maybe tomorrow when I have time to fight the flames that I am sure are to come....


250 posted on 12/15/2004 5:35:56 AM PST by MikefromOhio (26 days until I can leave Iraq for good....and wearing my Levi's....and boycotting boycotts)
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To: MikeinIraq

Ping me to any boycott thread you run across and I'll do the same. We can be the "Boycott Boycotts Warriors". We will be hated everywhere we turn up.


251 posted on 12/15/2004 5:40:16 AM PST by Conspiracy Guy (Boycott Boycotts Warrior. If you aint buying call me!)
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To: Conspiracy Guy

this is gonna rock.....

we had a thread dropped right into our laps....


252 posted on 12/15/2004 5:44:08 AM PST by MikefromOhio (26 days until I can leave Iraq for good....and wearing my Levi's....and boycotting boycotts)
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To: kattracks

"Hip-Hop"

Simple entertainment for simple minds.

Period.


253 posted on 12/15/2004 5:47:49 AM PST by Don Simmons (Annoy a liberal: Work hard; Prosper; Be Happy.)
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To: MikeinIraq

It is destined.


254 posted on 12/15/2004 6:05:33 AM PST by Conspiracy Guy (Boycott Boycotts Warrior. If you aint buying call me!)
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To: Conspiracy Guy

yeah buddy.....

almost the end of my shift...its beena long long long day....


255 posted on 12/15/2004 6:12:28 AM PST by MikefromOhio (26 days until I can leave Iraq for good....and wearing my Levi's....and boycotting boycotts)
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To: MikeinIraq

Boycotting Heinz is really stoopid. Terayza is on a trust and doesn't have any say in the running of the corp.


256 posted on 12/15/2004 6:13:55 AM PST by Conspiracy Guy (Boycott Boycotts Warrior. If you aint buying call me!)
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To: kattracks
I still see men who should know better, eating in restaurants with their baseball caps on backwards. If memory serves, this stupidity began as a teenage fad about 15 to 20 years ago and, at that time, I thought it would last about as long as the hoola hoop. Apparently, there are a lot of fashion challenged dorks out there who still haven't got the memo.
FASHION RULE:
If you're a male and wondering whether to buy the latest clothes craze, ask yourself the one question that I always do: "Would Cary Grant wear that?"
In terms of male fashion, you still can't go wrong with such a question.
257 posted on 12/15/2004 6:14:46 AM PST by finnigan2
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To: Conspiracy Guy

yeah it is...

Boycotting any company that would preclude you from getting on FR is even stupider. Thinking about it, from that stupid website, that is EVERYTHING!! The Cisco routers of the internet, the laptops and PCs, sure Dell made the PC, but did IBM make the components? HP is democratic. Apple is democratic.

Its just funny.....well actually its hilarious....


258 posted on 12/15/2004 6:23:51 AM PST by MikefromOhio (26 days until I can leave Iraq for good....and wearing my Levi's....and boycotting boycotts)
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To: ovrtaxt

The crack of the ass look is real classy.I sometimes look to see if there's any cheese stuck in the crack.Men wear their pants like that to give their gay lover quick access.It's almost funny watching the idiots walk around with one hand constantly pulling up their pants before they fall to their knees.


259 posted on 12/15/2004 6:26:41 AM PST by rdcorso (Did I mention I was in Vietnam where I lost my backbone? Spineless John)
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