It recently confirmed that it was interested in parts of the Nabisco food group, maker of LifeSavers sweets and Planters Nuts, which is on the block.
The Jones Apparel Group, maker of Jones New York clothing and Nine West shoes, said yesterday that it would lay off 2,100 people, or about 14percentt of its work force.
The Taittinger group (makers of Taittinger champagne) financed the reconstruction, completed last year, by specialists who had worked on the Chartres cathedral.
The Jones Apparel Group, the maker of Jones New York clothing, said yesterday that it would buy the closely held RSV Sport, the maker of l.e.i.i
Last Wednesday, the Jones Apparel Group, a maker of name-brand clothing and footwear, withdrew a proposal to increase the number of shares available for stock option grants.
Nine West Group, the maker of women's shoes, agreed to pay $34 million to settle civil charges that the company had illegally fixed shoe prices since 1988.
C1 Warnaco's Earnings Fall Short Warnaco Group, the maker of intimate apparel, said it would once again miss earnings estimates.
The Barnes Group, a maker of parts used in automobiles and aircraft, said it eliminated about 150 positions in the first quarter, and profit fell 7.5percentt during the period.
Most of these hobbyists are women, a group that makers of computers, electronics and software have labored long and hard — with minimal success — to attract.
In April 2003, the Calorie Control Council, an industry group representing makers and users of artificial sweeteners, petitioned the E.P.A. to remove saccharin from the list of hazardous substances.
