Lame brands were allowed to fester on shelves, and each country manager was buying his own size bottle of ketchup.

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"We have a fantastic set of brands and assets, " asserts Thomas Park, the Sydney-based executive general manager of Southcorp Wines.

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"We check our factories are compliant, " says Stefan Strandlund, country manager for UK-based Wilson Imports, which works for several British brands.

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Barneys New York is carrying a relatively small amount of pleated pants in its designer area, about nine brands, aimed at "a real fashion guy, " said Tom Kalenderian, general merchandise manager of men's.

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