apparel retailer

Japanese billionaire Tadashi Yanai is either crazy like a fox or just crazy. On the heels of a recession and devastating earthquake, his youth-oriented apparel retailer, Uniqlo, is in major expansion mode in what looks like a direct challenge to U.S. clothing sellers like Zara and the Gap.

The teen apparel retailer asked the cast of MTV's hit reality show to shop elsewhere for their T-shirts and jeans, offering Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino and producers of the show money to stop wearing the brand.

Apparel retailer Urban Outfitters Inc. said Thursday its chief financial officer will retire and will be replaced by an executive from apparel maker VF Corp.

Apparel retailer Aeropostale Inc. said Wednesday its profit rose 47 percent in the third quarter as sales climbed by a double-digit percentage.

But shares tumbled after-hours as the company's outlook disappointed Wall Street.

Dress Barn Inc.'s stock slumped Thursday as the women's apparel retailer provided a fiscal 2010 profit forecast below analysts' estimates.

Apparel retailer Gap Inc. reports earnings for its fiscal second quarter after the markets close on Thursday.

The following is a summary of key developments and analyst opinion related to the period.

Women's apparel retailer Cache Inc. on Monday said second-quarter earnings dropped 60 percent as waning consumer spending hurt same-store sales, but still managed to top Wall Street expectations.