1.   Apparel makers have been hurt by more cautious spending by consumers and increasing competition that has led to price cuts.

2.   Apparel makers will be particularly hard hit by the disappointing buying season as consumers were reluctant to spend holiday money on clothing, Barnard said.

3.   Apparel makers have yet to seal any deals with Olympians, and the jury is still out on whether such endorsements are worth the money.

4.   At Escada, the German apparel maker, a similar choice looms.

5.   A decade ago apparel makers and retailers expected a glorious future.

6.   But pessimists say that without country-by-country quotas, apparel makers may simply consolidate in bigger labor markets, like China and Mexico.

7.   But many apparel makers are unhappy with the chart, and even the testing and materials society says it should have updated the measurements of women.

8.   But some analysts said the chain could be sold to another retailer or an apparel maker.

9.   But some said the chain could be sold to another retailer or an apparel maker.

10.   Converse Inc. shares fell to an all-time low after the company closed its Apex One Inc. subsidiary two months after acquiring the apparel maker.