1. Department: Consumer Durables

Levi’s CEO says skinny jeans are still in

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Many in the fashion industry have called skinny jeans DOA, but Levis Strauss & Co CEO Chip Bergh disagree. The brand’s 311 and 721 skinny jeans were its best sellers in the most recent quarter, for which the company posted sales and profits ahead of Wall Street’s expectations.

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