International: April 6, 2001

LVMH Moeuml;t Hennessey Louis Vuitton completed its purchase of Donna Karan International for a reported $640 million...London-based Marks & Spencer PLC announced it plans to sell subsidiaries Brooks Brothers and King’s supermarkets in a restructuring move that includes European closures and franchising 10 stores in Hong Kong...Vernon, Calif.-based BCBG Max Azria has opened a 2,000-square-foot store in Hong Kong; the store is the company’s first freestanding boutique in Hong Kong.