* Kohl’s sued by Bijou International over fashion jewelry
* At least $75,000 sought in damages
NEW YORK, April 6 (Reuters) – A New York-based manufacturer of fashion jewelry filed a lawsuit against Kohl’s Corp (KSS.N), alleging the department store chain breached certain contracts.
Bijou International Corp, which said it entered an agreement with Kohl’s in July 2007 to supply it with fashion jewelry as part of the chain’s “Apartment 9” product line, is seeking to recover not less than $75,000 in damages.
The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court in the Eastern District of Wisconsin on April 2.
Kohl’s was not immediately available for comment.
Bijou also said in the lawsuit that it had been selected to make the “Simply Vera” Vera Wang jewelry for Kohl’s, but the retailer decided to severe both agreements through a series of steps.
Kohl’s launched the Simply Vera brand exclusively in its stores in September 2007. The company, like other department store operators, has faced steep declines in sales as consumers cut back on shopping for discretionary items.
The case is 2:09-cv-00352-LA, filed by Bijou International Corp. (Reporting by Aarthi Sivaraman; Editing by Lisa Von Ahn)
Source: www.reuters.com
