reuters.com | by Camille Drummond | Thu, May 14
Thu, May 14
Meanwhile, the Dubai investment firm that owns Barneys New York gave the high-end store a capital injection last month to help it pay for its remaining shipments, one day after S&P cut Barneys to a deeply distressed ratings level.
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