Phillips-Van Heusen CEO more positive on business

LOS ANGELES, April 29 (Reuters) - Apparel maker Phillips-Van Heusen Corp PVH.N Chief Executive Emanuel Chirico told investors on Tuesday that he felt better about the company's business today compared with a month ago.

"The consumer came back and shopped with some authority when the weather broke," Chirico said, speaking at a Lehman Brothers conference. (Reporting by Alexandria Sage, editing by Gerald E. McCormick)