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Wednesday, February 4, 2009
News Daily consumer dish: Feb. 4
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Wed, Feb 4, 2009 at 9:09 AM
Headlines from the world of retail, fashion and shopping.
• Lost your job? Get a free necklace: ABC (KABC-TV Los Angeles)
• Dollmaker drops Sasha & Malia dolls: NYTimes.com
• UPDATE: 867-5309 eBay auction at $400,000: TalkingShopping.com
• Men's clothes, now in technicolor: WWD.com
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
News Daily consumer dish: Feb. 3
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 8:27 AM
Headlines from the world of retail, fashion and shopping.
• '867-5309' number for sale on eBay: CNN.com
• Burger King fragrance 'Flame' is back for Valentine's Day: TalkingShopping.com
• Macy's cuts 7,000 jobs, will tailor store selection to local markets: WSJ.com
• The It bag is over. Cue the hit shoe: IHT.com
Monday, February 2, 2009
News Daily consumer dish: Feb. 2
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 9:45 AM
Headlines from the world of retail, fashion and shopping.
• MTV's House of Style to be revived: NYPost.com
• Why Grandpa's clothes are suddenly chic: Newsweek.com
• Americans spending less, saving more: MSNBC.com
• Valentine's Day shopping on apparel, lingerie expected to drop: WSJ.com
Friday, January 30, 2009
News Daily consumer dish: Jan. 30
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 8:29 AM
Headlines from the world of retail, fashion and shopping.
• Presidential fashion: Should race be an issue?: WWD.com
• Jamie Fox protests blood diamonds: TalkingShopping.com
• Electronic giant NEC to cut 20,000 jobs worldwide: MSNBC.com
• Bangles are back for spring: Style.com
Thursday, January 29, 2009
News Daily consumer dish: Jan. 29
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 8:25 AM
Headlines from the world of retail, fashion and shopping.
• A Caylee Anthony-inspired doll?: TalkingShopping.com
• Men's Fashion Week, a subdued atmosphere: WWD.com
• Rep. Larry Kissel's 'Buy American' provision adopted: CharlotteObserver.com
• Wealthy shoppers keep luxury buys out of sight: TheMorningCall.com
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
News Daily consumer dish: Jan. 28
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 12:37 PM
Headlines from the world of retail, fashion and shopping.
• N.C. considers sales tax on digital products: CharlotteObserver.com
• Target and Best Buy announce job cuts: The Wall Street Journal
• Home prices, consumer confidence reach record lows: Forbes.com
• Sarah Palin's Naughty Monkey shoes auctioned on eBay: TalkingShopping.com
News Signs of closure at the Home Depot Design Center
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Wed, Jan 28, 2009 at 11:05 AM
Doesn't it seem like the Home Depot in Midtown just opened? And now it's already closing. Jeez.
The news broke on Monday, so Tuesday I went to see if there were any signs of the impending closure. The answer is, yup. Notices near the registers stated: "All sales final, effective immediately. No checks."
You'll also find all merchandise in the Home Decorators Collection is already all on sale, 25 percent off. And if you scrounge around in that sectioned-off area of home decor, you can find some specific items on sale, like this statue pictured below, with blue stickers. (Was originally $49.99 and is marked down to $22.99)
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
News Kanye and Louis Vuitton
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 8:00 AM
Aspiring fashion designer Kanye West made his sneaker debut in the Louis Vuitton menswear show last week in Paris.
Will you be sporting these bright red kicks when they become available in Louis Vuitton stores in June? (photo from JustJared.com)
Click here to check out a video from the "ever humble" fashionista himself as he talks about his debut during Paris Fashion Week.
Monday, January 26, 2009
News Obama's suit maker files for Chapter 11
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 2:45 PM
In economic times as hard as these, it doesn't even help to dress the president on an historic Inauguration Day.
From MarketWatch.com:
Hartmarx Corp., the Chicago parent of prominent apparel brands like Hart Schaffner Marx, Hickey-Freeman and many others, said late on Friday that it filed to reorganize under Chapter 11 of federal bankruptcy law.Hartmarx is President Barack Obama's suit maker, according to the Chicago Sun-Times, which reported that the company made the tux, topcoat and suit for his Jan. 20 inauguration
News Paying for bottled water gets a tad ridiculous
Posted By Kimberly Lawson on Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 2:24 PM
So, I'm sure there are people out there who can still throw their money out the window and wave goodbye to it without so much as a second thought. For you folks, you'll be interested in checking this out. For the rest of us, I'm posting this for the WTF factor.
French fashion designer Jean Paul Gaultier has designed the 2009 Limited Edition Bottle for Evian. Yeah, Evian WATER.
The WTF comes after this sentence ... are you ready for it?
Each bottle of WATER costs $13.95. A case of 12 bottles costs $118.
Yeah, I'm just gonna leave you to marinate on that.
