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Retail sales have remained relatively flat this year. But how people choose to spend is shifting from a fear-based bunker mentality to one that balances basic needs with small luxuries and indulgences.
The city's creative scene is permeated by an unmistakable sense of exploration and risk-taking.
Americans and Aussies alike should make room in their closets for some European style. Allsaints, ASOS.com, Topshop and Zara are sending shipments across the Atlantic and down under with a great sense of urgency sure to impact your wallet.
"We are now at a period when the luxury retail store has become a crucial forum for architecture," writes architect Mohsen Mostafavi, dean of Harvard'...
Duty-free shops have become retail destinations in their own right, offering coveted items at discounted prices and new things you actually can't get anywhere else.
At least once or twice a week, I go food shopping. While you might imagine me pushing a cart through the aisles of a grocery store, these weekly trips actually take place in my dining hall.
While buying fresh food is always a little bit of a crap-shoot (and not every rule will apply to every piece of produce), these tips will give you the basic skills you need to hold your own at the farmers market.
Whether you live in Tribeca or Topeka, everyone wants the coolest gear for back to school... I'm just here to help you go broke in the process. Broke and fabulous is the new norm for most grads anyway, right?
In August, the Federal Reserve imposed a cap on the fees banks can charge retailers every time customers swipe their debit cards. Why is that important? In addition to banks, consumers may be the biggest losers.
Today's selections include pieces by C. Jere, Tiffany and Theo B. Starr. Be sure to check out the pair of Art Deco figural sconces and the delightful 1950s Italian pottery bookends.
As the retail sector struggles in the recession, stores and restaurants have apparently decided that employees are a dispensable expense.
In the past decade, The Breakers has put $250 million into the property's 140 acres and it shows.
This eclectic mix of designer and non-designer vintage clothing and accessories caught my discerning eye because of its uniqueness, contemporary feel and highly collectible nature.
Penang is in the middle of a renaissance. Hip boutiques, art galleries and five star crash pads are popping up alongside Chinese clan houses, Hindu shrines and Buddhist temples in Georgetown.
Everyone knows that if you want to get your finances in order and start being smart about your financial future, you need to make a financial plan.
