I'm sorry, but a $200 piece of festive, mass-produced party garb isn't a satiating material fix; it's a rip off that will inevitably leave you feeling like a Scrooge for having spent that much on one item.
Sarah O'Leary | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business
When marketers knowingly play in the darker parts of the gray to drive sales, they're doing a disservice to the consumer and the industry. A good deal not a good deal when it misinforms consumers.
Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 11.05.2009 | New York
These and others share a willingness to embrace the new, despite New York's mixed reviews with urban malls over the years. Some have worked, some not.
AP / Huffington Post | By STEPHEN MANNING | Posted 11.01.2009 | Business
WASHINGTON -- Lender CIT Group has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, in an effort to restructure its debt while trying to keep loans flowing...
Wall Street Journal | By VANESSA O'CONNELL | Posted 10.26.2009 | Business
In a windowless factory in this African village, Tiffany is teaching more than 80 workers to transform raw diamonds into gems for Tiffany engagement r...
Al Norman | Posted 10.22.2009 | Business
Wal-Mart is hinting at smaller stores. The reality: land is not available anywhere for the classic Wal-Mart supercenter, weighing in at over 200,000 square feet.
Geoffrey Jennings | Posted 10.21.2009 | Books
For major online retailers the entire category of books is a loss leader. They want to sell you anything and everything; their lure is cheap books.
Sarah O'Leary | Posted 09.29.2009 | Business
You don't need to be an economic scholar to understand the basics of supply and demand. If a consumer product falls in the retail forest and no one cares, the register won't make a sound.
AP | SARAH SKIDMORE | Posted 09.27.2009 | Style
PORTLAND, Ore. — Donald G. Fisher, who co-founded apparel giant Gap Inc., has died at age 81 after a long battle with cancer. The company said ...
Rob Smart | Posted 11.16.2009 | Business
Early pioneers of the sustainable food movement, with dirt on their hands, lessons learned and progress made, have played a critical role in blazing trails for new ventures.
Brad Haskel | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living
In these economic times, what is the best outlook for a wine program? As the Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart famously said, "I'll know it when I see it."
McClatchy | Kevin G. Hall | Posted 11.10.2009 | Business
After a year of economic crisis and an even longer slump, the nation's retailers are facing a consumer who's more reluctant to buy than ever before in...
Rob Smart | Posted 09.24.2009 | Green
Whole Foods' very presence in small regional markets undermines established relationships between regional food retailers and suppliers, including farmers, processors and related service providers.
Jeffrey Hutchison | Posted 09.19.2009 | Style
Embracing sustainability and crafting a new face of luxury need not be at odds; by exploring ways to achieve both simultaneously, an exciting new era of of design can be borne.
latimes.com | Sandra M. Jones | Posted 09.18.2009 | Business
Dump out the coffee cans, car ashtrays and the bottom of your purse. The lowly penny, which almost was taken out of circulation three years ago, is ma...
nytimes.com | STEPHANIE ROSENBLOOM | Posted 09.15.2009 | Business
Halfway through the back-to-school shopping season, retail professionals are predicting the worst performance for stores in more than a decade, yet an...
Jim Randel | Posted 09.15.2009 | Business
Since consumer spending represents about 2/3 of our economic engine, the economy will recover when consumers feel the time is right -- not when someone else tells consumers it will.
Sarah O'Leary | Posted 08.14.2009 | Media
Consumers are the most important consideration in a marketing cycle, and they don't spend hours wondering if their yogurt is "perky yet confident," and "not afraid to share its opinion."
Rob Smart | Posted 09.11.2009 | Green
"Personal responsibility" is used as a smoke screen to cover the tracks of industrial food, tracks that run roughshod over the mirage of choice and personal responsibility.
Sarah O'Leary | Posted 08.04.2009 | Business
In an industry where experts have evangelized "brand equity" since the dawn of the ad man, the loss of Gatorade falls well outside of logic.
Faith Hope Consolo | Posted 08.29.2009 | New York
While no one is expecting the kind of uber exuberance once associated with the spending habits of wealthy consumers, it is also clear that the rich are beginning to again embrace their inner-shoppaholic.
Racked | Posted 08.09.2009 | New York
We've seen a lot of articles about the death of luxury, and about how high-end brands are trying to reinvent themselves in the face of the recession,...
Rob Smart | Posted 08.07.2009 | Green
Pro Food stands apart in its efforts to revitalize the entrepreneurial side of the American food system, with the express purpose of reestablishing the link between food and source, bringing together eaters and farmers in new, innovative ways.
New York Post | Posted 07.02.2009 | Style
Here's some more motivation to lose those extra pounds -- recession-stung retailers are dropping plus-size clothing from their collections because it'...
AP | MARTIN CRUTSINGER | Posted 06.13.2009 | Business
WASHINGTON — Retail sales fell in April for a second straight month, dashing hopes that consumer spending was starting to revive and would help ...
Alexandra Sinderbrand | Posted 11.17.2009 | Style