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Big Retailers Scaling Back Expansion Plans and Shutting Stores

By MICHAEL BARBARO

Store closings and delayed openings are expected to ripple through the economy, depriving many communities of sales tax revenue.
May 2, 2008 BUSINESS NEWS

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Poor December at Retailers; Most Report Drops in Sales

By MICHAEL BARBARO

The weakest holiday shopping season in five years ended dismally for most retailers, stoking fears that the economy is tipping into a recession.
January 11, 2008 BUSINESS NEWS

Readers Photos My First Car The attitude young people have toward cars is vastly different from a time when the car was at the center of youth culture. Take a look at a selection of photos sent by readers of their first cars.
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Retailers Face an Ominous Holiday Sign

By MICHAEL BARBARO

Sales of womens clothing, a traditional pillar of the holiday shopping season, are unusually weak so far this year, according to a major credit card company.
December 17, 2007 BUSINESS NEWS

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You Cant Ruffle Sandra Lee

By ANDREW GOLDMAN

Even on the subject of her famous boyfriend.

March 23, 2012 MORE ON SHOPPING AND RETAIL AND: COOKING AND COOKBOOKS, LEE, SANDRA, CUOMO, ANDREW M

Giambattista Valli, Designing for Women in the Know

By ERIC WILSON

G.M. Tries to Understand a New Generation To help General Motors adapt to young car buyers, researchers at MTV Scratch talked to thousands of people from the so-called millennial generation about their impressions of cars, technology and what makes them different from their parents generation. Watch a few of the research interviews

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After leaving Ungaro in 2004, Giambattista Valli has gone his own way. That suits his customers just fine.
March 21, 2012 MORE ON SHOPPING AND RETAIL AND: COUTURE (FASHION), DRESSES, FASHION AND APPAREL, MACY'S INC, UNGARO, EMANUEL, VALLI, GIAMBATTISTA

Helping One Big Client, but Wanting to Spread Out

By GREGORY SCHMIDT

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The Four Horsemen Toy Design Studios is trying to figure out how to expand beyond its contract work for Mattel.
March 21, 2012 MORE ON SHOPPING AND RETAIL AND: ENTREPRENEURSHIP, E-COMMERCE, TOYS, SMALL BUSINESS, MATTEL INC

Shopping Snapshots: March 22 Spring trench coats, Victoria Simes leather wrapped sterling coated wire, and small handbag fro Wendy Nichol.

Only the Half of It: The Skirt, and Its Shape, Are in Play This Season
By RUTH LA FERLA

A Nose Job That Puts Safety Before Beauty

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Skirts very multiplicity, emblematic of a fashion landscape in which no single style or trend prevails, is acting as catnip to consumers.
March 21, 2012 MORE ON SHOPPING AND RETAIL AND: FASHION AND APPAREL

First Step Into Racing's New Frontier Complacent Double Champ? Not This Red Bull Team

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Store Openings, Sales and Pop-Ups Scouting Report

By ALEXIS MAINLAND

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A Mociun boutique in Brooklyn, a pop-up Sephora and, on eBay, you cant fake fashion.
March 21, 2012 MORE ON SHOPPING AND RETAIL AND: FASHION AND APPAREL

Classic Pumps for Spring in Bold Graphic Patterns

By SUSAN JOY March 21, 2012 MORE ON SHOPPING AND RETAIL AND: SHOES AND BOOTS, FASHION AND APPAREL

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Springs bold printed pumps are not for the shy.

Floor Lamps Shopping With Rich Brilliant Willing

By TIM MCKEOUGH March 21, 2012 MORE ON SHOPPING AND RETAIL AND: LAMPS AND LAMPSHADES, NEW YORK CITY, BRILL, CHARLES, WILLIAMS, ALEX

The Skirt, and Its Shape, Are in Play This Season The flared minis, knife-pleated midis, below-the-knee pencil shapes and A-line each representing all offer a lively way to recharge a wardrobe and give a vigorous kick-start to spring.

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A good floor lamp can become the focal point of a room.

Critical Shopper: Rothmans Rebrands, Trying to Cater Younger

By JON CARAMANICA

Rothmans, long a purveyor of midline suits, has undertaken a rebranding, trying to update its product mix, making it younger and more aspirational.
March 20, 2012 MORE ON SHOPPING AND RETAIL AND: SUITS (APPAREL), FASHION AND APPAREL

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U.S. Stores Learn the Ropes of Shipping to Foreign Shoppers

By STEPHANIE CLIFFORD

The Web sites of many American retailers are offering to ship merchandise bought to homes in other countries.
March 20, 2012 MORE ON SHOPPING AND RETAIL AND: INTERNATIONAL TRADE AND WORLD MARKET, E-COMMERCE, DELIVERY SERVICES, MACY'S INC

Shopping Snapshots: March 15 Greg Armas, the owner of Assembly New York, answers questions; where to get jackets with fur sleeves; and Isa Tapia introduces her shoe collection.

In Auckland, New Zealand, a Frugal Trifecta

By SETH KUGEL

A day and a half in Auckland yields a recently renovated art gallery, plenty of shopping and the glories of meat pies.
March 20, 2012 MORE ON SHOPPING AND RETAIL AND: ART, BUDGET TRAVEL, FOOD, SHOPPING AND RETAIL, TRAVEL AND VACATIONS, AUCKLAND (NEW ZEALAND), NEW ZEALAND

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Amazon.com Buys a Robot Maker for $775 Million

By THE NEW YORK TIMES

Shopping for Medicine Cabinets Outfitting the bathroom with a cabinet that shows off whats inside.

The online retailer announced on Monday that it is acquiring Kiva Systems, a maker of robots that service warehouses, for $775 million in cash. Amazon, a customer of Kiva, is buying the robotics company as it builds out its vast network of warehouses and tries to improve its margins.
March 19, 2012 MORE ON SHOPPING AND RETAIL AND: ROBOTS AND ROBOTICS, SHOPPING AND RETAIL, AMAZON.COM INC

Onslaught of Surveys Is Fraying Customer Patience

By WILLIAM GRIMES

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The onslaught of questionnaires from businesses has led to declining response rates and a condition known as survey fatigue, but its not likely to let up soon.
March 17, 2012 MORE ON SHOPPING AND RETAIL AND: CUSTOMER RELATIONS, ADVERTISING AND MARKETING, E-COMMERCE, COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET, MINDSHARE TECHNOLOGIES, QUESTIONPRO ONLINE SURVEY SOFTWARE, FORESEE RESULTS

Shopping Snapshots: March 8 Uniqlo Undercover dresses the whole family; an easy way to work the flower-print look; and Persol sunglasses pay tribute to Capri.

CityMaps Gives On-the-Spot Details About Stores Near You

By JOSHUA BRUSTEIN

The CityMaps app gives information about stores, restaurants and clubs on every street in Manhattan.
March 16, 2012 MORE ON SHOPPING AND RETAIL AND: MOBILE APPLICATIONS, NEW YORK CITY, CITYMAPS

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Medicine Cabinets Shopping With Richard Fine

By RIMA SUQI

One way to share (or hide) your pain.

March 15, 2012 MORE ON SHOPPING AND RETAIL AND: BATHROOMS AND TOILETS, NEW YORK CITY, FINE, RICHARD

Shopping for Picture Frames Jake Barton, New York designer that creates interactive media displays for museums and public setting, searched for frames.

Shopping Events in New York for the Week of

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March 15

By JOANNA NIKAS

Diane Von Furstenberg introduces her collection for Gap Kids; Cesare Attolini opens in the U.S.; and the Pier Antiques Show will be held this weekend.
March 15, 2012 MORE ON SHOPPING AND RETAIL AND: ANTIQUES, FASHION AND APPAREL, NEW YORK CITY

Critical Shopper: The Renovated Giorgio Armani Store

By JON CARAMANICA

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The brand caters to those who wear their wealth comfortably; it is the rich mans Gap.
March 15, 2012 MORE ON SHOPPING AND RETAIL AND: FASHION AND APPAREL, MADISON AVENUE (NYC), ARMANI, ARMANI, GIORGIO

Shopping Snapshots: March 1 Patterned denim shows up at Fashion Week; winter whites are big this season; and J. Crew opens the Ludlow Shop.

Art Museums Use Stores to Establish Their Brands

By DOROTHY SPEARS

Moving beyond catalogs and souvenirs, art museums are viewing their stores as extensions of their missions, offering jewelry, clothing and items for the home.
March 15, 2012 MORE ON SHOPPING AND RETAIL AND: MUSEUMS, ART

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A Groupon Alternative Aims to Offer Small Businesses a Better Deal

By DAVID H. FREEDMAN

Constant Contacts chief says its SaveLocal service picks up where daily deal sites like Groupon and LivingSocial fall short.
March 15, 2012 MORE ON SHOPPING AND RETAIL AND: CUSTOMER RELATIONS, E-COMMERCE, SMALL BUSINESS, ENTREPRENEURSHIP, COUPONS, COMPUTERS AND THE INTERNET, CONSTANT CONTACT INC, GOODMAN, GAIL F

Shopping for Humidifiers Leon Ransmeier, an industrial designer, searched for easy-to-fill humidifiers with a modern look.
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February Retail Sales the Highest in 5 Months

By REUTERS

Retail sales rose 1.1 percent last month, the Commerce Department said.
March 14, 2012 MORE ON SHOPPING AND RETAIL AND: SALES, AUTOMOBILES, UNITED STATES ECONOMY, OIL (PETROLEUM) AND GASOLINE, CONSUMER BEHAVIOR, COMMERCE DEPARTMENT

Data Trumps Gut Instinct in Retail Brokering

By JULIE SATOW

The retail leasing business is increasingly handled by specialty brokerage firms that use data to advise multinational retail chains and institutional landlords.
March 14, 2012 MORE ON SHOPPING AND RETAIL AND: REAL ESTATE (COMMERCIAL), REAL ESTATE BROKERS, NEW YORK CITY

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