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Men’s Makeup: Fad Gone Mad or Legit New Category?
Dana Wood
June 11, 2019
I don\’t pat myself on the back for much these days, but when the James Charles/Tati Westbrook YouTube influencer dustup set the world ablaze a ...
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Identifying Trends for the Trend-Averse Generation
Jasmine Glasheen
June 10, 2019
The generation with the most buying power sets the trends in retail and Generation Z is stepping up for their time in the sun. Gen ...
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Ralph Makes a Cup of Coffee
Jane Singer
May 27, 2019
The Polo Bar, owned by Ralph Lauren, is a club-like, well-reviewed restaurant featuring Ralph\’s personal \”Madeline\” memory from his childhood in the Bronx, the Reuben ...
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New Whole Foods Format
David Merrefield
May 13, 2019
In the usual course of events, when Amazon or its close sibling Whole Foods opens a new food-retailing format, a huge burst of publicity ensues, ...
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Drew Barrymore Joins the Home Team(s)
Warren Shoulberg
April 15, 2019
We all first met Drew Barrymore as Gertie in her living room in the movie E.T. But now she wants to come into your living ...
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What BJ’s Has That Costco Doesn’t – More Women
Pam Danziger
April 2, 2019
In the estimated $225 billion warehouse membership business, Costco gets all the press while BJ\’s is often an afterthought. The numbers tell it all: But ...
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Why Joanna Gaines is the New Queen of Home
Warren Shoulberg
March 31, 2019
It\’s not quite like the drama over picking a new pope or the spirituality of finding out who the next Dalai Llama will be, but ...
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Tiffany’s Uneven Balancing Act Between Old and New Luxury
Pam Danziger
February 27, 2019
In a retail category that was going gangbusters last year – jewelry retailers were up 9 percent through November by the Census Department\’s reckoning – ...
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