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Affordable Versace for the Americans

This is not a new trend, as we all know by know. It's becoming more and more popular for the well known high fashion designers to release...

Retail sales point to empty stockings

Only the Grinch could love the three words that best describe yesterday's retail sales numbers. In short, they stink, stank, and stunk..... From...

Office Depot to shutter 112 stores

The commercial real estate market continues to worsen, exacerbated by a laundry list of store closings.The latest is sign up is Office Depot.Here's...

Classy customer service: An oxymoron?

Chanel. Hermes. Dior. For the first time, I joined my daughter, who recently moved her business operation to the Los Angeles area, in walking up...

A tale of two indicators: inflation rising and consumer confidence falling

The markets are trading in positive territory on October 14th due to a better than expected retail sales report. Higher sales in automobiles,...

Consumers power rise in retail sales

Retail sales in February increased 1.0% (see Charts), the eighth consecutive monthly rise and matching the estimate offered by Bloomberg of 1.0%...

Retail sales post seventh straight rise

The U.S. Commerce Department reported today that advance retail sales grew by 0.3% in January, the seventh consecutive increase, but the rise last...

Retail sales numbers for the Christmas season come in lower than expected

Weather and the economy were key factors for the lowered sales numbers by retailers in December and through the end of the holiday season. However,...