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Workout clothes that work outside the gym too
Special to the Los Angeles TimesTracy Anderson Given all the buzz last month around the opening of fitness guru Tracy Anderson's flagship super-studio in Brentwood — a partnership with Gwyneth Paltrow, who is Exhibit A for Anderson's handiwork — it comes as no surprise...Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, Gwyneth Paltrow, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Manhattan (New York City), New Products
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With Bangladesh, is the consumer partially at fault?
Change of SubjectBy Jessica Reynolds Quick: How many of you can name which country each item of clothing you're currently wearing came from? I'll assume it's no one. Most of us probably couldn't even say which brand each piece belongs to without...... -
A year after IPO, stock still stagnant, Facebook looks to become an advertising giant
AP Technology WriterNEW YORK (AP) — It was supposed to be our IPO, the people's public offering. Facebook, the brainchild of a young CEO who sauntered into Wall Street meetings in a hoodie, was going to be bigger than Amazon, bigger than McDonald's, bigger than Coca-...Tags: Culture, Google Inc., Coca-Cola Co., Science and Technology, Computer Networking and Internet
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WRAPUP 4-U.S., European groups divided on how to improve Bangladesh factories
ReutersBy Jessica Wohl and Nivedita Bhattacharjee May 15 (Reuters) - A trans-Atlantic divide between European and U.S. retailers over how best to respond to fatal disasters in Bangladesh textile factories split wide open on Wednesday, with U.S. retailers...Tags: Gap Inc., National Retail Federation, Collective Contract, Services and Shopping, Unions
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North American retailers devising own Bangladesh plans
Reuters(Reuters) - North American retailers on Tuesday discussed forging their own Bangladesh safety agreement, an alternative to a legally binding accord that many European retailers have signed on to, though details of any alternative accord were still...Tags: Gap Inc., National Retail Federation, Sears Holdings Corp., Consumer Goods Industries, Human Rights
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North American retailers work on separate Bangladesh plan -source
ReutersMay 14 (Reuters) - North American retailers may join together on their own Bangladesh safety agreement, an alternative to a legally-binding accord that mainly European retailers have signed onto, according to a person with knowledge of the discussions....Tags: Consumer Goods Industries, National Retail Federation, North America, Bangladesh, American Apparel and Footwear Association
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Retail sales brighten, but less than expected
Late last month, as the weather began to warm into a semblance of spring, teens and bargain hunters who had spent months crunching their spending surged into retailers to shop. Their activity helped push up a monthly measure of same-store sales by 3.8%...
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American Apparel's Dov Charney on the Bangladesh factory collapse
Say there’s a concert scheduled at a major Los Angeles venue, but that managers smell gas in the air before the show goes on. Chances are that they will cancel the event and take a loss out of an abundance of caution, said Dov Charney, chief...
Tags: Bangladesh, Clothing and Textiles Industry, JC Penney Company Inc., Walmart
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Same-store sales continue modest recovery in April
Reuters(Reuters) - Retail spending continued to grow modestly in April as bad weather delayed spring shopping in much of the country and many consumers gravitated toward discount chains. Thirteen major U.S. retailers reported a 3.8 percent increase in April...Tags: Gap Inc., Consumer Confidence, Hardware, Best Buy Co., Inc., Buckle Inc.
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The day ahead in business May 6
Local earnings: Accretive Health Inc., Career Education Corp., Federal Signal Corp., Landauer Inc., Middleby Corp., MYR Group Inc., Material Sciences Corp., WMS Industries Inc. Other major earnings: American Apparel Inc., Dillard's Inc., iGo Inc.,...
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Susan Hahn Susan Hahn was editor of TriQuarterly for 14 years. She is author of a recent novel, “The Six Granddaughters of Cecil Slaughter”; nine books of poetry, including “Self/Pity” and “The Scarlet Ibis”; and...Tags: Entertainment Events, Fine Arts, Dining and Drinking, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Richard M. Daley
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