The market for branded and premium sunglasses in India is experiencing strong growth. Although local players dominate the domestic market, the industry is changing rapidly, with more and more international brands stepping in to woo Indian customers. Mehak...
For a growing number of Internet retailers, offline is the new online. Across the country, retailers that existed only in cyberspace are opening — or thinking of opening — traditional stores at a time when e-commerce’s explosive growth has spawned a slew...
Vintage clothing was on display Sunday for the "Somewhere in Time II" fashion show and tea event at the Clay Street auditorium. Twenty models showed off clothing from different eras and included dresses, wedding gowns and military, sports and band uniforms....
While temperatures continue to rise, the city’s Recreation Department is preparing to offer a free cooling dip. The city’s outdoor pool, located in Samuel Clark Park at Third and Plum streets, will open at noon Monday, barring any water-quality issues,...
Colorado theater shooting suspect James Holmes will be restrained during his trial by wearing a harness under his clothes that will be anchored to the floor, the judge said Thursday. Judge Carlos A. Samour Jr. also ruled the jury will not be sequestered...
Milan fashion designers have travel on their minds for next summer. Designs shown on the second day of menswear previews during Milan Fashion Week had an exotic flare — even if Miuccia Prada said she was rejecting the label. African references were predominant....
MAKING ends meet remains the key task facing many Irish households but it seems like a very long time since the main threat to their spending power was coming from spiralling prices. The inflation rate in Ireland and in most western economies is now low,...
Luxury handbag maker Coach (COH) has long been a favorite of growth investors. Even in tough economic times, the luxury company expanded sales with strong overseas growth and entries into new markets. Here are six reasons why shares of Coach look like...
After five years, Bonnie Brooks is handing over the reins of the Hudson's Bay Co. (TSX:HBC) to become vice-chair at the country's biggest department store. Brooks, who has been the retailer's high-profile president since 2008, will be succeeded by Liz...
It was the business turnaround that couldn’t be done. Retail experts said Hudson’s Bay Co. was too broken to fix. Even U.S. real estate magnate Richard Baker had cold feet just before he snapped up HBC in 2008, saying at the time: “I’m nervous because...
