Posted inFashion and Apparel Gayot, Olympia J Crew Group Shopping and Retail Zadeh, Maryam Nassir J. Crew and Maryam Nassir Zadeh Collaborate on a Collection for the ‘Summer Girl’ Fashion’s equivalent of the song of the summer is a skin-baring collaboration between J. Crew and the downtown New York brand Maryam Nassir Zadeh. Posted by By Jessica Testa
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Posted inCookies Cooking and Cookbooks David's Cookies Deaths (Obituaries) Liederman, David Restaurants Shopping and Retail David Liederman, Who Found Sweet Success With David’s Cookies, Dies at 75 His innovative version of the chocolate chip cookie, studded with irregular pieces of dark Swiss chocolate, led to a chain of more than 100 stores worldwide. Posted by By Florence Fabricant
Posted inBeautycounter Carlyle Group LP Cosmetics and Toiletries Mergers, Acquisitions and Divestitures Private Equity Renfrew, Gregg (1968- ) Shopping and Retail How Beautycounter Fell Apart, Sinking Almost $700 Million With It When the private equity firm Carlyle bought Beautycounter, the skin care brand that people sold at kitchen tables, everything changed. Posted by By Jordyn Holman and Maureen Farrell