Warning: The versatile, sumptuous pieces at Attersee may telegraph “stealth wealth,” but that’s not the point.
Category: Shopping and Retail
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Don’t Call These Clothes Minimalist. Or Quiet Luxury for That Matter.
Warning: The versatile, sumptuous pieces at Attersee may telegraph “stealth wealth,” but that’s not the point.
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Barnes & Noble Undergoes a Back-to-Basics Redesign
As the bookstore chain mounts a comeback, it’s breaking a cardinal rule of corporate branding and store design: consistency.
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Those Doritos Too Expensive? More Stores Offer Their Own Alternatives.
Retailers are expanding their own private-label food and beverage offerings, attracting customers looking for less expensive options.
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Goodwill Tries to Figure Out Online Commerce
The nonprofit retailer helps provide jobs and training to those in need. But it needs revenue from online sales to help fund its charitable aims.
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Retailers’ Seasonal Hiring Plans Signal a Cooling Labor Market
After scrambling to fill out work forces in recent years, many companies are reporting more modest goals for temporary employment.
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At U-Mall in NYC, Vintage Treasures Are Sold Out of a Moving Truck
Colorful glassware, a chrome-legged couch and Japanese pants were some of the items being resold at U-Mall, a sort of outdoor-market-meets-stoop-sale.
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From LSD to I.P.O.
Once the symbol of the counter culture, lately the darlings of the fashion world, Birkenstock went public in New York.
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In China Businesses Cut Prices as Consumers Spend Less
Beijing hopes spending can spur growth, which has been dragged down by slowing real estate sales and exports. But shoppers are gravitating to discounts.
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Lewis the Ghoul is Taking Over Halloween Décor
The towering decoration from Target, which has become a must-have among Halloween fans, will sass you.
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Behind the Closing of Shen Beauty, a Brooklyn Boutique
An airy boutique for salves and cosmetics was a Brooklyn hot spot for more than a decade. But many employees described an ugly workplace.