Ok, maybe you don’t work out in your showroom with a personal trainer like Carol Dauplaise, but these weekly power sessions are one of the ways this jewelry company bonds and “shapes ups” for business! What’s yours? Send us some photos and a few sentences about what makes your showroom unique and quirky and you […]

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La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland—Another nail—actually 10 of them—are going into that coffin that believes smartwatches are too geeky. In celebration of its recently launched TAG Heuer Connected, the Swiss timepiece brand unveiled this week a collection of dials co-designed by 10 of its top ambassadors. They are:Cristiano Ronaldo (Soccer), David Guetta and the Nervo Sisters (Music), […]

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Vancouver—Talk about your product placement. Coca Cola, one of the best known brands in the world, is making sure its iconic logo and brand are being sipped up by a new generation, i.e. Millennials. In its latest collaboration, the soft drink giant has a special partnership with Herschel Supply this spring. Herschel’s bestselling backpacks and […]

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Mandeville, LA–Painting with a Twist, a largest “paint-and-sip” franchise, raised $94,935 throughout the month of July to benefit the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer through the company’s charitable arm, Painting with a Purpose. This is the largest donation the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer has ever received from a third party fundraising event. […]

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Bentonville, AR–More than 1.2 million Walmart workers will receive a pay increase starting Feb. 21, reported the nation’s largest retailer today. The raise comes as Walmart fulfills a commitment to increase its minimum hourly wage. Walmart claims that on Feb. 20, the pay raise will be one of the largest single-day, private-sector pay increases ever, […]

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Wilmington, DE—Ousted American Apparel CEO/Founder Dov Charney made what could be his final attempt to wrestle back the bankrupt Made-in-the-USA apparel and accessories retailer. Speaking at bankruptcy court here, Charney, whose $300 million takeover bid with Hagan Capital Group and Silver Creek Capital Partners was rejected, In what press reports termed “an animated” statement, Charney […]

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West Bloomfield, MI–Bertha Watches, a Resulto brand, has partnered with Her Campus to become the official timekeeper of Her Conference 2016. Her Conference is an event to help college women gain knowledge and guidance to excel on campus and in their careers. The conference is a two day event that includes influential keynote speakers, workshops […]

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New York—What’s up for retail in 2016? More of 2015 evidently. According to economists and industry experts who spoke at the National Retail Federation Retail Big Show Tuesday at Javits Center, sluggish growth will continue this year. Paula Campbell Roberts, executive director, research, at Morgan Stanley, told retailers that they will likely see”sluggish growth for […]

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Cincinnati–Macy’s, Inc. today announced that a Bloomingdale’s store is planned to open in spring 2017 in Kuwait as part of a strategic partnership with Al Tayer Group LLC, a leading UAE-based company with diversified business. This will be Bloomingdale’s second international location (the first opened in Dubai in 2010) and ahead of Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s […]

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Dallas—Famed Miami specialty retailer The Webster just opened its fourth boutique inside The Galleria in Houston. The 5,000 square foot, newly constructed, freestanding building with its own, dedicated valet service, is referred to as the “Jewel Box”. “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to open my fourth location, and first outside of Florida, at […]

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