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Study: Gift-spending to rise this holiday season
Shoppers buying gifts this holiday season will spend an average of more than $1,000 each, according to a new study from Unity Marketing.This represents an 8 percent increase over last year's average holiday gift budget of $928.So far this year, consumers have spent an average of $1,034 on gifts, 20 percent more than last year, according to Unity Marketing's quarterly "gift Tracker" survey, which m... |
‘Golden Christmas’ with Porsche Design
...olden accent and now presents gift ideas whose designs take the precious metal as their theme. The selection of classic men’s accessories includes automatic watches, cufflinks and sunglasses. The products are available immediately from Porsche Design Stores.Three chronographs from the Dashboard series and the Worldtimer P'6750 have been selected for Christmas. For the first time, two models from t... |
J.C. Penney 'Doghouse' spot has viewers howling
... instead of a diamond jewelry gift from J.C. Penney.Plano, Texas--Chain retailer J.C. Penney's "Beware of the Doghouse" holiday commercial has become an Internet sensation, garnering both criticism and applause from the millions who have the viewed the online jewelry ad."Beware of the Doghouse" is a four-and-a-half minute mini-movie that serves as a reminder to men of what can happen when they don... |
Where to Find the Absolute Best Post-Christmas Sales
...al merchandiser is offering a free wake-up call so that shoppers don't miss the sale.Target is offering clearance products and promotions of up to 75 percent off on select clothing, furniture, electronics, holiday décor, and more. Consumers can also save up to 50 to 70 percent on bath and bedding.The savings and values at Toys "R" Us stores will stretch into the New Year. Some of the items that wi... |
Jeweler to light Ronald McDonald House
...al holiday lights and holiday gifts for the House's Capital Region location here. A house lighting ceremony is scheduled for Nov. 27. In addition to adding to the Ronald McDonald House's usual holiday festivities, the event will also inaugurate the charity's 25th anniversary celebration."We are grateful to the Bleser family [owners of Northeastern] and to our friends at Northeastern Fine Jewelry f... |
5 Gifts That Will Shock a Techie
...ervice information, and get a free year of Spot service. Then explain how Spot uses the "Globalstar Simplex" system and its one-way data signals, so that you'll have no way to bother them in their solitude.Aluratek Internet Radio (about $120 online)—This radio picks up thousands of Internet stations with no PC needed. The radio uses Wi-Fi networking to get the signals from a home-router. The sound... |
Stocks up after GMAC lifeline, retail sales dip
530.24.The Russell 2000 index finished the week down 9.49, or 1.96 percent, at 476.77.The Dow Jones Wilshire 5000 Composite Index -- a free-float weighted index that measures 5,000 U.S. based companies -- ended at 8,769.35, down 154.62 points, or 1.73 percent, for the week. A year ago, the index was at 14,911.63.New York Stock Exchange: http://www.nyse.comNasdaq Stock Market: http://www.nasdaq.com... |
Snow stalls jewelry sales, but men still buying
...is currently locked in a deep freeze, above-average temperatures in Georgia last week added to an uptick in jewelry sales at the Cumberland Diamond Exchange in Smyrna, Ga., said owner Mark Jacobson."Traffic has been good," he said. "People are spending less, but that's OK."Like many other retailers, Jacobson said, it's mostly men shopping right now as Christmas creeps closer, a trend he attributes... |
What work? 60 million shop online today
...lanning to offer some kind of free-shipping promotion during the holiday season, according to the Shop.org/Shopzilla eHoliday Mood Study.Shop.org's own Web site, Cybermonday.com, has already received tens of thousands of visitors, the group says. The site showcases more than 400 retailers featuring special promotions to encourage shoppers to point and click their way through the holiday shopping s... |
Denver Apparel & Accessory Market to be held in Feb
...ne 2 (combined with permanent gift showrooms)August 14-17 (with the Denver gift, Home, Jewelry & Resort Show)October 30-November 2 In addition to many diverse manufacturers, the markets also feature educational seminars to provide both new and experienced retailers with ideas to make their businesses more successful. The semi-annual fashion shows are a great chance to see trends and exciting n... |
Report: Same-store sales slow in October
r the holidays, a reduction from the 7.2 percent growth seen in October-to-December sales last year.Retail Forward's ShopperScape survey shows that the majority of shoppers plan to spend about the same as they did last year on holiday gifts. Down-market shoppers appeared the most cautious about holiday spending this year, with more than half planning to spend less than last year or nothing at all.... |
MJSA urges members to push for fair trade
...rrently can import goods duty-free under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program. It is also reviewing whether to withdraw presidential Competitive Need Limitation (CNL) waivers that allow India, among 19 other countries, to import specific products duty-free. The bulk of the waivers to India cover precious metal jewelry products. Legislation authorizing the GSP benefits will expire on... |
Despite Rough Quarter, Nike's at the Top of Its Game
...hey are implementing a hiring freeze, as well as company wide reductions in travel and meetings. They are also making “surgical reductions†in other operating expenses and demand creation initiatives. As a result, third quarter SG&A will grow slightly, followed by a double-digit decline in the fourth quarter. The net effect for the second half of the fiscal year should be flat to falling S... |
Acne NEW STANDARD mixes male looks into sexy line
...rmal with as much ease as the free-spirited Tribeca girls heading to their conventional office jobs, here we can find all from over-sized suit jackets with toggles, zips or Velcro fastenings, latex cycling suits, classic raw-edged denim jackets made just a tad too big or shorts based on a man’s boxers.All details in the collection are strictly for utility, and superfluous embellishments are nowher... |
Italian colors come to Barcelona
creates a friendly atmosphere. For the older age group, there is a small play area dominated by a large lamp reminiscent of a castle. Children may also enjoy a delightful illustrated book by Letizia Galli, who created a story about the clothing world especially for Benetton. The book is offered free with every purchase and is available in 75 selected stores in Spain and Italy. Benetton Group... |
Holiday season fails to perk up apparel sales
ong the challenges are the absence of anything new or innovative and the lack of anything the consumer absolutely HAS to have.” stated Cohen. Something else of note: this month, 61% of consumers say they plan to focus more on what people need rather than on what they want in their choice of holiday gifts. “After all, how many of us really need another sweater?” asked Cohen. The NPD Group Inc... |
The Year in Fashion 2008
...try that prides itself on new ideas, fashion can sometimes be slow to change its ways. And while the consensus of a "Race on the Runway" panel in September was that there's a long way to go, 2008 at least saw an injection of color into the longtime whitewash. Some dismissed Vogue Italia's "A Black Issue" as tokenism, but Steven Meisel's images of veterans (Veronica Webb and Naomi Campbell), newly ... |
We teach Kelly Brook to strip
...you are giving your partner a gift. And you are in control. "To begin, you should always have one leg bent and one leg straight. Start with a nice simple pose, nothing too theatrical, ready to move." The MovesThe Wiggle 閳?a sideways figure of eight movement with your hips. The Walk 閳?walking punctuates the striptease. It's the movement that connects every other movement you make and every item of ... |
Li-Lo almost puts me off leopard print
...on champagne and lobster (all free once you were through the gate). It was so posh there were even Cowshed products in the portaloos. There was no backstage/VIP area so the celebs mingled with the rest of us. Never mind the bands, I got more excited than is necessary about spotting Aneka Rice. And Sun Travel Ed Lisa was chatting up Lawrence Llewelyn Bowen quicker than you can say frilly cuff. The ... |
DTC talks consumer confidence, global marketing at road show
y braces for the release of the film Blood Diamond in mid December, both speakers highlighted the success of the Kimberley Process, the System of Warrantees and addressing conflict diamonds. Thanks to the cooperation of the industry, 68 governments, the United Nations and non-governmental organizations, they noted how within three years 99.8 percent of rough diamonds are said to be conflict-free. ... |
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