LOS ANGELES, Feb 13, 2008 / FW/ — With January retail sales rising only 2.0% unadjusted over last year and 0.1% seasonally adjusted from December, the newly signed Economic Stimulus Bill is being welcomed by retailers with the hope that it will boost sagging retail sales. According to the National Retail Federation (NRF), last month, consumers were focused on buying necessities more than discretionary... 

LOS ANGELES, Feb 2, 2008 / FW/ — Pop-up stores, now you see them, now you don’t. A kind of guerilla marketing that was made popular by Commes des Garcons and Junya Watanabe, young designers favored it because of its edgy feel and a certain frenzy that goes with it because their fans know that the store will not be there forever. Just in time for the New York fashion season, New Zealand-based designer... 

LOS ANGELES, Jan 25, 2008 / FW/ — Why should football fans have all the fun? The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, Inc. (NASCAR), in collaboration with HMSHost, a world leader in travel shopping and dining opened NASCAR concept store at the Charlotte Douglas International Airport in Charlotte, North Carolina. Located in the atrium of the airport’s Main Terminal, the 700 square foot... 

Salma Hayek and Eduardo Castillo LOS ANGELES, Jan 21, 2008 / FW/ — In a star-studded affair, Sergio Rossi, known for its luxury shoes and accessories opened its Melrose Place location last week. It is the company’s second store in the Los Angeles area, with the first one in Beverly Hills that opened in 2002. As part of the new store concept for Sergio Rossi, the 500-square-meters Melrose Place... 

Glenn Close LOS ANGELES, Jan 15, 2008 / FW/ — For those whose New Year’s resolution include losing some weight for health reasons, follow Glenn Close’s example and drink some milk. The Golden Globe winning actress is kicking off “Why Milk?” new initiative, “The Campaign for Healthy Weight” with an ad wherein Close wears a milk mustache. The new campaign encourages women to forgo fad diets... 

LOS ANGELES, Jan 9, 2008 / FW/ — To many young people, wearing scarves is like dressing like their mothers. Yet, with a little imagination, the scarf is actually a very versatile item in one’s wardrobe. Wearing a Scarf as a Blouse 1.Lay scarf flat, with wrong side facing you. Make a small knot about four inches above the center of the scarf 2.Pick up scarf so that the wrong side faces the body. 3.Tie... 

LOS ANGELES, Jan 1, 2008 / FW/ — With the ‘Passport to World’s Celebrations’ as the 2008 theme of the Rose Parade, Rain Bird Corporation, the leading manufacturer and provider of irrigation products and services chose to celebrate life by paying tribute to the central role that water plays in sustaining all of the Earth’s inhabitants. With the float aptly named ‘Preservation Celebration’,...