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　　 　　Today is Father’s Day (in case you just found out when you woke up this morning in a panic) and so if you haven’t yet decided on what to get your dad, now is the time to figure it out! For any last minute gifts, you can always just visit your local supermarket and [...]

　　Shopping mall giant Westfield has not ruled out launching a virtual shopping centre in New Zealand after announcing plans to do so across the ditch. 　　Westfield has 12 malls in New Zealand which house some of the country’s biggest retail brands, including The Warehouse, Michael Hill Jeweller and clothing store Glassons. 　　Westfield, the world’s No1 [...]

　　 　　Hearing “Jingle Bells” piped through a retail store’s speakers at Halloween just doesn’t sound right. But to some, it’s even more frustrating to search for a plastic beach pail at a Wal-Mart in July — prime beach season – only to find that only a few are left, and all of the summer item [...]

　　Africa’s influence in the fashion industry 　　 　　Covetable Autumn/winter 2010 designs by (from left) Kenzo, Diane von Furstenberg, Gucci, Paul Smith, Lanvin 　　A long way from the World Cup epicentres of Johannesburg and Durban, catwalkers in New York and Paris are already marching to an African beat. And why not? If global business will have [...]

　　They called them plastic bag trees in West Virginia, and they usually bloomed after swollen rivers receded. 　　That was in the late 1970s, and there wasn’t much curbside solid waste pickup back in the hollows of coal country. As often as not, trash would end up in the water, eventually clinging to the trees along [...]

　　LEBANON, Tenn., Jun 15, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (the “Company”) /quotes/comstock/15*!cbrl/quotes/nls/cbrl (CBRL 50.49, -0.15, -0.30%) will be participating in the Jefferies 2010 Global Consumer Conference. The Company’s presentation will begin at 2:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Tuesday, June 22, 2010. Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Michael A. Woodhouse [...]

　　JoS. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc., established in 1905, is one of the nation’s leading designers, manufacturers and retailers of men’s classically-styled tailored and casual clothing, sportswear, footwear and accessories. The Company sells its full product line through 480 stores in 42 states and the District of Columbia, a nationwide catalog and an e-commerce website that [...]

　　Lifestyle Expert Tells When It’s Worth the Extra Money for Brand Names, and When It’s Not 　　(CBS) The security of buying a name brand product may cost you a little extra, but is it worth it when the generic or store brand version of the same item is sitting right there on the store or [...]

　　From an engraved whale’s tooth to sunken treasure from the Taj Mahal dynasty, the Pawn Stars have seen a fair share of historic ― and obscure ― items come through their Las Vegas shop. But what items does Rick “The Boss” Harrison think are the coolest things he currently has in his family-run store? 　　TVGuide.com [...]

　　Wheelchair Unbound 　　Newly published author Francesco Clark speaks to Tonic about his near-death spinal cord accident and how he’s defied the odds and taken back control of his life. 　　 On the first night of June in 2002, Francesco Clark found himself drowning in a poorly-lit swimming pool in Long Island, after diving headfirst into [...]