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Workout clothes that work outside the gym too
Special to the Los Angeles TimesTracy Anderson Given all the buzz last month around the opening of fitness guru Tracy Anderson's flagship super-studio in Brentwood — a partnership with Gwyneth Paltrow, who is Exhibit A for Anderson's handiwork — it comes as no surprise...Tags: Lady Gaga, Fashion Trends, Gwyneth Paltrow, New Products, Kanye West
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With Bangladesh, is the consumer partially at fault?
Change of SubjectBy Jessica Reynolds Quick: How many of you can name which country each item of clothing you're currently wearing came from? I'll assume it's no one. Most of us probably couldn't even say which brand each piece belongs to without...... -
WRAPUP 4-U.S., European groups divided on how to improve Bangladesh factories
ReutersBy Jessica Wohl and Nivedita Bhattacharjee May 15 (Reuters) - A trans-Atlantic divide between European and U.S. retailers over how best to respond to fatal disasters in Bangladesh textile factories split wide open on Wednesday, with U.S. retailers...Tags: Tommy Hilfiger, Dhaka (Bangladesh), Arbitration, Bangladesh, Unions
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North American retailers devising own Bangladesh plans
Reuters(Reuters) - North American retailers on Tuesday discussed forging their own Bangladesh safety agreement, an alternative to a legally binding accord that many European retailers have signed on to, though details of any alternative accord were still...Tags: JC Penney Company Inc., American Apparel and Footwear Association, Sweden, Bangladesh, Macy's, Inc.
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North American retailers work on separate Bangladesh plan -source
ReutersMay 14 (Reuters) - North American retailers may join together on their own Bangladesh safety agreement, an alternative to a legally-binding accord that mainly European retailers have signed onto, according to a person with knowledge of the discussions....Tags: American Apparel and Footwear Association, Bangladesh, Macy's, Inc., North America, National Retail Federation
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Retail sales brighten, but less than expected
Late last month, as the weather began to warm into a semblance of spring, teens and bargain hunters who had spent months crunching their spending surged into retailers to shop. Their activity helped push up a monthly measure of same-store sales by 3.8%...
Tags: Target Brands, Inc., Victoria's Secret, Labor Markets, Thomson Corporation, TJX Companies Incorporated
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American Apparel's Dov Charney on the Bangladesh factory collapse
Say there’s a concert scheduled at a major Los Angeles venue, but that managers smell gas in the air before the show goes on. Chances are that they will cancel the event and take a loss out of an abundance of caution, said Dov Charney, chief...
Tags: JC Penney Company Inc., Bangladesh, Clothing and Textiles Industry, Walmart
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Same-store sales continue modest recovery in April
Reuters(Reuters) - Retail spending continued to grow modestly in April as bad weather delayed spring shopping in much of the country and many consumers gravitated toward discount chains. Thirteen major U.S. retailers reported a 3.8 percent increase in April...Tags: Tools and Hardware, Rite Aid Corp., Fred's Incorporated, Best Buy Co., Inc., The Wet Seal Incorporated
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The day ahead in business May 6
Local earnings: Accretive Health Inc., Career Education Corp., Federal Signal Corp., Landauer Inc., Middleby Corp., MYR Group Inc., Material Sciences Corp., WMS Industries Inc. Other major earnings: American Apparel Inc., Dillard's Inc., iGo Inc.,...
Tags: Material Sciences Corporation, Dillard's Incorporated, Tyson Foods Incorporated, WMS Industries Incorporated, The Middleby Corporation
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Susan Hahn Susan Hahn was editor of TriQuarterly for 14 years. She is author of a recent novel, “The Six Granddaughters of Cecil Slaughter”; nine books of poetry, including “Self/Pity” and “The Scarlet Ibis”; and...Tags: London Theatre, The New York Times, Dwayne Johnson, Crime, Law and Justice, Poetry
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2013 Summer Pop Music Events
The Hartford CourantIt's the summer tour season, when there are multiple live music concerts worth seeing every week, sometimes on the same day. Money, as well as the fact that matter cannot occupy two spaces at the same time, may prevent fans from seeing every act they'd...Tags: Seizures, Sundance Film Festival, Arts and Culture, Ryan Bingham, Bob Dylan
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Help on the road to higher education
Maria Martinez's kitten heels clicked as she trailed behind a recent campus tour at UC Irvine. Except for those short stiletto heels, Martinez might not have stood out from thousands of other prospective parents touring campuses in California this...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, California State University, Northridge
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