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The recession has created a new awareness among women that, however ridiculous the prices of couture dresses, $600 pairs of denim jeans are more ridiculous still. Consider it one of the little silver linings in the clouds of the current economic environment. The New York Times Oct. 28, 2009
Over all, retail sales fell 1.5 percent in September from a month earlier — better than a projected decline of 2.1 percent — according to a Commerce Department report. Backing out autos, which dropped 20% from their Cash-for-Clunkers summer high, leads to the half-a-percent increase. Although economists cheered the performance, the gain was due to increased spending on necessities like food and gasoline. The New York Times Oct. 14, 2009
Tags: cash for clunkers, retail salesBeginning in the fall of next year, QVC will distribute Liz Claiborne’s New York brand of apparel, which is produced in collaboration with designer Isaac Misrahi. Dow Jones Newswires Oct. 8, 2009
Tags: Isaac Mizrahi, Lis Claiborne, QVCAnne Byrn, a.k.a. The Cake Mix Doctor and has a new cookbook out called The Cake Mix Doctor Returns, and she’s making appearances on QVC, in addition to heading out on a publicity tour. Byrn will appear at 10:15 a.m. Saturday at The Big Read, an annual book festival in Clayton, MO, to speak and sign copies of the book. Byrn’s upcoming appearances on QVC and publicity schedule are available on her blog here. St. Louis Post-Dispatch Oct. 7, 2009
Tags: Anne Byrn, QVC, The Cake Mix DoctorSome 51,000 sets of Paula Dean Hammered Cast Iron Cookware sold by QVC on TV, the web and its employee stores from October 2007 through July 2009 have been recalled by the retailer, after 79 reports of cracking or shattering during heating. The products were manufactured by Meyer Trading Company in China. ConsumerAffairs.com US Recall News Oct. 6, 2009
Tags: Paula Dean Cookware, QVCEthier, who had previously served as evp and coo of HSNi and as a director of Cornerstone, will try to revive Cornerstone’s catalogs and website brands, which include Ballard Design, Frontgate, Garnett Hill, Grandin Road, Improvements, Smith+Noble, The Territory Ahead and TravelSmith. In announcing the personnel move, HSN CEO Mindy Grossman credited Ethier with nascent bottom-line improvements at Cornerstone. Tampa Bay Business Journal Oct. 5, 2009
Tags: Cornerstone, HSN Inc., Mark EthierWe don’t mean putting the Christ back in Christmas. Rather, we’re talking about sticking with red, green and gold, eschewing elaborate or “out-there” themes and making sure all Christmas trees are rightside up, not upside down. There, there, that’ll calm consumers worried about their jobs or expiring unemployment insurance! Associated Press Oct. 4, 2009
Tags: Christmas decorating, Holiday shopping season, HSN