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...debate among the Democratic presidential candidates, but there was a clear loser--Barack Obama." At a rural-issues forum on a farm outside Adel, Iowa, Obama sympathized with the plight of farmers this way: "Anybody gone into Whole Foods lately and seen what they charge for arugula?" (That high-end grocery store chain doesn't have any locations in Iowa...
...long way to go. The diminished chain that Baker inherited is a far cry from the powerhouse it was in the 1940s, '50s and '60s. The originator of the Christmas window and the first to hire a woman president and personal shoppers was once a showcase for high-end American designers?a tradition Baker hopes to revive. But when Lord & Taylor was bought by Associated Dry Goods in the late '70s, it lost its edge as a fashion leader. May Co.'s 1986 acquisition only contributed to their downward spiral. "Lord & Taylor was the golden jewel in May's portfolio...
From headquarters in Hong Kong and regional offices in mainland China, ImagineX (part of the Lane Crawford Joyce Group) represents 23 high-end fashion, lifestyle and beauty brands in more than 360 points of sale in greater China (including Hong Kong and Taiwan). But it doesn't stop there. While, for example, Prada and Gucci are not on her books anymore, it was Wong who provided the springboard for both into mainland China, and she continues an association as their landlord through the Walton Brown Group's shopping malls, the most prestigious of which are specialty designer stores called Maison...
...house of Saint Laurent has no time to waste. It has been hemorrhaging cash for almost a decade, eroding its fashion credibility for perhaps longer and awaiting, if not salvation, the kind of high-end genius that was there at the creation of the Paris couturier in 1961 and that endured for four decades...
Bergdorf Goodman has experienced significant growth in jewelry sales over the past year, according to Sydney Price, vice president of jewelry and watches, so it makes sense that this fall the New York City retailer will open a special room showcasing its high-end collections?from $3,500 Kieselstein-Cord earrings up to a million for Siegelson vintage pieces. Customers looking to spend extravagantly will be offered a private setting in which to view exquisite jewelry from such names as Michelle Ong, De Grisogono and Buccellati...