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...been rated higher than Starbucks by Consumer Reports. Your joe has lost its mo. And that's your fault, Howard. And Wall Street's. As a public company, Starbucks is under constant pressure to grow same-store sales to make investors happy. Fair enough. So, like every other retailer, you've asked the question: What else can I run through this retail box? First it was more complicated, more expensive drinks - your caramel macchiatos, your white chocolate caffe mochas. You guys are actually proud that there are 10,000 different drink combinations. Are you insane? Don't you know what...
...defined as people with monthly incomes of over $650. Their ranks are projected to triple in a decade, with middle-class lifestyles spreading beyond the big coastal cities such as Shanghai, Beijing and Guangzhou to smaller ones such as Xiamen and Wuxi. Across China, spending is already surging, with retail sales rising by 13.7% last year and 12.9% in 2005. Spending patterns are changing, too. Consumer demand is expanding to service industries as Chinese splash out on travel, sports and entertainment. According to HSBC research, middle-class Chinese consumers now dine out three times a week, belong to fitness clubs...
...kronor in an eclectic array of shops. As the word spreads, more tourists are showing up to make a beeline for the neighborhood's retro home-furnishing stores, vintage-clothes boutiques and characterful cafés and bars. Set aside at least half a day and prepare for a retail smorgasbord. At kitsch emporium Coctail de Luxe, Bondegatan 34, tel: (46-8) 642 07 41, you can ogle the pink flamingos and comic books before moving on to Grandpa, Södermannagatan 21, tel: (46-8) 643 60 80; www.grandpa.se. The rustic boutique flogs a curious mix of wares - from...
...Kajeet, which is selling on the web and hits retail stores such as Best Buy in March, is a pay-as-you go service that offers a menu of customization options for kids and parents. Through its "walleting" system, a parent deposits money into an account that allows kids to buy whatever they want from Kajeet - no less than nine SpongeBob ringtones to choose from ($2 each), celebrity wallpaper offerings, an ever-changing list of games, texting services and, yes, phone calls. If a kid's Kajeet allowance is $20 a month and he blows...
...India so his clothes can be more reasonably priced. He said the going price of his clothing (about $220 for shirts and $250 for pants) is about half of what he would charge if the clothes were made in Italy. His goal for now is to open a retail store New York City, preferably in the West Village.As Bartlett made the usual designer’s after-show appearance on the runway, he was wearing his own signature wide-cuffed pants and color-blocked blazer. Let’s just say it’s rare that any fashion designer...