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...According to America's National Golf Foundation, 2 out of every 3 new golfers are women. And according to NPD Group, a retail trend-tracking company, only 38% of women who buy golf apparel actually play in it. "Golf is more than just a practical sport now," says Marshal Cohen, chief analyst at the NPD Group. "People are buying golf clothes for multiuse, as a way to make casual clothing dressier." So it makes sense that fashion designers like John Galliano and Karl Lagerfeld are also getting into the game with funky golf-apparel lines that are not just...
...that good at managing the supply chain. Wal-Mart exploited that weakness with devastating effect on the grocers, and it has forced food suppliers to become more efficient too. For starters, the leviathan has changed the way grocery stores deal with their vendors, as everyone seeks to copy its Retail Link system, which provides real-time sales data to manufacturers. Wal-Mart also helped persuade the pack to subscribe to UCCnet's data-synchronization service, which, by cutting back on invoice errors, should save companies $1 million for every $1 billion in sales, according to a study by A.T. Kearney...
...with daily cooking demonstrations. In Indiana, Marsh opened two stores this winter that have circular layouts. Each store has a central cafe with European-style markets on the perimeter showcasing, for example, artisanal cheeses in one room and baby food and supplies in another. And sticking with the old retail-is-detail adage, Marsh pipes mellow guitar instrumentals not only into the stores but also into the parking lots and faux-stone bathrooms...
...what Burberry’s plaid is to England, and what Lilly Pulitzer’s pink and green is to the good old U-S-A. In addition to being sold at Saks, Bloomingdales, Neiman Marcus and Nordstrom department stores, Lilly’s collections are sold in retail venues bearing storefront names such as Tickled Pink, Color Me Pink, The Pink Pineapple, Pink on the Green, The Pink Petunia and Pinkalicious. Perhaps troubleshooting a possible East Coast/West Coast elite divide in Lilly’s popularity, this season Pulitzer is marketing a California “surf diva?...
Finding a pair of Paper Denims no longer requires a trek to Newbury. Harvard Square stores are noticing college males growing concern for their appearance and responding accordingly. Denis E. Black, manager of retail store J. Press on Mount Auburn St., agrees. “If it weren’t for women, men wouldn’t care about dressing,” he says...