After the deejays and bartenders packed up their tables and the stores finally closed their doors, we now ask, was it a success?

Richard Mast, the SVP and GMM of Bloomingdale's 59th Street store said "The event was a huge boost to our business. Lots of excitement in our store and around the city. Strong business and good traffic up until 10 pm."

And the...

“One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.” —Elbert Hubbard

On a road trip recently, I ventured quite by accident into a Cracker Barrel Restaurant (and General Store) where nostalgia reigns supreme.

There are hundreds of these Cracker Barrels nationally. You know: the ones with rocking chairs...

When we asked our weary readers for happy retail stories, one of the best responses we received was from Jeffrey Roberts of the European Fashion Group. He runs a Palm Beach, Fla. store called Crease Liberty and distributes the brands Hiltl, Gardeur and van Laack. Here, he has some encouragement for his comrades in the apparel industry. Adjust your goals,...

Our first guest blogger is Rolando Scapellato, founder of the high-end Italian neckwear company Dolcepunta.

This message is targeted to the many store owners and buyers who are losing their cool and starting to panic. I’ve personally had three episodes lately, and have heard of many others from my manufacturer colleagues, of irrational behavior by...

By Alex Féthière

The recent death of Alfred Shaheen has given us occasion to wonder at the Hawaiian shirt’s roots. They must be deep to produce such efflorescent foliage.

The UK’s Metro ran an obituary for Alfred Shaheen on January 5, 2009, claiming that he was the inventor of the “aloha shirt.” He not only died last year—the Los Angeles Times reported...