Apparel News Daily Reader


In the swim with Mexican designer Denise Marchebout (Photo from Coutorture)

Fashion:

Denise Marchebout Spring '09 Swimwear (Coutorture)
My Big Fat Indian Shopping Trip
Indian-American journalist Diya Gullapalli finds signs of the times on a trip to Mumbai to shop for her wedding. (Wall Street Journal)
Store openings: The Colleagues expands the practice (Los Angeles Times All the Rage blog)
Spending on luxury in tight times (Los Angeles Times All the Rage blog)
Pick of the Week: Rebecca Minkoff's neon bags (Los Angeles Times All the Rage blog)
Look Book Love: Miss Sixty Spring/Summer '09 (FabSugar)
Ann Taylor won't carry size 16 in stores (Crains New York)
Shops—Terra Moving from West 3rd Street Location (Blackburn + Sweetzer)
Carine Roitfeld Does Not Weigh the Editors in Her Office (The Cut)

Industry/Business:
Kohl's, Costco make strides in customer satisfaction (The Business Journal of Milwaukee)
Lessons of Internet Marketing From FreshDirect (Wall Street Journal)
Prices Fall To Match A New Frugality (The Washington Post)
Profiting from obscurity (CNN Money)
Marketers repurposing empty storefronts as low-cost billboards (The New York Times)
Retailers tag-team against shoplifting rings (Dallas News)