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  • Retailers offer bigger Black Friday discounts to lure hesitant shoppers hunting for the best deals

    November 24, 2023 - 9:05 PM

    NEW YORK (AP) — Shoppers venturing out to malls and stores on Black Friday found perks from champagne to virtual reality experiences and old-fashioned doorbusters, as retailers tried to entice customers who are resisting splurges and impulse buying this year.

  • Shoe polish stands begin to vanish, lose their shine

    March 02, 2023 - 1:59 PM

    NEW YORK (AP) — On a recent winter weekday at Penn Station Shoe Repair and Shoe Shine, men hop onto shoeshine chairs and pull out newspapers and phones to read while shoeshiners get to work applying polish and elbow grease to loafers, boots and other leather shoes. When finished, these customers hand over $8 in cash at a counter where a sign reads “We’re not God, but we do save soles.”

  • Diesel, Fendi, No. 21 show some skin at Milan Fashion Week

    February 24, 2023 - 3:08 AM

    MILAN (AP) — Sexiness is in the air at Milan Fashion Week, where brands are encouraging people to show some skin next fall and winter.

  • Prada charts line of business succession, tapping new CEO

    December 06, 2022 - 8:51 AM

    MILAN (AP) — The Prada fashion house began charting a line of succession on its business side, announcing Tuesday that it is tapping a former LVMH executive as its next CEO and confirming that Miuccia Prada will continue in her creative roles.

  • Millennial Money: 4 reasons for thrift store gifts this year

    November 29, 2022 - 6:25 AM

    Thrifting is hot, and Goodwill finds are cool again. But while we’re thrilled to find the perfect throwback tee for our own closet, gifting used goods still carries a stigma for some.

  • Inflation hovers over shoppers seeking deals on Black Friday

    November 25, 2022 - 4:01 PM

    NEW YORK (AP) — Cautious shoppers hunted for the best deals at stores and online as retailers offered new Black Friday discounts to entice consumers eager to start buying holiday gifts but weighed down by inflation.

  • Global luxury sales set to hit record this year, study says

    November 15, 2022 - 3:36 AM

    MILAN (AP) — Luxury spending is growing faster than ever, fueled by pent-up pandemic demand and shifting demographics as younger, more diverse consumers buy into tiny handbag and post-streetwear trends, according to a study released Tuesday.

  • Matty Bovan energizes Milan fashion, Armani offers elegance

    September 25, 2022 - 3:07 PM

    MILAN (AP) — Milan Fashion Week closed Sunday after five days of mostly womenswear previews that celebrated diversity and renewal, with more designers of color represented than ever and a host of new talent making their debuts at major fashion houses.

  • Not just a bag: Fendi fetes its famed ‘Baguette’ in NYC

    September 10, 2022 - 7:38 AM

    NEW YORK (AP) — You'd have thought it was a movie premiere, with the hoopla converging outside midtown Manhattan’s Hammerstein Ballroom. But inside, despite the celebrity presence, the real star was a handbag.

  • Pandemic fuels sports biking boom in cycling nation China

    August 09, 2022 - 2:34 AM

    BEIJING (AP) — Lindsay Mo couldn’t go to her gym after Beijing shut down indoor sports facilities in May because of a coronavirus outbreak. So she started cycling — and soon fell in love with the sport.
  • iN RESPONSE: Readers have their say
    Following are emailed reader responses to stories or letters to the editor for the third week of April 2024. They have been edited slightly for readability.  Got something you want to add? Send an email to editor Marshall Jones at mjo
  • Discharge coming from the Sandher Fruit Packer plant. Fruit packers near Kelowna fined another $78,000
    A fruit packing plant in the Ellison area east of Kelowna was hit with another $78,368 in fines for discharging effluent into a failed septic field. That’s now more than $110,000 in fines since 2022 for the same issue at Sandher Fruit

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