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True Religion board accepts $835-million takeover bid

2013-05-10 17:44:00

True Religion Apparel Inc., the Southern California purveyor of pricey designer denim, may have gotten too small for its britches. More than half a year after putting itself up for sale amid growth struggles and fluctuating stock, the high-end-jeans...

J.C. Penney woes may persist as Best Buy rebounds

2013-05-10 17:47:00

For a while, J.C. Penney and Best Buy seemed to be doppelgangers. The two retailers struggled with intensifying competition after years of comfortable stagnation. Beset by Wall Street skepticism and shaky consumer loyalty, each made sweeping attempts at...

In the Inland Empire, an industrial real estate boom

2013-04-12 23:30:00

Nestled on the windy plains at the foot of the San Bernardino Mountains, once austere stretches of agricultural land have morphed into the country's most desirable industrial real estate market, and it is growing faster than any other industrial region in...

Kroger to put vehicle charging stations at California, Arizona stores

2013-04-09 00:00:00

To your grocery list, add electricity. Kroger Co., the country's largest grocery store owner, with chains including Ralphs and Food 4 Less, plans to install a total of 225 vehicle charging stations at 125 supermarkets in California and Arizona. San...

First Look: Derek Lam for Kohl's

2013-03-01 14:06:00

Derek Lam is the latest designer to participate in the Kohl's' DesigNation collaboration series. His limited-edition spring collection of misses' apparel and swimwear will hit Kohl's stores and Kohls.com in April. Highlights include a button-down...

Olivia Palermo in white at Fashion Week

2013-02-26 15:06:00

One of the best parts of fashion weeks, season after season, is Olivia Palermo. She's not a designer or movie star, but she supplies an endless amount of sartorial eye candy. The reality TV personality attends all the hottest shows in outfits that are...

Kate Bosworth at the Grove Topshop opening

2013-02-18 17:42:00

Actress Kate Bosworth is quite the fashion chameleon. The "Movie 43" star goes from ultra-glam red carpet queen to Coachella stage-hopper with ease. Bosworth was spotted in a leather skirt and vest at Sundance in January and a psychedelic print mini...

Designer collaborations: Real team players

2013-01-18 13:24:00

It has been more than a decade since Target launched its first designer collaboration, sparking a seemingly endless number of imitators. The pairings lure customers with the promise of designer looks at mass market prices, while the designers and...

100 gifts for under $100

2012-11-22 00:00:00

There's art to the gift of giving. Some folks have mastered it; others not so much. It starts with a good eye and an understanding of your own budget. Worried that you might not have what it takes? Not to fret, we're making things easy this season. From...

Retail sales up 4.5% in December; merchants say discounts hurt

2013-01-03 08:02:00

Wary holiday shoppers forced retailers to heavily discount items during December, ultimately handing merchants decent sales but raising worries about consumer spending in the new year. Major chain stores posted a 4.5% sales increase in December compared...

For Audrey Kitching, success is so weird

2012-09-23 00:00:00

With her trademark cotton-candy pink hair and Harajuku-meets-skater-girl style, 27-year-old model, blogger and fashion designer Audrey Kitching has been turning heads since the mid-2000s, when she emerged as one of the rising crop of Hollywood Internet...

In James Bond movies, product placement also plays a role

2012-11-11 00:00:00

Brand-name shoutouts and high-profile product placement are as much a part of 007 movies as Bond's tuxedo or Q's gadgetry, and with "Skyfall" hitting theaters at the same time the film franchise marks its 50th anniversary, it's never been easier for...

Tre Jerdon-Cabrera, 32, had the Flower Mart in mind when she dressed to suit both lunch at the annual Mount Vernon event and her job as research and communication specialist at the Central Maryland Transportation Alliance.

2013-05-03 00:00:00

Taylor Keating, 21, was a colorful work of art herself at the "Out of Order" event at Maryland Art Place. The Towson University senior wore a chartreuse and turquoise layered high-low dress that she bought in London last summer while she was living in Ireland.

2013-04-05 00:00:00

Laura Scruggs, 23, is almost in the pink - her favorite color - in the outfit she wore to the Walters Enthusiasts happy hour at the Center Club. The Ulman Cancer Fund for Young Adults program manager sported a coral double-strand necklace from Anthropologie and coral J.

2013-03-07 00:00:00