What Will Become of Jodi Arnold?

Jodi Arnold Here's some news we're not too happy about this morning: Jodi Arnold, the perky, red-headed designer known for her feminine draping and bold, original prints, closed her store in Brooklyn at 347 Atlantic Avenue and Hoyt Street this month, and has announced that the fate of her Manhattan store is also uncertain. Arnold …

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Beauty News. Study Reveals Surprising Decline In Makeup Usage…

With continued uncertainty of economic stability – and an increasing rate of unemployment, a recent study conducted by an NPD Group, Inc. concluded that fewer women are utilizing makeup as parts of their daily primp routines. In a recent interview with WWD, Karen Grant, vice president and global beauty industry analyst at the NPD Group, …

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Sign of the Times. Mark Shale Files for Bankruptcy Protection

We are saddened, but not surprised to learn that The Al Baskin Co., family-owned operator of Mark Shale stores, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The 80-year-old Chicago-based retailer, is keeping its three Chicago area full-price stores open as it seeks a buyer for its Chicago operations and Internet business, according to TheChicago Tribune. Mark …

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