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July 15, 2008

OMFG! Gossip Girl Saves Retail

Ok–so you know I wrote about the Sex and the City Index . . . Now I’m seeing some parallels with Gossip Girl. The CW network is taking much more advantage of this marketing and merchandising opportunity with teens and tweens than HBO ever did with 30-somethings. Brilliant! Check out my video with the fabulous […]

Filed by admin at July 15th, 2008 under URBN, Random Acts of Fashion, SEX AND THE CITY, Gossip Girl, Macy's, JCG, love it, teen retail, Footwear, fashion
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June 5, 2008

Random Acts of Fashion Podcast 3


Filed by TR at June 5th, 2008 under AAPL, GES, APP, Random Acts of Fashion, JCG, American Apparel, ANF, teen retail, Same Store Sales, fashion
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April 18, 2008

GPS Sucks/JCG RULES: Here’s Why

Ok–so you know I ‘ve been hating on the Gap for  . . .well, forever. If I hear about this “turn around” one more time I will melt down. Check out why HERE

Filed by admin at April 18th, 2008 under JCG, GPS, teen retail, loathe it, fashion
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January 17, 2008

The OC: Land of a Thousand . . .SUITS?

Ok-while I am milking the only AC outlet in the ball room at the ICR conf.–(you make a LOT of friends charging your mac–mine is pink-but whatever), I noticed the BIGGEST TAKE AWAY of all: suits. EVERYONE IS IN SUITS. SUITS AND TIES! In Laguna Beach. I’ve been coming to this consumer conf. for […]

Filed by admin at January 17th, 2008 under GES, JCG, teen retail
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January 16, 2008

The OC: The Talented Blonde’s take on ICR Xchange Conf.

It’s a tough job, but someone’s gotta blog from the largest and best consumer equity conference out there— even if it IS Laguna Beach! EVERYONE in retail is here, from JCG, APP, ZUMZ, URBN, LULU, CROX, GIL, CMG, JSD,and more!  Expect quick takes from the conf, color on what the buy-side is liking and loathing, and […]

Filed by admin at January 16th, 2008 under JCG, LULU, zumz, American Apparel, CROX, teen retail, Footwear, DENIM, fashion
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December 24, 2007

Spies Like Us-Part Deux:The Nightmare Before Christmas

The Talented Blonde was out at the Mall today, getting a read on last minute holiday shopping. Will it be enough to move the needle? Um. In a word: scary. Although the parking lot appeared full, I witnessed a lot of wandering shoppers with no bags in hand. Again, the same two themes I have […]

Filed by admin at December 24th, 2007 under ANN, JCG, AAPL, NOK, WSM, Macy's, CWTR, TLB, ANF, loathe it, teen retail, Same Store Sales, GPS, love it
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November 8, 2007

So, Comps Blew-What to Buy Now?

Hi bunnies! Your Talented Blonde has had her nose the grindstone, but as always–I scuff up my Jimmy Choos at the Mall in the name of Fashion. So here’s the deal. Comps suck- you don’t me to tell you that. So what to do now? Buy smart- listen to the blonde girl. Here are some […]

Filed by admin at November 8th, 2007 under Conjecture, COH, AAPL, LULU, BRBY, TGT, Burberry, KSS, JCG, Footwear, teen retail, love it, Same Store Sales, athletic apparel, CROX, DENIM, fashion
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October 18, 2007

ANN’s Loss is J Crew’s (JCG) Gain

The Talented Blonde is hearing that a key member of the Merch team at ANN is departing for the much greener pastures at J Crew. Um. Can you blame them? ANN is a trainwreck. Eesh. -TB 

Filed by admin at October 18th, 2007 under ANN, Conjecture, JCG, Same Store Sales, love it, fashion
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September 28, 2007

Desperate Housewives:Run, Don’t Walk From These Boomer Stocks

Ok-you know that The TALENTED BLONDE is negative on all boomer retail right now. That’s ANN, TLB, CWTR,CHS. You can see my video with the Fabulous Aaron Task on thestreet.com TV Look, there’s nothing new in fashion right now. If you look at ANN its all black and white. Yawn. Fashion trivia alert: Designers usually […]

Filed by admin at September 28th, 2007 under JCG, KSS, ANN, CWTR, TLB, loathe it, Same Store Sales, DENIM, fashion
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