Jessica Simpson Enters Maternity Space
The day after her first Mother's Day, Jessica Simpson officially launched a new maternity line with publicly-traded Destination Maternity (DEST) and the Camuto Group. The Camuto Group owns the Vince Camuto brand and is the master licensee for the Jessica Simpson Collection. The company also creates and manages exclusive brands for Dillard's, licenses footwear from BCBGeneration, and Lucky Brand, and is involved in sourcing footwear for Tory Burch. Launching this fall, Simpson will release a full maternity clothing line in a deal between Camuto Group licensing for Jessica Simpson Collection, and Destination Maternity. According to a press release, the "collection has a vintage 70s feel," and will feature ...
Trend Spotting: The Baby Subscription Biz
My knee-jerk reaction was not nice when I heard Jessica Alba is now a member of the online subscription business sector. But then after some research, I realized that 1) she not alone and 2) there might be a reason why young C-list Hollywood actresses are starting fashion and beauty-related businesses. Jezebel posted an article, a pickup from NYMag's Vulture, on why it actually blows to be Cameron and Kate in terms of careers. In the past, when films still made tons of money and absolutely everything wasn't headed in the direction of mobile and Web TV, actresses like Sandra ...
Links of the Week: Nail Safety, Outlet Shopping News, Men’s Grooming, Iced Coffee Trends, Celebrity Scents & The Beauty Census
Let's start with the important link. Lucky Magazine reports that New York state's most popular outlet center, Woodbury Common, is getting a Tom Ford outlet. It's looking like summer 2012 for this addition. Looks like the creative brain behind Coach, Reed Krakoff, is also expanding his footprint with a locale at Woodbury. Spend carefully ladies. BirchBox Men in Beta might be right on time. The WSJ did a feature on Walgreens-owned Duane Reade added a "men's grooming" section. The change in purchasing is that it has gone from women buying for the men in their lives to men buying for themselves. A ...
Starbucks’ Plan: Better Foam & More DIY Options
The coffee wars are in full effect. McDonald's is undercutting everyone with the $1 promo and Starbucks revealed last month plans for its own single cup brewer. What's interesting here is 1) that Starbucks is competing with Green Mountain, which owns Keurig and has a deal with Starbucks for coffee pod distribution, and 2) the Starbucks machine will make coffee and espresso. One stop shopping? According to their release, publicly traded Starbucks Coffee Company (SBUX) will put its first at-home single cup machine on the market in time for the 2012 holiday shopping season. Dubbed the Verismo, the machine will make espresso drinks ...
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Jessica Simpson Enters Maternity Space
The day after her first Mother’s Day, Jessica Simpson officially launched...
Links of the Week: Nail Safety, Outlet Shopping News, Men’s Grooming, Iced Coffee Trends, Celebrity Scents & The Beauty Census
Let’s start with the important link. Lucky Magazine reports that New York...
Birchbox: Bringing Metrosexual Back, 3D Printers, Beauty Bar in BK, & Construction Detox
Beauty sample subscription biz Birchbox launched it’s men’s service....
Links of the Week: MJ & Lipstick, Gym + Booze, Fancy Bagels, Fashion Startups & The Kid Diet Controversy
I’ve decided that coffee will always be my security blanket. I’ve decided...
Beauty Therapy: Lip Favorites
Time is a bitch. Enter your 30s and suddenly you’ve agreed to trade collagen...
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Trend Spotting: The Baby Subscription Biz
My knee-jerk reaction was not nice when I heard Jessica Alba is now a member of...
Starbucks’ Plan: Better Foam & More DIY Options
The coffee wars are in full effect. McDonald’s is undercutting everyone with...
Links of the Week: Designer Condoms, Diets, & Beverage Trends
Everyone is up in arms about the Vogue article by a Manhattan mom that put her daughter...
Big Data: Walmart, Consultancy Ink Deal
If you are among the group of Americans that was outraged to hear that an American...
Count Your Swimmers – DIY Male Fertility Test Surfaces
Getting your man to the doctor to test his swimmers may never be an issue again....
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Leisure & Culture
Tech Baby: Stalk Your Nanny Via Your iPhone
This actually makes me want to buy another baby present. European company Withings has come up with a number of products that enable DIY health monitoring, from scales that track your weight and BMI online, to home blood pressure monitors. But, the one I love is the small square device that alongside an app will turn your iPhone, iTouch, or iPad into... [Read more of this review]
Big Data: Walmart, Consultancy Ink Deal
If you are among the group of Americans that was outraged to hear that an American man learned about his teenage daughter’s pregnancy from Target, get prepared to be even more outraged about privacy issues and big data. Consumer and retail market research firm The NPD Group has inked an agreement with retail goliath Walmart to “receive and analyze... [Read more of this review]
Dell: Call It A Comeback
I never thought I’d say this, but I might buy a Dell. The new XPS13 is the closest to what I’m looking for in an Ultrabook. But before I get into the specs, here are the major selling points: $999 starting price, standard SSD (128GB base), and 100GB of free storage on the Dell DataSafe. Need I say more – 100GB free in the cloud, no... [Read more of this review]
Six Notes on Juneau, Alaska
I arrived in Juneau, Alaska about 17 hours after I left the Boston area. I must confess that I did expect most people to be baseball hat and flannel wearing men with pickup trucks and maybe that’s not far off though this is also Subaru country. But, city folk need to admit that often times we associate a simple life with simple minds. There are plenty... [Read more of this review]
Data Whore: Why I Splurged on a 64GB iPhone 4S
Frustrated to near tears the other night I rang Verizon Wireless and asked if I could upgrade three weeks early. The nice southern belle on the phone got manager approval to do so and recommended, after I asked about size, the 16GB iPhone. I was thinking even if it wasn’t big enough, I’d have a lot of music stored not locally, but on the... [Read more of this review]
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