Jimmy Choo, InterParfums Make Money, Marketing Moves

Private equity house TowerBrook Capital Partners, a major shareholder of London-based fashion house Jimmy Choo, revealed that the luxury accessories company has enlisted Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley “to consider long-term strategic alternatives.” Some media outlets have reported that the high-end company known for its stilettos might go public but there is no official word. [...]

Starbucks Speaks To HIV, Recycling Issues

Starbucks, home of the dark roast and the key to regularity, most of all, The Third Place, has issued limited-run cups with red heart designs in time for Hallmark’s favorite day of the year, but this design means more. The run of heart-emblazoned cups is an ode to the (RED) campaign, whose partners have helped [...]

Retail & Celebrity Charity News Week of October 27

On November 7, Trader Joe’s will open new stores in Nashville, Tennessee, and Clackamas, Oregon. Additional stores are planned in California, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Arizona. Saks Fifth Avenue announced plans to open a new, 28,000-square-foot Off 5th store in San Antonio, Texas, in the spring of 2009. The store will be at The Rim shopping [...]

Retail & Celebrity Charity News October 13

The Proximity Hotel Named First LEED Platinum Hotel The Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, NC, has been awarded LEED Platinum certification by the U.S. Green Building Council, becoming the first hotel to receive the highest level of certification. Sustainable measures taken during the hotel’s creation included recycling 87% of construction debris, sourcing 90% of the furniture [...]

Retail & Celebrity Charity News May 26

Grocer Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Market, the small-format grocery chain run by British retailer Tesco, announced they will add 250 new private-label products, which include more fresh-prepared ready meals, new juices and brewed teas, soy and goat yogurt and more ready-to-grill meats, The Press-Enterprise reports. The news comes after the company decided to halt plans [...]