Entrepreneur Profile: Sun Putty

Send to KindleTweet Most people are probably wondering if the public needs one more sunscreen but scrutinize most labels and you’ll see the answer is most definitely yes. The family-owned business, Sun Putty, is run by a husband and wife couple, each of whom hold down full-time jobs while raising three children. After moving from [...]

Chipotle To Launch Asian Inspired Eatery

Send to KindleTweet The brains behind tex-mex chain Chipotle announced plans to launch a new brand next year. A group from Chipotle Mexican Grill led by Founder, Chairman and co-CEO Steve Ells is at work on a restaurant concept inspired by Asian cuisine, with a target opening of 2011. In a release, Ells attributed Chipotle’s [...]

TLC Reveals Sarah Palin Reality Show

Send to KindleTweet Cable network TLC, a unit of Discovery Communications (TreeHugger, Animal Planet), has hit a new ethical low that might lead to its new ratings high. The network is launching a reality show about Sarah Palin and her clan dubbed Sarah Palin’s Alaska. Apparently this new show from the people that brought us [...]

Luxury Stores Trump Chain Stores In September

Send to KindleTweet The spending power of wealthy Americans seems stable as luxury stores posted better September numbers than the usual big box retailers. Last week, the Financial Times reported that U.S. luxury department stores beat the rest of the retail industry in September. Neiman Marcus said sales increased 4.7% last month, against September 2009, [...]

Denim Satisfaction

Send to KindleTweet At the risk of sounding shallow, I remember when I bought my first pair of designer jeans. I was not yet a NYC resident, but a visitor in town for a long weekend. I splurged on a respectable pair of straight leg fitted-but-not-skinny pair of blue Diesel jeans from the store on Lexington [...]

The Celebrity Workout: Freebie

Send to KindleTweet One of the most popular boutique workouts today is Physique 57, a NYC- and Los Angeles-based program that focuses on cardio and orthopedic stretches. Bottom line, this appears to be a core-focused workout, which has the likes of SJP, Zooey Deschanel, and Kelly Ripa hooked. While exercise was once all about burning [...]

Link Love: A New Solar System, Artificial Corneas, Huawei’s U.S. Mobile Market Plan, & News from the Art World’s Saviour

Send to KindleTweet Scientists in England have successfully implanted a set of artificial corneas and hope the operation and development will eventually lead to widespread use of such products, which could help those with scarring and other damage that hinders sight. Click here for the complete article. Chinese telecom manufacturer Huawei has hired U.S. startup [...]

Fashion’s Night Out: A Realistic Guide To Shop-Hopping

Send to KindleTweet Fashion’s Night Out is one more attempt by Vogue Queen Bee Anna Wintour to help the retail industry salvage earnings and for that, we applaud it. But, Trendcetera is about encouraging Americans to be open minded, well educated, smart shoppers and that means shopping for what you need not what you want. [...]

NBC Bets On Love

Send to KindleTweet NBC is hoping the countless single heterosexual men and women in America will tune into two new shows that demonstrate the many facets of modern love and what people do to find it. Or should we say lust. Based in Chicago, one new show, Friends with Benefits, stars five young adults searching [...]

JCPenney Enters Fashion Partnership Biz

Send to KindleTweet JCPenney has taken a cue from other big boxes, such as Target, with the launch of its line with Spanish retailer Mango. The MNG line for the mass retailer includes work appropriate clothes, casual wear, shoes and accessories. While the collection currently available at JCPenney includes a range of options for casual [...]

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