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July retail sales were solid, with Costco, Macy's, JC Penney, Nordstron and Saks Fifth Avenue all beating expectations. Craig Johnson, president of Customer Growth Partners, the retail consultancy, says we could be having the best back-to-school selling season since 2006.

Today's Wall Street Journal announces that Saks Fifth Avenue is introducing 'The Men's Collection,' an in-house line of menswear that will be in all the chain's stores by August. And Bloomingdale's is also turning up the volume on its own branded men's goods, revamping and relaunching their...

I got an e-mail from Saks Fifth Avenue last night that gave me pause, and not because of the deal it was advertising ("spend some get some," which rewards customers with gift cards depending on how much they spend). No, it was the photo in the e-mail that took me aback. The e-mails I get from Saks...

In their lengthy interview with WWD, Saks Fifth Avenue chairman Stephen Sadove and president Ron Frasch put forth a lot of somber statements about corporate belt-tightening and customer disillusionment. But nothing was more telling about the state of luxury than the article's parting shot: "For...