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Fashionably Forbes: 10 Style Icons New to the Billionaire List

Everyone knows high fashion and high incomes go hand in hand, and clothes, cosmetics and perfume have put plenty of people on Forbes' billionaires list. But here's a surprise: The latest list has 34 new names, and 10 came from the world of fashion.

Ten Retailers Turning Department Stores Into Mini-Malls

The idea of the in-store shop has evolved from getting space on the department store's floor and sharing marketing costs to a more formal relationship where brands lease floor space and create a shopping experience of their own. It can be a retailing win-win.