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    By Barbara Thau

    | 12:00PM 5/03/2012
    That bootleg Louis Vuitton bag you proudly dangle from your arm? Someday soon, it could get you fined, or worse, thrown in jail. Anti-counterfeiting crusaders' new campaigns are designed to shame and scare shoppers out of buying fakes.

    By Barbara Thau

    | 6:20PM 1/10/2012
    Walgreens, the nation's largest pharmacy chain unveiled a new flagship store in Chicago that re-imagines the drugstore experience. Among the "unexpected" new offerings: fresh sushi, salon services, more than 700 fine wines and a juice bar. But will we really buy wine with our aspirin?

    By Barbara Thau

    | 3:40PM 12/21/2011
    If you're not done with your holiday shopping, let DailyFinance help: Six of the nation's biggest retailers gave us the scoop on what's been flying off the shelves this year. So here's our exclusive rundown of some of the top sellers at Macy's, Target, J.C. Penney, Best Buy, Toys R Us and Sephora.

    By Danny King

    | 9:00AM 12/10/2010
    Recognizing that even the well-heeled have money problems these days and trying to expand their customer base, many luxury-goods sellers now have something for (almost) everyone. Here's a rundown of some less-pricey goodies you can get at the toniest shops in town.

    By Melly Alazraki

    | 7:45AM 10/06/2010
    Italian fashion label Prada is considering an IPO with primary listing in Hong Kong, rather than home-base Milan, accroding to reports. Four of its previous attempts at an IPO have been scrapped in the past 10 years, but now the time could be right.

    By Bruce Watson

    | 4:30PM 5/14/2010
    According to accounts from several former employees, Prada Japan may have hit upon a creative -- if unethical -- method for boosting its sales: forcing employees to buy its merchandise.

    By Bruce Watson

    | 1:10PM 4/21/2010
    The fashion industry's trend toward discrimination over physical attributes has moved off the runways and into retailers. A former senior retail manager at Prada Japan and two other employees, are accusing the famed fashion house of sexual harassment and appearance-based discrimination.

    By Eric Wahlgren

    | 8:30AM 9/30/2009
    Here's a fashion tip you won't find in the pages of Vogue: lose the heels. And the pumps, and the sandals. Why? Nearly two-thirds of women who reported heel and ankle pain regularly wore these types of shoes at some point in their life. That's according to a new study from the Boston University...

    By Meg Massie

    | 6:00PM 2/18/2009
    It's a well known fact that when you walk into a high-end retail store, you have to look the part of the high-end retail customer to get any service -- nice clothes, expensive accessories, wallet full of cash. At least, that's how it used to be. Maybe sales associates everywhere are just getting...

    By Gary E. Sattler

    | 6:30PM 11/03/2008
    You just have to admire the British. In a classic display of; "Chin up old man," a huge new mall has opened in London's inner city. CNN.com reports that the Westfield center, now Europe's largest metro shopping complex, boasts 1.6 million square feet of retail floor space. The complex houses a...