Articles Tagged "Business"

Digital scrapbook Pinterest is out for some cash. The site is creating new tools that allow businesses to calculate the number of visitors it sends to their websites, all in the name of starting up new money-generating features. Although Pinterest has no advertising that draws revenue,...

Barneys New York has a new strategy: “reenergizing, not reinventing,” declared Barneys CEO Mark Lee, according to WWD.

At a recent summit, Lee shared his plan for Barneys with the general public for the first time.

“I see myself and the team as caretakers of a legendary store,” the...

The city of Wenzhou, China, has transformed from a busy and buzzing coastal metropolis, famous for its innovative entrepreneurship and ability to generate revenue, into a precautionary tale. The city of 7 million has seen its system of private loans cave in, bringing the devastation of...

Mezzmer is taking the “ugh” out of buying prescription glasses. Now you can find eyewear looks to mix and match to suit your personal style with the click of a mouse. Stay chic with endless, affordably priced glasses from this new socially conscious company that has moved eyewear to the...

In this economy, consumers need to maximize their dollar at every turn. Increasingly, savvy shoppers are turning to recommerce – reselling or trading their old possessions – to do just that, reported Trendwatching.com. Companies and entrepreneurs are creating new choices for bargain...

As the prices of raw materials, labor and transportation continue to rise seemingly exponentially, a group of U.S. and international apparel and textile trade associations, brands and retailers are coming together in response. In collaboration with the federal government, these businesses...

While Americans are looking for spare change, the Chinese are emptying their pockets. The world’s most populated country now has a growing middle class. It used to be that only the rich jetsetters of China could afford luxury American brands, but now the tides are slowly turning. As...

Great video by CAUSECAST on TOMS shoes!  We here at LadyLUX are la,la,LUXing over the founder’s beliefs on why he started the company and the message of one person’s ability to make a difference in the world.  It’s good—it’s great!  ‘It’s Good for the Sake of Good!’

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LUX Nation, a new online series aimed at sharing the amazing stories of women in business and entrepreneurship is coming this summer, called PowerWomenTV!!

This new series was created by one woman, Amy Palmer, who started by simply exploring why more women were not on Wall Street.  And...

Bravo to British designer and retailer, Marks & Spencer, for partnering up with MAS manufacturing in Sri Lanka, to create the worlds first 100 percent green, 100 percent carbon neutral, and 100 percent ethical factory. 

The M&S Factory in Thurulie, Sri Lanka will produce the first line...