This has been buzzing for weeks, but according to a NASDAQ.com article released yesterday, Gap has purchased Intermix for $130 million US. Intermix, which has one location in Canada (Toronto’s Bloor Street, just east of Avenue Road), sells higher end clothing by brands such as Herve Leger, Joie, Mulberry and Diane von Furstenberg. Different Intermix […]
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The 4 Types of Label Freaks
One may think a Label Freak (aka Label Whore) is a Label Freak, but really, there are at least four types, as seen below: The “S/he’s Not Famous To Me” Freak: I came across this type a few years ago at a department store. A woman proclaimed that a pair of shoes just wasn’t “worth […]
Research, Demographics, New Markets and Shoe Shopping
Anyone knows me from Shorty Stories (and probably from this site, too), knows that I have rather small feet at size 5. One of my go-to brands when it comes to shoes is Stuart Weitzman. His shoes are almost always available in size 5, sometimes even smaller. So when the first Stuart Weitzman boutique opened […]