Briefs

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As an ex-robe merchant, this category holds a particularly sanguine space in my holiday merchandising soul.  Did you know that 75% of robe business at retail is generated in the 4th quarter?  It’s the perfect gift, not too personal, but personal enough.  A couple of Curve shows ago, I happened across Karen Luu and her exquisite home couture collection.  When it comes to pure unadulterated luxury, there are not … Read More


Anticipation ~ Blush Lingerie

162903711491613784_QN1nXU9g_cI have returned to the East Coast having been catapulted back to reality from paradise.  Clearly the holidays are upon us.  Trees are up, retailers are stocked with X-mas paraphernalia and the race has begun.  Even though all the big stores in Cabo had a similar transformation from Halloween to Christmas, literally in the beginning of November, it’s not easy for a veteran north-easterner to feel the vibe while shopping … Read More


Featured Writer ~ Ali Cudby

space-culture-brandToday, In her column, Retail Briefs, Ali completes her six part series on Branding in a specialty store business.  Beginning the sequence with the significance of defining your mission, she wraps up with the importance of delivering on that vision. READ MORERead More


Pepita’s Magic of The Moon

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Spending weeks at a time in Cabo, one learns another way of life, far from the tours and hustle.  There is everyday living to consider and somehow, merchant that I am, I always find a way to tap into the local trends.  Ideas live everywhere if we mine them.  I always check out Pepita’s Magic of The Moon boutique when I am here; there is always a fashion statement and … Read More


Indulge ~ Dottie’s Delights

126626506__413114bI am leaving Cabo this week, traveling back to the East Coast via California where I need to stop for both professional and personal reasons.  Vegge Out time is close to over, but I did actually read a few good books and watched a few good movies that I probably would not have rushed to see back home.  The first film I rented at Blockbuster (yes they still have Blockbuster … Read More


jewelry-at-Cabo-beachThe beaches in Cabo boast their fair share of vendors hawking every kind of local craft to visitors in the mood to spend money on their vacations.  I myself do not indulge now that I am a certified resident; my tourist persona long since abandoned for sensible homeowner. But after several days of brain drain at the shoreline, Poncho (that really is his name) got to me.  I was in … Read More


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