By ELLEN LEWIS
As much as the retail and wholesale landscape has shifted in recent years, particularly with the tsunami of technology transforming the entire paradigm, there are some basic tenets of merchandising that I believe never change. It’s what I call the “It” item. When I see it, I know it. Once identified, exploiting its potential is imperative to maximize profit. The thrill of the kill outweighs the risk … Read More
By HOLLY JACKSON
I started putting up my holiday decorations this week, mostly as a rewarding for finishing up about 50% of the family gifts I committed to crafting by Christmas. I started with what I think of as the family tree corner. It’s filled with beautiful wooden dowel trees made by my father-in-law that are decorated with my grandparent’s leftover tiny Shiny Brite ornaments from the 1940’s (the whopping … Read More
By ELLEN LEWIS
If you walk through the aisles of any supermarket here in Mexico, you will see entire shelves filled with Salsa (much the same as spaghetti sauces dominate the pasta aisles in the USA). BTW, I am not referring to the chopped appetizer we Americanos serve with chips. I am talking about variations of hot, spicy or as they say in Spanish, picante toppings that defy our definition … Read More
By ALISON CONNOLLY
Have you ever see designs so beautiful you get woozy with delight? That happened to me while collecting images for this Gallery feature on C’est Jeanne. As you can see, not all gloves are created equally. There are gloves, and then there are luxury arm garments (did I just make up something there?) that are worthy of the likes of glamour goddess Dita von Teese.
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By TINA WILSON
Above all else I am thankful for my family, and it is a huge family. I come from a family of 10 kids, me being the oldest and I have many nieces and nephews of all ages, Peanut Butter, Nookie, Joi-Toy, Butterfly, JJ, Chillywilly, Man-man, Poopah and Delicate Flower, just to name a few. And no those are not their given names; those are my nicknames for … Read More
By HOLLY JACKSON
I love covering great brands that customers don’t seem to know about! While stores are quietly selling a ton of Fit Fully Yours bras (which I’ve talked about in a previous article) I still don’t hear about them much when customer discuss great curve friendly bra brands. Their bras are on par with the quality of the well-respected UK brands and are truly built to last.
By ELLEN LEWIS
If you live anywhere where the sky expands beyond the horizon like it does here in Cabo San Lucas, you will understand my analogy of tie dye silk to the color of wind. This is particularly true at sunrise and sunset when breezes move through shifting clouds weaving streams of pink and blue into a stunning tapestry of natural color. If one stays in the moment, one … Read More