Archive for the ‘Economic Conditions and Trends’ Category

Hastings-On-Hudson: A Chef Sells Customers on Providing Him Capital

Friday, October 31st, 2008

A hole-in-the-wall organic restaurant tries an unorthodox financial improvisation, selling V.I.P. cards guaranteeing buyers discount meals for years to come. Related PostsDesigner’s lawyer: 9 women lied in rape claims (AP)AP - A defense attorney for fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander told jurors Friday ...

Plastic Surgeons, Not Immune From the Economic Slump, Report a Decline in Cosmetic Procedures

Tuesday, October 28th, 2008

About 60 percent of plastic surgeons who responded to a questionnaire said they performed fewer cosmetic procedures in the first six months of this year compared with the same period last year. Related PostsDebiutant zagra zmarłegoProducenci biograficznego filmu o zastrzelonym w 1997 roku raperze Notoriousie B.I.G. postanowili ...

A Label for a Pleather Economy

Saturday, October 25th, 2008

Welcome to “recession chic” and its personification, the “recessionista,” the new name for the style maven on a budget. Related PostsCan I Get an Arrgh?A new breed of pirates, inspired by Captain Jack Sparrow, stakes its claim beside old-time re-enact...At Pundit School, Learning to Smile ...

Skin Deep: Keeping Up Appearances, No Matter the Dow

Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

Luxury hotels bet that their new spas will thrive in the age of bailouts. Related PostsThe Fashion Report of 1920Some clothes never change — Barbour, Filson, Red Wing — and this is their moment. Related Po...Coke Live: Starcie showmanówRicky Wilson, wokalista Kaiser Chiefs, okazał ...

Across the Country, Restaurants Feel the Pinch

Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008

In parts of the country where the economy has struggled longest, restaurants have been hit hardest. Related PostsObrońcy konsumentów chcą konfiskaty kumulacjiKonfiskaty rekordowo wysokiej kumulacji we włoskiej grze liczbowej Superenalotto, wynoszącej praw...Moda na ojcostwoPrzewija i kąpie niemowlę, wstaje w środku nocy, by je nakarmić, spaceruje z ...

Fitness: Staying Healthy in a Sick Economy

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Businesspeople wonder how a perilous financial climate will affect their physical fitness — and if exercise could help them weather hard times. Related PostsSpring Will Make You DizzyFor all the economic heaviness weighing on retailers, the spring 2009 ready-to-wear collections were...Sekrety staropolskich alkoholiRęczne sporządzanie nalewek, likierów i ...

Hello, Customers. Are You Out There?

Thursday, October 16th, 2008

Retailers are facing a dilemma: How do they convince consumers of luxury goods to loosen their wallets when even the wealthy are showing signs of cutting back? Related PostsSpring Will Make You DizzyFor all the economic heaviness weighing on retailers, the spring 2009 ready-to-wear collections were...Sekrety staropolskich ...

As Checks Shrink, Restaurants Stretch Hours

Wednesday, October 15th, 2008

A growing number of local restaurateurs are seeking shelter from the economic storm by expanding their hours of service. Related PostsOwacja dla Daniela Radcliffe’aHollywoodzkie gwiazdy: Glenn Close, Kathleen Turner i Dominic Cooper zgotowały młodemu aktorowi Da...Album Oasis wyciekł do internetuPiosenki z płyty “Dig Out Your Soul” brytyjskiego ...

The Frugal Teenager, Ready or Not

Saturday, October 11th, 2008

With no choice but to cut back, parents say “no” and children say, “Huh?” Related PostsNo related postsOriginal post by By JAN HOFFMAN and software by Elliott Back

Uniting Around Food to Save an Ailing Town

Wednesday, October 8th, 2008

Facing a Main Street dotted with vacant stores, residents of Hardwick, Vt., are betting on farming to make it the town that was saved by food. Related PostsBędzie kolejny bestseller?Lil’ Wayne nie próżnuje i nagrywa następcę albumu “Tha Carter III”. Related Po...Critic’s Notebook: Old Gender Roles With Your ...