Lego unseats Ferrari as world’s most powerful brand
Sorry, Ferrari. In its annual ranking of the world's most powerful brands, a British consulting firm has crowned Lego master brand builder. Lego, which has been making the iconic plastic...
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Luxury Garage Sale raises $1.5 million to help it expand
Chicago-based Luxury Garage Sale has landed $1.5 million in funding that will help the upscale consignment shop take its gently used Chanel to new markets. The seed round was led...
Adult toy stores hot for ‘Fifty Shades’ sales
Bondage is having a moment. Not for the first time, of course. When "Fifty Shades of Grey" became a surprise megahit, selling more than 100 million copies, adult toy stores...
Versace returning to Chicago with Rush Street boutique
First Dior. Now Versace. After a 15-year hiatus, the Italian fashion house is returning to Chicago with plans to open a shop next door to the incoming Christian Dior boutique...
Chicago designer — and her dress — to make NY Fashion Week debut
When red dresses from Oscar de la Renta, Donna Karan and Badgley Mischka parade down a New York runway Thursday at the start of Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week, they will be...
Tie Bar CEO talks higher prices, growth, permanent stores
Like other e-tailers before it, The Tie Bar is putting a stake in the ground with its first permanent store — and more may be on the way. The Chicago-based...
Rebecca Minkoff store coming to Oak Street’s luxury shopping corridor
Rebecca Minkoff is bringing her high-tech store concept to Chicago. The New York-based fashion designer plans to open her first Chicago boutique this year at 106 E. Oak St., most...
Zara parent bans sales of Angora wool, donates fur to Syrian refugees
Fashion giant Inditex, parent of Zara, Massimo Dutti and other brands, has agreed to ban the sale of Angora wool because of animal welfare concerns. It will donate its existing...
Bouldering helps former Borders building in Uptown climb out of vacancy
After sitting empty for four years, the Uptown building that once housed Borders bookstore is welcoming a new tenant. First Ascent, a budding Chicago-based climbing company, plans to open an...
Ulta’s Mary Dillon plans for a gorgeous future
Mary Dillon wasn't a regular Ulta Beauty shopper before she took the reins at the hard-charging cosmetics chain in 2013. Like many women, she spread her cosmetics purchases around, picking...