Susan Chandler

Members of the New York fashion world were faced with an awful dilemma this week--whether to move ahead with Fashion Week, the period when designers showcase their spring fashions, or...

The successful terrorist attack on two pre-eminent symbols of American power may be the final stroke needed, economists say, to drive the U.S. and world economies into recession. For months...

Lots of retailers had a rough ride in the waning months of last year, but few had it tougher than Circuit City Stores Inc. The Richmond, Va.-based consumer electronics chain...

Those of us who haven't been in school for at least two decades may have problems identifying the fashion looks that teenagers are sporting. But apparently their ensembles fall into...

Retail executives have earned a reputation as a perennially optimistic bunch. They almost always think customers will love their new fashions, and when things go wrong, they blame the weather....

Conventional wisdom has long held that urban minority groups are forced to pay higher prices for everything from clothes to groceries. The logic is simple: Large chains with economies of...

It's not easy being a Hallmark store owner these days. More and more people are sending electronic greeting cards rather than Hallmark's snail mail, and there's increasing competition from mass...