washingtonpost.com - Selling UsSelling UsSuddenly, a Flower for the Masses- April 23, 2005 I've had mixed feelings about orchids. They are beautiful, exotic flowers that I can't help but admire. But I've always felt intimidated by them, and full of guilt when the petals of these expensive beauties eventually fall off and I do nothing to help them come back.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A53837-2004Jun18.html?nav=rss_business/colum... Big-Box Stores Rule Top 10 List- April 23, 2005 We are a nation of shoppers that is both empowered and stuck -- stuck with chains that aren't that great but that are so ubiquitous we have no choice but to shop there.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A41925-2004Jul11.html?nav=rss_business/colum... Kids Rule for Back-to-School- April 23, 2005 The purchasing power of kids is a big part of why the back-to-school season has become such a huge marketing phenomenon.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A64465-2004Aug14.html?nav=rss_business/colum... Secondhand Treasure Haunts- April 23, 2005 I probably never would have set foot in the Georgetown Book Shop in Bethesda if I hadn't wanted to talk to owner Andy Moursund about the business of used-book stores. But meeting Moursund and witnessing his passion for acquiring not only books but knowledge makes me think I may just wander into more used-book stores in the future.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7338-2004Jun26.html?nav=rss_business/column... Everywhere Is Heard A Discouraging Word- April 23, 2005 With the impending arrival of a new baby in our household, my list of things to buy has been growing: a toddler bed for the almost-2-year-old, a crib mattress and a second bookcase to accommodate our bursting collection of kids' books. I've also been needing some children's shoes and new sheets.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47338-2004Aug7.html?nav=rss_business/column... Spreeing Is Believing- April 23, 2005 On a first trip to a discount phenomenon, resistance wavers.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17404-2004Jun5.html?nav=rss_business/column... So Close at the Hairdresser's- April 23, 2005 I recently complimented a friend on her new haircut, but her response was not the usual "thank you." Instead, she lowered her voice, looked around furtively and admitted that her new 'do, which she liked very much, was the result of cheating on her hairdresser. She had said nothing to the man who had managed her mane for years about her growing displeasure with his haircuts. She simply went to someone else to get something new. And she felt mighty guilty about it -- not just that she'd left...http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29433-2004Jul31.html?nav=rss_business/colum... Coffee Bars Keep On Popping Up- April 23, 2005 The main factor the industry cites is the touchy-feely notion that we consumers want a place to go.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A47263-2004May22.html?nav=rss_business/colum... Thinking Inside The Boring Black Box- April 23, 2005 Design has been a powerful influence in the retail world in recent years. Stores such as Crate &38; Barrel, Pottery Barn and Target have injected style into our homes in ways that are at once transforming and affordable.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A10809-2004Jul24.html?nav=rss_business/colum... With Meat, Drink Goat- April 23, 2005 On a recent trip to the fish counter at Whole Foods, I absentmindedly looked over at a large display of white wine across the aisle. Then, turning my attention back to the fish, I did a double take.http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20676-2004Aug21.html?nav=rss_business/colum... |