Most of us consider Facebook a way to see old friends' weddings, babies and flamewars about NOBAMA. The company's execs, however, have grander ambitions: Now they want you to shop and purchase crap right from your NewsFeed. I guess they weren't seeing enough fights over organic baby food? » 7/21/14 2:00pm Monday 2:00pm

Since the dawn of the internet, shoppers who take a risk by purchasing something online that they can't see or try on experience enjoyed a small (albeit legally grey area) kickback: avoiding the sales tax they'd pay if they bought the same item from a brick-and-mortar (or, you know, drywall-and-vinyl siding) store.… » 7/17/14 7:45pm 7/17/14 7:45pm

Kate Bosworth, an woman known for appearing on magazine covers because she was in that one surfing movie that came out twelve years ago, has an app now. The concept sounds pretty good. » 7/15/14 1:40pm 7/15/14 1:40pm

As it seems, there are not secret underground millionaires-only stores where the 1% does all its shopping. According to a new survey from Millionaire Corner, rich people are right there in line with you stocking up on $19 knockoff UGG moccasins at Target. » 7/11/14 4:45pm 7/11/14 4:45pm

This really puts the debate over the term "plus-size" in perspective: Here is an ad for Lane Bryant, from the back of the September 1922 Ladies Home Journal. Hey, stout women! Lane Bryant has the hot fashions you want! » 6/23/14 1:00pm 6/23/14 1:00pm

British department store Harvey Nichols has issued a warning to its customers about the dangers of doing exactly what they want you to do at their store: shop a lot. » 6/20/14 4:20pm 6/20/14 4:20pm

The folks behind Uniqlo are unveiling a new concept in Tokyo: Customers can try on clothes and then leave the store to see how they look in public. » 6/18/14 6:00pm 6/18/14 6:00pm

Good news, fans of sausage-casing thighs: Spanx is branching out into denim. » 6/13/14 11:20am 6/13/14 11:20am

A maternity retailer is selling a shirt for pregnant women that reads "Wake Me Up When I'm Skinny." » 6/05/14 2:00pm 6/05/14 2:00pm

If you've felt like clothing choices have gotten much more alphabetic and much less numerical in recent years, you're not hallucinating. Purveyors of women's clothing are reverting from offering a dozen sizes represented by numbers into the more simple — and profitable — Small, Medium, and Large. Which, if you ask me,… » 5/29/14 11:20am 5/29/14 11:20am

The Champions League final between Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid is this Saturday, and, if you're familiar with tired tropes about how women are all basically mean mommies who want to ruin men's fun, that can only mean one thing: ladies are going to bug their boyfriends and husbands about watching The Big Game.… » 5/23/14 6:00pm 5/23/14 6:00pm

If you wouldn't pay $350 for Brooks Brothers chopsticks, today is your lucky day: They're on sale! » 5/23/14 4:05pm 5/23/14 4:05pm

Everyone wants to sit with the cool kids, rub elbows with VIPs, drink Jay Z's champagne and bask in the glow of the Cooler Than Thou. Right? » 5/01/14 4:30pm 5/01/14 4:30pm

A security breach at arts and crafts retailer Michaels has affected as many 2.6 million credit cards, the store announced Thursday. » 4/18/14 10:00am 4/18/14 10:00am

You guys. If ever there were a time to stock up on boxy boucle one-button cardigans and a shoe that's kind of a clog but kind of a sneaker with an appliqued daisy on the toe-box, THAT TIME IS NOW. Because Coldwater Creek, the indefatigable catalog staple of moms everywhere, is officially going out of business. » 4/11/14 5:45pm 4/11/14 5:45pm

Not many designers deign to create garments in plus sizes, but for spring, award-winning designer Isabel Toledo has teamed up plus-size clothing retailer Lane Bryant for a really pretty capsule collection. » 3/24/14 7:00pm 3/24/14 7:00pm