ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK – Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is putting electronic identification tags on men’s clothing, including jeans, starting Aug. 1 as the world’s largest retailer tries to gain more control of its inventory. But the move is raising eyebrows among privacy experts. The individual garments, which also include underwear and socks, will have removable smart tags that can be read from a …
Go here to read the rest:
Radio ID tags to go on men’s clothing items at Wal-Mart
Erek Hansen – the Jerusalem Elementary fourth grader behind collecting 1,684 denim items last year to make donated insulation for houses in areas affected by natural disasters – is at it again. Along with a denim collection under way through Friday at Starr Elementary, two drives will start tomorrow, Earth Day. Used denim items can be dropped off during business hours at the dental office of Dr …
Continue here:
Jerusalem Township boy collects jeans again to insulate homes
By RYAN E. SMITH BLADE STAFF WRITER A casting call Thursday for the reality television series America’s Next Top Model drew a roomful of would-be models sporting tank tops and skinny jeans . And one woman in a suit. That would be Victoria Hawkins, 22, the shy administrative assistant from South Toledo whose co-workers surprised her with an application for the casting call where Toledo’s CW …
Originally posted here:
Reality show auditions in Toledo
ASSOCIATED PRESS COLUMBUS – A woman who called 911 after a fatal shooting at an Easter party told a police dispatcher she had retrieved a gun to prove a point and it had gone off. The woman told the dispatcher that she shot her niece, apparently referring to a 19-year-old woman killed during a fight. Police say it started over a skimpy Easter outfit – jeans shorts and a green T-shirt tied around …
Read the rest of the post here:
Attire called spark in slaying at Columbus Easter party
MOUNT BLANCHARD, Ohio – The Findlay/ Hancock County Crime Stoppers program is seeking tips about a burglary at a convenience store on South Main Street in Mount Blanchard. The break-in occurred about 11:30 p.m. Sunday at the Liberty Convenience Store, 607 South Main. A window was shattered and cigarettes were taken. Two men were seen fleeing. One wore a black hooded coat, blue jeans, and white …
See the rest here:
Hancock County detectives seek to solve burglary of Mount Blanchard store (The Toledo Blade)
PALM DESERT, Calif. – She is Michelle Wie. She has a Kia Soul. “Very Stanford,” she said of her new car. She has a $1 pair of thrift store jeans. “Very cool,” she observed.
Read the original here:
Wie maintains child-like innocence (GolfWeek)
ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK — The Great Recession and Americans’ retreat into thriftiness are teaching retailers a new lesson: How to survive when consumers are focused on “needs” rather than “wants.” For years, shoppers splurged on luxuries from $5 lattes to $200 jeans, and retailers responded by opening more stores and offering more choices. Now, beset by high unemployment and limited access to …
Continue here: Retailers pull in their horns (The Toledo Blade)
NEW YORK – Shoppers remained tight-fisted in July, raising concern about the back-to-school and holiday shopping seasons as well as for the broader economic recovery. The big worry is that frugal parents will focus on outfitting their children this fall with just necessities like notebooks and jeans. “The consumer is stressed and depressed,” said Ken Perkins, president of the retail consulting …
Continue here: July retail decline spurs fears about back-to-school sales (The Toledo Blade)
Erek Hansen wants your unwanted jeans, no matter how old, torn, or frayed they are. Motivated by an effort the 8-year-old Jerusalem Township boy read about in National Geographic Kids magazine, Erek is collecting jeans that ultimately will be recycled into cotton insulation. That insulation, in turn, will help build houses in areas damaged by hurricanes, tornadoes, and other natural disasters. …
Excerpt from:
It’s all in the jeans: 8-year-old warms to drive for denim (The Toledo Blade)
Good day for affordable luxuries, Bad day for pizza mascots
See more here:
Scoring designer jeans, and decapitating Chuck E. Cheese (The Week)