Prescriptives launches All Skins Mineral Makeup 16 Hour Wear
Prescriptives All Skins Mineral Makeup 16-Hour Wear
Prescriptives has expanded its mineral collection with the launch of the All Skins Mineral Makeup 16 Hour Wear with SPF 10.
The formula is humidity and sweat resistant and leaves skin looking fresh and radiant for up to 16 hours. It comes in 16 shades. The makeup is enriched with vitamins, minerals, gems and sun protection. It is 100 percent free of oil, fragrance and pore-clogging ingredients. Rose quartz and amethyst give skin a soft, luminous finish, as if it were glowing from within.
What’s more, the makeup reduces the look of lines and wrinkles, is suitable for all skin types, is weightless and oil free.
Cost is $32.50 at Dillard’s, Macy’s and online at prescriptives.com.
Top 18 stores where high-end consumers say they shop
It seems the recession is affecting most of us, even consumers with annual incomes of $250,000 or more.
Unity marketing, a luxury consumer research firm based in Stevens, Pa., provided WWD with a look at the top, mid-tier and discount stores where high-end consumers were shopping. “The stigma attached with shopping down-market is gone,” said Pam Danziger, president of Unity Marketing.
Here’s the Top 18:
1. Target (46.2 percent)
2. Costco (39.5)
3. Macy’s (48.6)
4. Nordstrom (31.9)
5. Wal-Mart (25.9)
6. Kohl’s (20.6)
7. Bloomingdale’s (19.3)
8. T.J. Maxx (18.6)
9. Sam’s Club (18.2)
10. Neiman Marcus (16.4)
11. J.C. Penney (14.2)
12. Lord & Taylor (12.5)
13. Saks Fifth Avenue (12.3)
14. Dillard’s (11.5)
15. Sears (11.5)
16. Barney’s New York (7.2)
17. Kmart (6.9)
18. Bergdorf Goodman (5.8)
Macy’s Overcharged!
Shopper beware!
If you shopped at Macy’s on Dec. 20 between the hours of 1 and 3 p.m., there is a chance you could have been overcharged on your debit card.
Apparently, theses “transactions” took place in some Macy’s stores in the the company’s central and eastern divisions.
A Macy’s spokesman said the multiple debits to checking accounts were caused by a “systems issue.”
“The glitch affected less than one half of 1% of transactions during the two hour period,” said a Macy’s spokesperson to CNN Money.
Check your account balances to be sure of no such error. If you find an error, seek help by faxing your statement to Macy’s, at (513) 573-2433, with your account number blacked out, to the attention of “Third Party Credit.”
Customers who paid with credit cards were not affected.
-Crystal VanZandt (fashion intern)
FAO Schwarz comes to Macy’s in Penn Square Mall
For the fall and holiday season, FAO Schwarz is opening shops at select Macy’s stores. The Macy’s in Penn Square Mall in Oklahoma City is the only state store to feature the shop.
The FAO Schwarz shops will carry everything from a tin drum ($14) to flatbed truck with front-end loader ($20) to a safari playhouse ($40). The selection is limited — about 60 to 120 items — depending on the size of the store.
Here’s some FAO Schwarz trivia:
* The name FAO Schwarz is a tribute to Frederick August Otto Schwarz, who founded the company in 1862.
* Schwarz and his three brothers traveled to the U.S. from Germany to each open their own Toy Bazaar store in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston and New York.
* In 1876, Schwarz published the stores first catalog, but it was only for the stores most loyal clientele.
*The company is 146 years old, making it the oldest toy store in the United States.
* Before settling where it is today at 767 Fifth Ave. , the FAO Schwarz flagship store in New York had 10 previous locations, including one store which was located where the Empire State Building stands today.
Trivia: Macy’s at 150
Macy’s in Herald Square in NYC
Macy’s celebrates 150 years this year and in honor of the achievement, here’s a little trivia from Women’s Wear Daily.
Did you know …
New York City’s Herald Square store opening day: Nov. 8, 1902
Average shopper daily: 35,000; up to 75,000 on peak holiday hours.
Gross square feet at Herald Square: 2.169 million
* The flagship is considered the third-most-visited site in the city after the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty.
* The store has National Historic Landmark status.
* Designed by De Lmos & Cordes, it is lauded by critics as one of the architectural jewels of turn-of-the-century New York.
FAMOUS FIRSTS
* In 1862, Macy’s is the first store to bring Santa inside to greet children. Previously he stood ouside to draw crowds. Macy’s also inaugurates elaborate holiday windows that year.
* Macy’s is the first American retail sore with modern-day escalators in 1902, and those original escalators are still in operation at the flagship.
* Macy’s Margaret Gretchell LaForge becomes the first female retail executive in 1866.
* Macy’s is the f irst department store to stay open until midnight on Christmas Eve 1867.
* In the 1890s, Macy’s pioneers the concept of private brands for fashion goods. During this decade, Macy’s and Red Star brands are all the range in New York.
* In 1924, Macy’s hosts the first annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, performed soley by company employees. The procession features floats, bands and animals from the zoo, and draws 10,000 onlookers.
* Macy’s introduces colored bath towels to America in 1932.
* Macy’s holds the first liquor license issued in NYC after Prohibition.
* Macy’s launches the first department store Flower Show in 1946.
Original wooden escalators from 1902 are still operating.
