NEW YORK — Apple today previewed its greatly expanded and highly anticipated reimagined flagship at 767 Fifth Avenue here, which had been under construction for almost three years. Nearly double the original’s 32,000 square feet, the vast store sits beneath an renowned luminous glass cube, which rises above a newly designed public plaza. The flagship […]
Tory Burch, executive chairman and chief creative officer of her namesake brand, and Leandra Medine, founder and chief executive officer of Man Repeller, have more in common than meets the eye. Both highly successful entrepreneurs with their own businesses, Burch, 53, and Medine, 30, are each mothers of twins (Burch has six children in total); […]
Facebook’s new ad formats, unveiled Thursday, have one goal in mind — getting people to interact more on the platform and, of course, with the advertisers that surge through its system. A post in the social media giant’s business blog introduces three new options coming to Facebook advertisements: Video polls, augmented reality features and playable […]
A day before the planned global climate strike, Amazon’s Jeff Bezos announced a climate pledge that enables the company to meet the goals of the Paris climate agreement — 10 years ahead of schedule. The company aided in the creation of The Climate Pledge and is the first signatory. The pledge is co-created along with […]
“Claire who?” American sportswear designer Claire McCardell’s name may not resonate with influencers but they may recognize her impact. Ballet flats, the tent-shaped Monastic dress, spaghetti straps, the “Popover” wrap dress and nine interchangeable sportswear pieces were some of her revolutionizing contributions. Now decades after McCardell’s death in 1958 at the age of 52, admirers […]