Wednesday, April 28, 2010

“Kids' clothing shop begins consignments - Cincinnati.com” plus 3 more

“Kids' clothing shop begins consignments - Cincinnati.com” plus 3 more

Kids' clothing shop begins consignments - Cincinnati.com

Posted: 25 Apr 2010 02:23 AM PDT

MONTGOMERY - The Little Liza Jane's designer children's clothing boutique has started a consignment program to boost sales, while letting customers make some money, too.

Owner Kelly Lambert says her store will accept "next to new" boutique-brand clothing and shoes for children, including items by Lily, Pulitzer, Baby Lulu, Kissy Kissy and Florence Eisman.

The clothing will sell for about 75 percent less than the original retail price, she says. The store will continue to sell new items at regular prices.

Consignors will get 40 percent of the final selling price by cash or check, or 50 percent of the selling price in store credit.

Items will be returned to consignors if not sold in 60 days.

Lambert acquired the Little Liza Jane's business at 7816 Cooper Road in 2008.

Contact: 513-891-1569 or www.littlelizajanes.com.

Jeff McKinney

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Cost of living increases, but will wages? - NEWS.com.au

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 08:18 AM PDT

Latest consumer price data shows how the cost of everyday items has changed over the year to March / news.com.au Source: news.com.au

WE'RE paying more for power and fuel, but less for fruit, milk and men's undies, official data reveals.

The Consumer Price Index, released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, shows the changes in prices for every day household items, as well as bills, housing and pharmacy costs.

The index breaks items down to reveal how they're contributing to our overall cost of living.

So while inflation has risen 2.9 per cent over the year to March, items like petrol, electricity and insurance have increased significantly more than that.

Electricity costs have jumped by more than 18 per cent, water and sewerage has increased more than 14 per cent, while petrol is up more than 9 per cent.

Wages should follow

Experts say workers' pay rises should be a different story compared to last year when the economic downturn curbed or froze salaries.

Commsec economist Craig James said wages would increase, but due to worker productivity rather than changes in the cost of living.

Mr James said the jobs market was tightening with employers "out in force" looking for staff.

"This sort of environment is conducive to wage increases occurring," he told news.com.au.

The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry said while it was hard to predict what individual companies would do, today's inflation result would place pressure on them.

"ACCI is concerned that today's inflation figures could provoke unsustainable wage rise claims throughout the economy," chief executive Peter Anderson said.

"If wages chase prices, then prices go on to chase wages, it will become a self-defeating cycle."

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In regards to transport, it costs more to catch the bus or train, with urban fares rising by more than 4 per cent in the year to March.

Despite hefty rises in household utilities, grocery bills may have provided some relief. The price of food has increased a mere 0.7 per cent over the year to March thanks to large falls in the price of fruit and milk, down 4.6 per cent and 3.2 per cent respectively.

However in the past three months to March, the cost of vegetables has skyrocketed, rising more than 10 per cent due to poor weather in growing regions.

Soft drinks, waters and juices have risen more than 3 per cent, while the price of takeaway meals and eating out rose 2.9 per cent.

School fees going up, clothes going down

The cost of education has risen more than 5 per cent over the year, with strong jumps in the cost of university school fees, high school and primary fees for the quarter.

One of the only groups to post a fall over the year was clothing. Women's clothes – not including underwear – fell 4.4 per cent, while kids clothing fell nearly 5 per cent.

A jump of 5.1 per cent in the cost of women's underwear over the year offset a fall of 2 per cent in the cost of men's underwear.

And our vices aren't getting any cheaper – the price of alcohol and cigarettes rose 3.5 per cent in the year to March.
 

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Kids have keen fashion sense when it comes to shopping - Edmonton Journal

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 01:44 AM PDT

Time was, little kids wore what their parents put them in. These days, even kindergartners are right on top of each season's trends and guiding use of the parental wallet.

"I can tell you one of my employees has six-and four-year-old daughters," Kevin Meloche, Zellers' general merchandise manager for children's wear, said in an interview. "She had to meet them at the mall yesterday.

"They have an opinion. They were walking by, and one little girl saw these rubber rainboots -- chocolate brown and pink polka-dots -- grabbed them and had to have these, and she's six. That's real young," Meloche said. In case you are among the uninitiated, chocolate brown and pink is as hot as you can get.

Wired kids have up-to-the-minute knowledge of the trends and are more fickle than ever, Meloche said. As a merchandiser, there is no room for error.

"You better have the right trend on the floor, because if you don't, it's not going to sell," he said.

While adult runway fashions used to take a year to appear in the children's market, they are now appearing in the same season, he said.

This spring, think '60s love, peace and flower power mixed in with '80s high colour penetration. Think citrus bright, acid-washed and tie-dye, he said.

"The graphics are '80s-inspired. They are vibrant; they are bright ... In girls it's all about butterflies and small floral prints. Lots of peace signs."

You'll see colourful leggings beneath casual tunics reminiscent of the movie Flashdance, and plenty of that aforementioned brown and pink, Meloche predicted.

Boys' clothing is all about extreme graphics with skulls and crossbones, iron crosses and eagles. It's a skateboarder feel, Meloche explained. Even the polo shirts have extreme graphics across the shoulder or on the bottom of the shirt.

Also big this spring is nautical styling -- wide-legged sailor pants, with a crisp red, white and blue colour palette, said Stefanie Missler, an owner of Dandelion Kids in Vancouver and Port Moody.

Vans has created a boat shoe with a "cooler, skateboard-y thing going on. It's got lacing and is in navy," Missler said. "The traditional deck shoes are the domain of preppy teenagers. This is a bit edgier and not as literal. It has a thicker sole and the tread is really flat.

"We're seeing lots of jumpsuits, which I love," Missler said. "We have one in particular, with beehiving and balloony pants. It's a voluminous and comfy, funky little outfit they can still climb trees in for ages one to nine years."

For girls, she's seeing little tunics with tiered ruffles in small floral prints and punchy '80s colours.

At the top end, Laura Spencelayh, manager of Babes on Fourth said Burberry is their most popular line this season.

"I think it's because there's a real big trend of parents wanting to show off their kids," Spencelayh said.

"It's only our second season with Burberry, and we are just amazed at how popular it is. It's a very traditional, classic look. . . . We have a fabulous white, yoked girl's raincoat ($300). It's one of those you could buy now, put your kids in it and save it for your grandkids."

Other popular items this season are, for girls, polo tops with puff sleeves in the traditional Burberry plaid with white Bermuda shorts, and for boys, black cuffed shorts in both Hugo Boss and Burberry with orange, blue, red or white polo shirts.

Babywear reflects trends in children's wear, said Lisa Malcic of Beba Bean, which sells baby gifts and apparel in Coquitlam. Pantone, the colour company, has chosen turquoise as its colour for spring-summer 2010. In baby wear, it translates into soft turquoise, and for tweens, it's almost fluorescent.

Lisa Will of Stonz children's outdoor wear, which makes its product at Venables and Commercial in Vancouver, said plaids are so big she's had trouble finding them for her boots. Parents might choose conservative tans for themselves, but they are adventurous with kids' clothing.

"Dark brown with dusty rose or denim blue is still our bestseller," Will said. "Brown with lime green is also hot."

Vancouver Sun

jennylee@vancouversun.com

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GTCC task force to review clothing, smoking, profanity - Greensboro News & Record

Posted: 28 Apr 2010 05:04 AM PDT

JAMESTOWN — Steve Washburn recalls a warm day two weeks ago when a female GTCC student wore little more than beach attire to campus.

Her shorts could have been mistaken for bikini bottoms, he said, and she wore only a halter top and blouse.

Given that, the college's consideration of a dress code is warranted, Washburn, a GTCC student, said Tuesday.

"I think it would be a good idea to eliminate people showing what's normally covered up," he said.

The way some students dress is only one item on a list of concerns about student behavior a GTCC task force is weighing.

Violation of GTCC's no-smoking policy and the use of profanity is also being discussed, said Brenda Kays, vice president for student learning and success.

The task force is expected to offer recommendations to college leaders in May, Kays said.

The college recently conducted an internal survey of students' thoughts about a possible dress code. The task force, made up of more than two dozen faculty, staff and students, will look at the responses, Kays said.

Some complaints about behavior have come from the meetings students have each semester with the board of trustees, Kays said.

"Some of the comments that have come out of those discussions with the board of trustees have included things such as the language or profanity that is used on campus.

"Some of the others have mentioned that students sometimes are dressed in ways that could be interpreted as being offensive."

Strictly enforcing the no-smoking policy has also been talked about, she said.

"And so this is a barometer check for us to make sure that these kinds of issues are being addressed," Kays said.

For GTCC leaders, mode of dress is a component of student success. Students have enrolled in droves in recent years, anxious to be retooled for new careers during the recession.

"When we look at GTCC, our focus is on student learning and student success," Kays said. "We believe that not only do we provide access for all, but we want to see everyone be successful in pursuing their educational goals. Therefore, everybody has the right to feel comfortable and be able to focus on learning by the environment we create."

Washburn, who said his age was 50 plus, said he's complained about students who wear their pants below their waists.

"They need to pull the saggers up," he said. "I've mentioned that to several faculty members and such."

Amy Morris, who is 18 and a student at GTCC, took the survey and supports a dress code. She doesn't agree with much of the clothing she sees other students wearing, including baggy pants, short shorts and low-cut tops.

"I don't think it looks very professional," she said.

But other students oppose a dress code, saying that they are adults, and such a policy infringes on their individuality. Emily MacDougal, a 23-year-old early childhood education student, said she dresses casually because it suits the kind of work she does.

On Tuesday, MacDougal wore a cardigan and top over leggings, and she said she could not comfortably work with kids in dressier clothing.
"I haven't heard one person agree with it," she said about a possible dress code.

"I want to see if they can actually implement it."

But choice of clothing isn't the only topic of debate at GTCC. Although it's a tobacco-free campus, students continue to light up.

One popular spot for smokers on Tuesday was a far corner of the Sears Applied Technologies Center.

"We do have our habit places," said 30-year-old culinary-arts student Jon Veasey, adding that those spots are usually away from the general population.

Veasey said he's trying to quit but thinks that students who want to smoke should have that right.

Kays said everything is still being evaluated at this point.

 "We're still in the discussion phase, and it's this task force's responsibility to come forth with recommendations."

Contact Jonnelle Davis at 373-7080 or jonnelle.davis@news-record.com
 

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