http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/tags/retail/default.aspxTags: retailenCommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61129.2)http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2009/07/07/should-michelle-break-up-with-j-crew.aspxTue, 07 Jul 2009 19:03:00 GMTb38b617e-fbf1-4816-b2a6-f11ec83af8cb:6083Noreen Malone0http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/comments/6083.aspxhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/commentrss.aspx?PostID=6083Has J. Crew pushed the boundaries of their symbiotic Obama relationship a little too far? Politico posted an item disclosing a press release the retailer sent to reporters yesterday, advertising the fact that Sasha and Malia Obama have been spotted out...(<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2009/07/07/should-michelle-break-up-with-j-crew.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.slate.com/blogs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=6083" width="1" height="1">Michelle ObamafashionSasha and Maliaretailbeanie babiesJ.CrewPoliticohttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/11/28/it-is-time-to-outlaw-black-friday.aspxSat, 29 Nov 2008 01:05:00 GMTb38b617e-fbf1-4816-b2a6-f11ec83af8cb:4103Moe Tkacik0http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/comments/4103.aspxhttp://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/commentrss.aspx?PostID=4103Numbers are supposed to explain everything that happens in the economy, and there are numbers that can help illustrate why a couple thousand people assembled in a Long Island parking lot were so hellbent on out-consuming one another that they were not...(<a href="http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/xxfactor/archive/2008/11/28/it-is-time-to-outlaw-black-friday.aspx">read more</a>)<img src="http://www.slate.com/blogs/aggbug.aspx?PostID=4103" width="1" height="1">consumer cultureshoppingwal-martblack fridayretail