The XX Factor : wal-mart

If You’re a Black Woman, You Could Get 15 Years in Prison for Cutting in Line

Samantha Henig — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:13:00 GMT

A post from DoubleX writer Lauren Bans: My jaw fell to the floor reading this story . Three years ago, a young black woman named Heather Ellis was shopping with her cousin in a Missouri Wal-Mart. As I’ve done more than once in my life, Ellis and her cousin...(read more)

Farewell, Ready-To-Wear. Adieu, Couture

Samantha Henig — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 22:39:00 GMT

A post from DoubleX writer Erica Kawalek: It’s a gloomy, retrospective day for fashion. The Wall Street Journal reports that a meeting was to have taken place today between French Prime Minister Francois Fillon and a group of government advisers, luxury...(read more)

Can "Traceable Retail" Revolutionize How We Shop?

Samantha Henig — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:41:00 GMT

A guest post from Double X writer Erika Kawalek: Rarely is the public let in on how clothes actually get made—the gritty world of sourcing, manufacturing, cross-ocean container shipping, distribution and slick marketing that goes into supplying that perpetually...(read more)

It Is Time To Outlaw Black Friday

Moe Tkacik — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 01:05:00 GMT

Numbers 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...(read more)