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- Herbert I. Reamer, former owner and president of Reamer's Men's Mart, died May 10 at Roland Park Place.
- For retailers, shoplifting is an unavoidable cost of doing business. But now, officials say, a greater threat is emerging: theft and fraud by highly organized criminal rings.
- Randy Arndt, a parishioner at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Fulton, passed along an email about a recent event that occurred at the church. He wrote, "When the Cub Scouts of Pack 1702 in Fulton held their annual Pinewood Derby competition on Saturday, Dec. 10, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, they brought something more than their race cars and high hopes. They also brought along a whole bunch of blue jeans and other cold-weather pants needed by homeless men.
- After eight years of the most fashion-forward woman in Washington wearing fit-and-flare dresses, traditional ladylike silhouettes appear to be taking a back seat to pantsuits and other clothing akin to the masculine contour
- Clarksburg Premium Outlets, Maryland's newest outlet shopping mall, has opened with a 90-store lineup including retailers such as Armani Exchange, Calvin Klein, Coach, kate spade new york, NIKE Factory Store, Polo Ralph Lauren Factory Store, Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH, Tommy Hilfiger, Tory Burch and Under Armour.
- As shopping malls struggle to stay relevant in the Internet age, outlet centers touting discounts and sports and fashion apparel name brands are gaining ground.
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- A dog named for Orioles third baseman Manny Machado takes Best of Breed at Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.
- Baltimore native Stephen Wise says he's more of an artist than a merchant. But after nearly two decades in the designing trade, he's convinced there's a growing market for men's apparel that's tailored, unique and fun
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- Baltimore consignment boutiques offer luxury at a fraction of the cost.
- Anthony Mayes was nearing 50 last year when he got the first suit he ever owned, a dark gray Armani, and it seemed life at last would be better.
- Maryland-based model Casandra Nicole tells us what it's like to work the runway for top designers like Marchesa.