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• Resident Says Neighbors 'Hostages' Of Run-Down Strip Mall
CLEVELAND - A deteriorating strip mall is stirring anger in a Lorain County community, and residents took their cause to the streets of downtown Cleveland Friday. People who live near the Shoreway Shopping Center in Sheffield Lake said the owners won ...
• Fashion designer Mila Schoen dies at 91
Schoen began her career in 1958 working in an high-fashion atelier in Milan. Eight years later she opened her own boutique, on Milan's Via Montenapoleone, one of the city's most chic shopping streets.
• Race to White House has fashion fans buzzing
McCain's known to favor Escada, Michael Kors and Carolina Herrera and was recently seen shopping at Oscar de la Renta's showroom in New York.
• Many retailers report sluggish August sales
The International Council of Shopping Centers-UBS sales tally rose 1.7 percent in August, below the 2 percent forecast. Excluding Wal-Mart, the results were flat with a year ago.
• Jobs data highlight voters' top concern
Rising unemployment and worries about the economy also have cut into consumer spending, which doesn’t bode well for the holiday shopping season.