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WHILE MORE and more Americans expand their wardrobes with the click of a mouse, the Japanese are a step ahead, buying clothes on their cell phones. It's almost exactly the same as shopping on a computer, just smaller and more mobile.

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Boutique in Hand | 3/8/2006 | See Source »

The Japanese aren't just shopping on cell phones but also with them. A new "wallet cell phone" functions as a credit, debit or ID card, among other things. The handset has a computer chip similar to that found in electronic key cards. Japanese girls are buying mascara, mints and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Boutique in Hand | 3/8/2006 | See Source »

"This is really the heart of the company, these people," says Andrea. "Without them, without their expertise and the soul they put into this craftsmanship, we would not have a product." Indeed, most Tod's shoes require 120 different stages of assemblage, and each pair is made by hand and...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Driving Force: Diego Della Valle | 3/8/2006 | See Source »

RETAIL IS A $9 TRILLION BUSINESS around the world, a staggering figure that includes everything from the shopper on New York City's Fifth Avenue who swoops into Cartier and splurges on a Trinity ring to the gemstone buyer in Jaipur, India, who buys a handful of uncut moonstones while...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Purchasing Power | 3/8/2006 | See Source »

WHAT ABOUT FRAUD? Kate Spade has hired 13 law-school students to sit in front of a computer all day scouring for fakes. When they find one, they shut down the auction with the push of a button. Also, drop shops add a layer of accountability because now there's...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Daniel Nissanoff | 3/8/2006 | See Source »

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