Blog
September 2, 2014
Instagram photo from Nordstrom
By Joe McCarthy
Louis Vuitton placed shutters in Saks Fifth Avenue's windows and Harrods opened a pop-up restaurant for Michelin-starred chefs.
{"ct":"sjzk6RKOOlR0TFHKpljyHiqx\/uap1LGyEfIHRwUXWUbpBncgw32pJnVMuoYU\/u4TOh6S6FArLoWE4NlmUG\/Yf2y2gUMQahTJGnf57+jMIREOUGqoQVd1uAQaoqywXHd3mEwlghmfQodNafx0eU0GLrTMzdlccmlM7znOIdQa+RbDJBZnwBbgbQB55c691QCIhuuupwclRZKkU0eb\/Y29qpSBTF9X1iUQioGxPYh0Muc8brOECqO95LU\/ksLMTVKPOtwzewGGRhgaLcXkHloFUuP2D\/lvbT1fxAeiSgWZmmIiYX+RIsXgKktYWl05zyHQQfyc\/EoINvooV6W5K2CJttLciwP\/juZHtRwlF4pv1mj5KXYDhQHfSKBBoOmadee0mHgYxaHO5HXjl7wzgme3LZ68vHj+Sz\/68k3ecGcxYCs8pdXsD8TyelSAq7SYvLv8wKEpwk8EjSAswOomv7S+wqvbwcRAr2Tyt0kHnBBmAlda2UDWYLUnpOkTtb9S2XT7g\/r31LBROtoYyUCh1vnNy9U\/PagFxyywGVcQ6ZkfkU+nUahQi9+pxydNqi61qONaD18aO\/WBx6DnBFxS7kjGxv7\/4XPXuMnUkctlEOTn5NI\/cn5gpr1SxbsyIrmxDq0xTAJ0yxoenL2PSbko61Ofw5YaN6NxIy15nmBi0A7LzGLxt9KMg0vF1gntSTDzGe57Xw0lXoLzqTs9U44EcRGSLuFdtPONBEst1XsbIq00InfdaNOrQAUE7jG3d9R9uIyoUWWdeILiqjXrziudTUVn4KD8KR5ftYXHnkXARINP1xueiTq0PVrnUNZZfu2DWmStMzv0f5KY15sK+c5ymcKVK28RGJ+R4gnk2W9L2ByOvVE0cteLLNzjNP9q9plTJ0mDm3rcgxPUX3mqhHkeHe63+ErjhORjQvIN3Mo+jR+aiupJvgP27CXmU3EnFziGJMYa8T5dwFgw+f5tAmT4PrF6bGN1wsFMnSulcd8MjHu\/vcLyhf7qZJqWMl7tPEZcFnSKSIUSXgH9I5RdxYc7a1JEYSg4xRfK7hmrPqlpyWL45w8RqT8u2QJgYdLHFASBlsJmMBa9LLIRD0NEXFIjt7wk3msDtqsaLeOeAsKyqoKWWdq3aJhBvUJbs7MHrIC\/IkfSiqjmWfyG\/9SxdBEgwZ7VaY0xmLtgh3sx6maoUJpM\/bmIvXOKLaQKxMtlruJPTVdk8i1SbGHWwPbFjP2k9qSZcTiVVx+T6RRQ7akwHA5MG8UQUXVQF2A7t294P05KDGhf+0cka4b5d0mTl5W4k0Jeau+fntJ\/b3tdfQa\/gJshs4fTVeFxxgbwz2XANVLib3KlHhZrbj3iLyAmmlFS713L4zHsOVpJH0ezeRo3W3Mq+kGETtyavEgUH3ntXnEjGWesqBhR+FIwrNUxVRa0QvpCzRri9AWtmLFeA43ts0jMR5kbY5pjRHKerOn3ZREjXHUbuyS1QsbVwlM1ucuwPQbj0CojhhMHpOSUM3q0hSOq7cAhJrfZWYKgrsz3J1lTwhzciw9ZSaiQbjUQWoO4tRkpWJrMRAcbvw8AiJCgTO4aCFoYPUFmj4MK1qLX6IuAOOMuBOZhlDO1ITl3ET4ywEoFyFm5cFerj14EldtpLSuQKTGqf9aeCPtGpFHZsHYHV3essK+P6\/sDCcFczgYT0ppO+YucVHb4jx5D\/1SO2zJ3o2BQXwc9Sb4+69u4WbNZ5GnM\/MX8HqnTvB3S\/mPLuLkFqQruHYyy4Di9sf7a+cRVuUwEG8dF+vV2aJ2x41pPKI\/wojmzROsLEbBTG4aN0xOdNmVOWRGfUANDFzzRr37A\/DyvVlaAGo7PC0\/\/tKWZhivZXeGVF1bR4X6+NxEdHrCKq3zavkqpLsTILu0ssE80+pmvX9bVGIeqjdtEZDX3YWqhNkE2Ft7ACv+0wsAf8IFxkKnC8kKP6PEkysJrJarMBNqyW3hkyBLD4+u6NYRQCROjES1\/y8wISWblzS3n7MNjgrhSniUuYU9zVC3nqshB7n8k8EARqA2YLP1KAhJ+tWMlh1X2EHSS8sDNgY7Y8DPAoBU1BUQXm050\/kSlcTPFhvVOxWSzoCUf9j4qjSZNAxSxrb9TJtgpUV4cZdCzESbsj8vexA3YuIV7F9fmS3Q63SmGYRsql6CNuRZ8aXR30ZuSiFvMZYTzPstLwo1lSywTdIq3T0YUCqFRK4TvpMaTBdpvigh+\/HNhiNlxBT00qSHY1SZWi\/+5wW81XnwBwjhF+\/QmqhNJxYRzeCpv\/+w0wbo3p\/2D3lQOff2VKercJ5qLws39Rx3x0il23Oubtp+F+LNZUlMqfXIhJbJQ2uylERUkIC2Y5aYudkw99nd2oPHdqHt5if75FFNNW0jvJ3a5AquAfCJln2oquhGoVBt7XmBk6owHXgxFXwr77Sqomn0pZ7LCWS8Bcxb+JNas9T3erJn0rGq3z9LaH+jTnuu6b7O2pTXwcNYQs2i1QvgP4L1EmOZqbKctJ8udjBcwoW14uk2QBFM0d1+ftD6HmoKpoaWgqi9SBTrgl+bMCvJzZoBngNHRPMLThWJGinMM\/rrH9P28bWMMkHfmtHG3a8ButND3cFdMgbU9u6ImWJyZbhYzr3kE9OjPQFsOOvu4JggL8fyP18Y8Tj+tpvaN8F3idne6\/+C7L15hkA4fYKY\/wONHDF7KllUNxd4hd2b2p\/GknqtXxsiwrAzwvmebfdNXD9yuO1ahInpzOzCb4zlmmeQLLtfHZa9i1Jb1DieF9IRvCm7wWhrOi7UvpbqVc98yFJ1B5cf8L5g9BD2qEdQgdkrv+65s6R5j5yw37U+9fVPPBdOnB\/8bvCcBxWlE\/KorQMmAOUOHrz8EMBheebeK6NbnZdASwejYWS\/1a0n0e6JscvgpyETzYRVLfIhU+SM5UdNwWM8AZY7nNDT07FdvwDsGSRyxWhkICtzJV\/na5zWckg+1GfhVz0Qqv4CxGTVYjxMEgnbm2ReVwRCNXxK47QOe8++s3Kt4nAVQAX+2ZKEZ0IHvsG0aip3kXb5c3\/D\/3xZET1qhaDtO7nUChjHRYuKR44eVHHu56eLjaENA5L0HUYng9CCA2qtqyWzPKzkjKdCwGHGmljsoieF2NAqBTlp\/n8qGg69AAqZSCcUR1gNW5v9VSMJFQbWVyVt3FcIPhNndnFEULetfQFBTNTQ5Z55CFuB3K0Rv3tXwqB1mTFzIXOQgIAaat45BvAwGPMHOkLSIq2HFDiAuodszxOI53js5kRuA6A8JvWuZXqWwXlt1oMbi0peZWb+LKsiKst7zOH6gdEkaojMHSNjvv9rgcqbYGVx6rs4py603DIAdxGRdKajrMf0lYStCRVVobnlHp9NfClbN89bM8Mac+7UFaaZ7HwgMTWLhp7vbqI35fcX\/itUi2ebkJeYaOqfjhCG2o7aLgJpaS+9mvUEF28LP\/f78yLaOlL5WMa+mky11n0Mm0NviaYXLBjl1ymVldak6zBqwSrNivpOYloNy0mIWDngooikcY+hc06EmyUmWF\/N6gbxhyiF0cYgFasGP7sSgAtBFt\/Nrv6ba+QpKZBlNtTQ\/eLqLm\/tL+ZZ3DQ2gdx6nslg27W0tL0SJSdVSdFz0nHHLxa2H\/1xOt+YDm9Ieo3TInzS65\/fsaXihxL8ceqAQzRv0jC8wnfF1UeDOLFjd1CagLEtgHNmXP6E17\/TwbRGqf9NX2Jl5qgd1I07T4lQQIjIRQxaVRXWSir9DNRRQbN+J0Q\/7GP9a02rr4N9NpByvlAAGqFjQKmK5IlF5qtB5wXT8xQBf3X8i15yr4U9lSWEtlwPCqiEapYSxZPdKupt7vMZbHtWZr576dqN6wJRj+5UAyYqYgAloe8ZFKF3QC2+ABVVP6ljELVCSugdKVUUFVLYvYx+dV2FuZF7TiecLRBnf1nthK2m15ylLrVGrk50tyd38sBUsLiJNGhxDUD1pGR6CRmgERclJkUb7e8J0DkZrOvr1Y8t20wVyNCZ\/vV1M+dlAbPcTEtHaT3MPH8OzN1TcqP3BSpTON9XhQeegtK2DYVhxqcRAZJIvMxKM0Z4eN8glh206TUs2avU7\/EjC29fU0ycsC64EZzORa9R964TT8qQEOemrukUzemLsYNq0+QyC0fdlnVq7tfET4yn+yC9P\/1jzJt64IFGmtWSe31UDaCammUwgEfnXVRQCEGsfLvm4kwC9Em34d6fDY7EJynu476sGTKd9fcBcaFYJzQsO3fSLcO9Kk+EAu2XS07OcwZwkpUNuvSklIewahNmgESHcQErMIfj9q+aNtIk0Y5Uuc\/f6XMlZY94QRDCypkKRPxzvqXqIlC1j4Iiroby4H8CIKJ8XvKFefLgD\/Z4Ly96ju\/qZxyHd9L1zxWqfI9ZTmV\/MXmO2nqVarUacZ\/iB4Ai8giRnbL3ZDvnnl34\/ld70ALjtj7IiA6MU6UTmDoAowPRSuwxQEpbUpF\/wStFBbNW4X6U6V7HPcV2lFAtD9AJ9OqYW0DceLKI5\/st1+D9ywPbVdGGMfItjH3ajrk3+1o7bFoCGFope+EJaZ6VY6tZLCRITSDkJRf2toiiBkIurBhvtb1xmlqV6hVBg1vJTwq2gQGmmcBrIgednBha\/+P5LRRv4gytjAwIutPO99tqm8Y5i0OdM8LH1QUoEnohfkoJEDfawtmmia8vykDxy3dDg41emdb8tqErGVOVugvCC2MsEhSldJ2pTwpO2AzJCIsB1nPVdiTlHCtlBBIxSnAvwN906cHc7hOOQB3Hg8So5H3sJY\/+OKqaFjnskcszJSXyC7GrZC86I0B8bjxASF0qo0KmGkw4k5gnZVnexWUoUwcCsdAQoE2Z6emGo98FW651LcIArS3o\/zTpWdOKQ4bngDoblx9LX9jP1blv8w584UTq3yVwuVZvKaAOrra7Bie366Rt28daLfwSYGA11t1s5rVAIfdYLEpPCOUiH2Mu1kqjgDLxyaaFf5ILMMaBeHdGPS\/UpENJxiuONTUA9zlSho0nozo2oGiWvDPmhBRY6odZVgEoRfqXVIGwlWSCisXVqxlKphzw3vDuZCdSsuV4QeA8upuefcLpeAOhCgEbwJidx4phmV9iXaqpdDIa43CAMDTVuKf\/Rw+NOSps8rwjbssfXQqtv8vtfUDLl+0xzbm+cuIaWWoBVQcDkJuohUxA3Jv0OwAJQAJhVUBUr1le5UUmJ9DDog4buUDDfc444N5D1GxkS1DxzIHipggoBwrCCuW1rsDCc1oD8s\/AQltWngFJH+6sH1mPcwLygZIbWK3wBp2XhScolwe3leuRHDZ4yhqRMImysZyuGk\/14C543QjwNA3gj8nS\/yz+LpYKrPM8hktA1KceyIPNy\/KWrSQ5\/Qjf\/Mf0cjTAw+PvqBXvEgZ5lOP3lm9yzX8\/fqMCsiIuNzPaWcO56gxN3\/uP6xLWU4XPloL0RPoJJ9HkvLwCT59YIJesv4uT1lV1BGiXAl3rV8O3WsMfBKryKx9\/Drpc3vFZQjYtcYHg\/mnZxc8exevi1iVt4p8AQaLFA53CAkxrUkazhCW9ZXBJ8puyvTiGuZXyeyugfF41Zo9VrjymRyOREl7dl5wXY5T1I3F3f\/hAhlb5l5KjcRmysWnFb83yRIzvogbkYlsLw6QZ6af7+MmoJFJopuyNVnMyq4lFT5fhJOYyd7ThX34Y0B+DPYEb4OLI4sDm6KkqRrjB\/GonXW3eCEFnk3dUZ5f2Nv7zV\/6ycLIAMzFESmFZJ0+9s3qPDR1T8joIm2oMDlDU3eGRQq6uyHoymbH4dCuIjbE+Yd+xP0bAYz5HWxONrQ6z8CpeUyJ4ZKgyC5H\/cghLrF7PLWIrtviF+hU5wAP8bjallhy4ilRyGOooTwlnjjGa\/AdMU6ANFXvyPkJzEzlFHyj7drTANCvYrp01Yfa1fRke7uKop59DLxmyfADkBCuOa7z9UsjQ80jbqqZ5gVrPfa5\/wPHwchRWiXuu7ROGacfNNbypFAyxoOgdnD3mAspjUJHIwqb2yrxLlPZEloAYL90Qd5ycGTmlbesaB9oIOJa0PMQnpuAdOX6FHF2I8u7rRoJBUPY4fdxwZ5XB5bx4383vnUXt8YQymVgESSl52W4RAWZDGpWn7LHWMN+91SagYxG7GjhCiH0pyNYTO8UgbcxTc4BwT2BQHBmTOrFfNwxX74udFvfGX3Xsge\/Q94LnkMN6EVKlcU1+i+phOXAUlvjOub0re3WgaEzFQGe1qr7yXuFF9q8j3erwMaNc\/ppXkgsgXiBz3UNuIY9f75rsRvwZYlfbjm+QqG+sfEdwInDSpi75CpDd9+7W4Mdjq6X9fzpVYZ4v+XpS7kfnJiJjqACVf\/z\/mQwmMAelmoC4OlWck+iP9fhAQ19ycnRioR+L7G2VaXD9qstGydVeYVHurRdMKXQaQ2QJQ0b4iq9uN6uewWxN8LA2x959MnHgNU2YnJnII\/AyT7+SlIradm7fMgmOYEqTjMrZlEXp8WHbjtxd3eKkLM5nZPLPIAvrJxhBjU2sfNL9rJ59u1q0GH7n\/Ud2hsJi202OYWIHoAW5\/sjA\/I3rL16RQAWpqcJnUZb8DEhcoObwwP3hoX6\/fV\/LGY\/7URB1tsu\/obN12OHhWYViwyjqU0f7KPOsE2MxezWlkMyp4QT1iJeErEwxpC7XA7ZSsdDw2xZJbQgENFKaNENvkul3FWfNgzSFvYQmgKX7VeUcEdCVHD2\/FAQr\/gmHOPdW96PP3IxILbuUp4WZs33V0eg5w+9GiTeVtbVHfo5TL3io\/4fsG2XdIZtSrXVVfbDq\/EKGWPOK2lCYN3Ws07wx+l+TWxK\/r39DQt6zES9ZfVBGyxobTbNzEvNOVHNRevzjCKH3Q5glumWva5Nu5lSl8EC\/AoCLaXjm7XVoKsu21mq2JtsWpavyz3DwQZp9z\/eoZm0v6mflcHY1yO\/v4FxsboWLxI6R5eRw40EPpruMfq3HSyJcB7lTH93+S\/DW7pXPiJzk0iV9sG9dl\/CQCIiWp53nkIUFmkN7kYgsrJ5gJG541QOXV\/KyrsKqRsowI7vAEpuG8ay+8CF0HzZHScKigFZWmkAunuvGsC2lQdxBGANmRyHEl3QgOoOOK9zjc1XtvITsAWn6\/DZKcIvtIDpvJYmZ5oP0AimGFkZdR8sfCWhdE4xFU0+t0o0PU1\/JqFitScBEEI1chcgfnECROxpqSsjFdN2LlO9qHT\/cjESsb+oGcP4MRb6ZPVXVi5BwCP+YuF8s8hwlZHf0XKQGFAmgdIJW3N4vNkAtnL1J1SkQDEQvz+8xV\/SBMyZFstMhCrJLxy1a5mUFVOM8ulOSttMNQghTqvpSc+c0bWo1x8plEJ6zSO9dN\/G1z3x\/6B7Nty+d0rYvQ+H\/nJSltB29M+TsgUa2qTtuyFFhLws7C9XmkzVDbfiG\/0pQZXSN6KRaYzaZu6qMFwN2P1ofhWDbS0oxrPYxP8aP5paYF+9o6\/An8SiuD7Dbxi\/NvDSHxg2Pu+hrv7C380iw0Vmf7ohCw9uY6GhFCvwQ\/ZX+VdHfGcvDQ5M2NccqteJKXUqEQtXSojZuO0qdtlgUbhcCcXYCDff3RtVsNPxMv11rlYGEfedRMZ3ZjSEsjp7FIWLt2S6Siv883qjgf15XGj4JgRU9cEw6vAHyTpFEpMt8OtoLnysCkO2+K8MxAGEbEj3ZlVBgK6Wb3Wn+uHxNO2GO6MXPeTg4=","iv":"a788c980891fa975d6a40cc2de5deedd","s":"bb1f299c211b2b45"}
Share your thoughts. Click here