Article: Oak St. boutique peddles cut-rate couture; A `gently worn' Chanel suit? $1,600.(News)(Daisy Shop)

Article: DEALS
Chicago Sun-Times;  August 9, 1995 ;     217 words ......additional 10 to 20 percent off summer merchandise at The Daisy Shop, 49 E. Oak, second floor. This recently opened designer consignment...iber's famous purses sell from $640 to $715. The majority of The Daisy Shop's stock is between two and three years old, although much...

Article: Dresses to Di for // Then again, maybe not, say local fashion experts
Chicago Sun-Times;  June 22, 1997 ;     684 words ......Diana had), you must like it a lot." Abarbanell: "It's like Murphy Brown's lucky bra...don't know that it seems . . . fitting." Abarbanell: "Fou-fou. This is Jane Austen if she...Peep. That is not one of my favorites." Abarbanell: "Lovely, absolutely lovely. The empire...

Article: Deer hunt at refuge drawing criticism
The Boston Globe;  October 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ......wildlife refuges, then where?" said Carol Abarbanell, 48, a resident of Newburyport and a...people that they walk up to them," said Abarbanell. "The refuge has no idea how many deer...as areas browsed," explained Fillio. Abarbanell, meanwhile, charged that Fillio will...

Article: Joseph Abarbanell; founded Hebrew Assn. for the Deaf
Chicago Sun-Times;  February 13, 1988 ;     147 words ...Joseph Abarbanell, 79, an activist for the deaf, died...St. Francis Hospital, Evanston. Mr. Abarbanell, a native Chicagoan, went deaf at the...wife, Yetta, served as president. Mr. Abarbanell worked in dry cleaning stores for more...

Article: Yetta Abarbanell
Chicago Sun-Times;  January 30, 1988 ;     109 words ...Yetta Abarbanell, 64, a teacher of deaf people, died Friday at Rush North Shore Medical...deaf immigrants how to use sign language. Eighteen years ago, Mrs. Abarbanell was a founding member of Congregation Bene Shalom for the Deaf. For...

Article: Versace's death creates a demand for his items
Chicago Sun-Times;  July 18, 1997 ;     273 words ......people who are deeply saddened" by his death, she said. At the Daisy Shop, 67 E. Oak, all but three of about 14 used Versace items offered...resale were sold by Thursday afternoon, said owner Barbara Abarbanell. "All of the chartreuse went first, his favorite acid-green...

Article: More office space set for West Loop
Chicago Sun-Times;  January 19, 2000 ;     534 words ......both outlandish styles and profound tragedy. "Versace was a draw for traffic on the street," said Barbara Abarbanell, owner of the Daisy Shop at 67 E. Oak. It turns out the Versace folks lost their lease. Brokers said the space has been taken by...

Article: STYLE FILE
Chicago Sun-Times;  October 12, 1997 ;     540 words ......envelopes to make-over clients to give to friends with breast cancer. Call Dan Davis at (312) 943-1120. Barbara Abarbanell of the Daisy Shop, 67 E. Oak, sixth floor, will help women experiment with new looks using resale items. Call (312) 943-8800...

Article: Consumer spending the key to recovery
Oakland Tribune;  September 8, 2007 ;     700+ words ......S. consumer" in explaining why he's throttling back shipments of new motorcycles to dealers. Barbara Nell, manager of The Daisy Shop on Oak in Chicago, a designer resale shop where a Chanel suit can cost $1,200, said her customers have been merely browsing...

Article: Foreshadowing a recession? Job losses may signal a sharp downturn in economy; consumer spending holds the answer.(Main)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  September 8, 2007 ;     618 words ......three days beginning Sept. 14 in each of its 449 communities nationwide to trim excess inventory. Barbara Nell, manager of The Daisy Shop on Oak in Chicago, a designer resale shop where a Chanel suit can cost $1,200, said her customers have been merely browsing...

Article: ROSES ARE RED . . .AND $60-PLUS A DOZEN
The Boston Globe;  February 11, 1988 ;     443 words ......usually means lots of orange and yellow, kill the pink." Out of 30 Valentine deliveries she made Tuesday, six were to men. The Daisy Shop in West Medford is open on special Sundays including Valentine's Day. But customers "are ordering this week. Isn't that wonderful...

Article: Painted ladies
Evanston Review (IL);  July 12, 2007 ;     700+ words ......onto the fabric. Barbara Nell, who sells some vintage Sansappelle dresses in her 67 E. Oak St. used clothing boutique, the Daisy Shop, said she knew Joe and his late business colleague, Bess Wall, a family friend. "They don't lose their value, because the...

Article: Hospital Gift Shops Are Going Corporate.(Originated from The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  April 7, 1997 ;     700+ words ......in the gift shops. But the gift shop volunteer ranks have been dwindling, she said. When Lori's Hallmark started to run the Daisy shop, employing its own staff, the store increased its hours. Now it is open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. seven days a week -- a sharp...

Article: Cash Is the New Black.(Enterprise; RETAIL)
Newsweek;  November 3, 2008 ;     700+ words ......good times for the resale sector. Profits have leaped, with some shops saying their sales have doubled and tripled. At the Daisy Shop on Oak Street in Chicago, sales have increased 22 percent over this time last year. Michael Sheldon, founder and CEO of Portero...