ARE YOUR HAT SALES SLOWING DOWN?
One of our hat retailers ( Internet hat retailer as well) wants to know if other retailers are seeing a slow-down in retail hat sales. If you would like to share your retail thoughts about business, please email me at: diane@hatlife.com. My thought is that we are so inundated with price increases in gas, food and housing, how much is left over for apparel and accessories? A penny for your thoughts.

HAT LADIES OF THE NORTH SHORE SHOW OFF THEIR HATS: The Hat ladies Of The North Shore in Lake County Illinois invite everyone to a polo event on August 20th at the Lake Forest Lake Bluff Historical Society. Hat lovers will show off their gorgeous HATS at the Deerpath Middle school in Lake forest, Illinois At 2:00pm. Contact Tayo Sosan for information at: 847-275-6604.

WOMEN FINALLY SPENDING ONLINE…
According to the New York Times E-Commerce Report women are not only catching up to men in their online spending, but they are surpassing them. “While online sales growth has slowed in categories traditionally dominated by male buyers…sales of cosmetics, fragrances, home goods and other times typically aimed at female shoppers have soared. Over all, online commerce sales increased 24 percent.”

Part of this online shopping craze with women may have something to do with gas prices, and the constant demands put on modern women today. We are getting better and wiser, but the number of hours in a day has not increased to meet the demands being put on our time.