New York's Saks Fifth Avenue is opening a long-sought, ultra-pricey Kiton menswear boutique just as a recession has taken hold Wall Street, observers say. The retailer announced it will on Monday unveil what its calls the crown jewel of its flagship store's men's department: a 2,000-square-foot boutique devoted to the Italian luxury label, complete with Carrara marble, The New York Times reported.

By Mosley, Don C Jr Boyar, Scott L; Carson, Charles M; Pearson, Allison W Self-efficacy is defined as people's judgments of their capabilities to organize and execute courses of action required to attain designated types of performances (Bandura, 1986).

A former saleswoman at Saks Fifth Avenue in New York is facing charges she stole more than $1 million in jewelry from the lavish store, court papers show.

Department store operator Saks has reported that owned sales totaled $276.2 million for March 2008, compared to $284.4 million for March 2007, a 2.9% decrease on both a total and comparable store sales basis.

By Anonymous Those who shop at Sak Fifth Avenue will help Louisiana cancer research. As part of the Key to the Cure fundraiser, Saks, 301 Canal St., will donate 2 percent of sales to women's cancer research programs of the Louisiana Cancer Research Consortium.