This ones to my left coast sweeties: the first Dylan’s Candy Bar store in California officially opened at the Farmer’s Market in Los Angeles this month

Sephora is getting a little more digital. Today the beauty chain rolled out a completely updated website with Pinterest and Instagram integration, an updated mobile site, and officially launched a program that will bring iPads to the store’s sales counters and put iPod touch point-of-sale devices in the hands of many of its sales associates.

Going for the Green. St. Pat’s is becoming another excuse to get you in the stores.

What store won Best Shopping Experience? According to a recent survey: Costco

Online retail giant Amazon is rumoured to be opening a physical store in Seattle, Washington, the home of the firm’s headquarters.

Banana Republic is launching another Mad Men collection this spring — here’s a sneak peek.

Are you addicted to Shopping? Take the quiz to find out……

Becks in his knickers again. This time for high street retailer H&M and nobody seems to be complaining. (No wonder Posh has so many damn babies)

With the rise of mobile shopping, could drunken one night stands be relpaced by impulse buys? The NY Times explores:

“The hang-ups of spending your hard-earned cash are so far removed from your life when you’ve had a bottle of wine”

fatwallet.com’s tools to score the best after Christmas clearance deals

After Christmas Sales 2011: 10 Stores with the Best Post-Holiday Deals

4 tips for getting deals from desperate retailers

Proenza Schouler May Open a Store on Madison Avenue

Sustainable, savvy, and stylish could best describe the business moves made by certain retailers now winding down the year in stellar fashion. Here, in no particular order, are Style, Inc.’s best of 2011 picks:

Zara

Burberry

J Crew

Amazon

Topshop

Houston is the US city leading in mobile shopping. NY is #2.