LAS VEGAS --- March 11, 2010 -- The American shopper is saying, "Less is more and it's OK."

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LAS VEGAS - March 10, 2010 -- If you think all this tweeting, blogging and social-networking stuff is a fad -- (You know who you are) -- think again. The world will move on before you catch up.

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After two years of paying down debt and skipping family vacations, many Americans are cautiously planning to spend their tax refunds again. That’s according to a survey by the National Retail Federation, which found that about 43.9 percent of consumers expecting a refund this year would use the money to pay down debt, compared to 48.0 percent last year. (And if past behavior is any guideline, it will actually be higher, because people always tells pollsters they are going to pay down their debt first, but then go and splurge on a new TV.)

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Many of the designers I spoke to in the small Couture and Design Lab sections of the show reported being happy with sales and the presence of retailers at the winter JANY show. Personally, I was glad to seeing the congestion of buyers in the Design Lab section of the show where I thought there were many talented designers in an open setting that might be a bit confusing at first glance, but didn’t stop retailers from writing orders or stopping by to get a better understanding.

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There must be a mathematical equation that explains JA New York, which will have its last day at the Javitz Center tomorrow, March 2.

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America's Best Restroom is a fun website and a "wish we'd thought of that" idea.

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What makes some people successful and others not? If you’re a genius, does that guarantee success? I recently read the book Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell and was fascinated by the stores of  “outliers” in his book that he presented on a journey to answer the questions I posed above. Bill Gates and The Beatles are just two names you’ll read about and how where they came from, their family, and experience shaped how successful they became.

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This is less of a blog post than a question to you all:

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If you’re a regular reader of business publications there’s a good chance you’ve seen a reference recently to the Dewey Sadka color test. This simple 60-second online survey purports to be able to determine what line of work you’re best suited for by simply asking you which colors you prefer.

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