interestingly enough, bloomingdale's also boind maown macy's did fine. costco having to hold up. >> there are a group of many people who are worried about their jobs if they have jobs. they're not well-paid jobs, they can't own their home, and in addition, they don't feel like they have adequate provision and access of public services, education and health. and that is particularly true for the long-term unemployed, for the younger unemployed, and it's particularly true for those below the poverty line. on the other hand, we have a group of people that are better off. they have done extremely well. why? because they have asseccess to family assets. and family assets have been bolstered in an attempt to improve financial accuracy. you're not getting enough growth, you're not getting enough job creation, and it's not an engineering problem. that's what's most frustrating, christine, it's not an engineering problem, it's a political problem that has to do with incredible polarization in washington. >> so it's a washington problem. do you think the economy w

bloomingdale's improved.early roads are a bit encouraging, so it's not all over yet for the back half of the year. >> so who is going to stand out here, dana? i mean, you've seen macy's and mentioned some of the other ones. the teen retailers have gotten absolutely destroyed the past few months. who is going to stand out here? >> the luxury good players would stand out, the results at michael kors were remarkable and accessories are worn on the outside so the label is seen. apparel on the inside. can you basically get cheaper apparel and not have really anyone see it. gap will stand out given the fact that we've seen the margins do better. they have had very decent comps. i think we'll see good numbers there, and it's interesting that some of the home retailers should also stand out as we've been moving along given the fact that we've seen good signs there. >> given the softness on the consumer side, is there a strategy shift we should be expecting from folks like macy's? >> i think the shift that you're goin

in the past five months we sold over 30,000 of these in the likes of bloomingdale, nordstrom and hundredswe're here to ask for a million dollars going towards increasing our advertising marketing efforts, increasing our production and inventory, fast tracking some new products and building on our international expansion. for the million dollars we're willing to give up 5% of the company. we're both seasoned marketers in the spirits industry. we know that at home cocktail consumption is on a huge rise there no, sir other tools out there. >> you guys have some impressive stats to give out. congratulations on your success so far. let's talk about your success going forward. jenn, you look like a kid. >> i'm fascinated. i love that it comes in different colors. for folks that are into cock tailing this is perfect. what i liked about the pitch you told me about your numbers right away. how many units you sold and the impressive distribution channels. one thing i caution you about is while explaining what you're using the million dollars for is great you're telling me how much of your company y

the crime is and where the problems are they are not going to be patting white people down in bloomingdale. >> you don't agree that's all depending on how that officer feels that morning. >> bill: if the officer does. >> just a quick pat down. but most of the time it isn't. it's, you know, get on the ground. >> bill: are you tell me you don't trust the police. >> i'm not saying i don't trust them. i'm saying that's a lot of power being given to them. >> bill: it sand i agree with you 100%. it's t. is a lot of power given to the individual officers who randomly select people to pat down. there is no doubt about it you are absolutely right. what is the greater good. i feel so sorry for you and your family your daughter was so lovely and was going to have a great life. she was an honor student. there is no way this should have ever happened yet. >> if you use aggressive police statistics has proven in new york city. you will cut this kind of madness down. we have to pay a price sometimes. >> but you know what? i think tougher gun laws would have kept that kid in jail. >> bill: how? you have t

cheryl: bloomingdale's, macy's, these, under armour. there is a whole list. sears.ng with the u.s. consumer, they are banking on the emerging market customer. are they so positive of growth overseas in general, middle east issues aside here? >> absolutely. it is massive and growing extraordinarily fast. we have seen it here in the u.s. and the market around the world there is less penetration globally for e-commerce. it is growing really rapidly. cheryl: one thing we're talking about his instability in the middle east. you have jordan is one of the countries you have a lot of your retailers exporting in. egypt, israel, saudi arabia. what do they tell you? are they playing to slow down the targeting of those countries? >> potentially from a marketing perspective they may pull back because people are distracted by what happens. i think they may pull back the abilities to sell in this market continues, saudi arabia is an excellent market. exactly. as he moved closer to that part of the region from the u.s. you can't legally sell to them, but obviously the real concern

fearless fashionistas, emma and jessica, and long-time fashion guru, jane buckingham, we hit bloomingdale'sthis is meant to be a little subtle. >> reporter: our first look, not so subtle. >> i would consider this not only a fashion don't, but a fashion oh, no, what happened to you? >> reporter: oh, no, you didn't. >> oh, no, you didn't. this looks like i didn't have the right bra. so, i threw this on for fun. this has to be much more modest up top and on the bottom, as well. >> reporter: to avoid a bust, jane says steer clear of push-up bras. and like everything in fashion, you have to wear it with confidence. just like jessica did in this look. >> i would consider this a do. it's a modest blazer. and the bra is not saying look at me too much. it's not too bright. it is saying look at me. certainly something that if you run into your dad on the street, you're not too embarrassed to be wearing this. >> reporter: my dad would be like, you forgot your shirt. >> yeah. where's your shirt? >> reporter: a trend you may want to tread lightly. for "good morning america," abbie boudreau, abc news, lo

brand lady denim, sold at stars like bloomingdale's, which uses a slimming, stretch technology.at claims it will make you look slimmer. fusing liquid technology into the denim, to help the jeans hold their shape. but, do they really work? we asked shanna, tami and juls to give us the skinny on the new skinny jeans. >> it looks like a lot of support, which is really good. >> it feels skinny. it feels like spanx, like in denim. >> reporter: what makes this work on her? >> before shauna was wearing these wide-legs. just hiding her body. and i love these. the way it's contouring her body, it's showing off her thighs. looks superskinny in these. i love it. tami, turn around. i love it. your butt is on a new plateau. it's amazing. >> reporter: a higher waistline eliminates that dreaded muffin top. slimming stitching and higher pocket placement give that extra lift. and that liquid technology promises to hold it all in place. still a skeptic, i slip into a pair to see for myself. they kind of do give you a little bit of a lift. for "good morning america," abbie boudreau, abc news, los

always going to be room for physical stores, what they need to do, however, and which macy's and bloomingdale'se the shopper compelling reason to tear themselves away from the internet to go to that store. so they're elevating the shopping experience. >> arguably that was what done johnson was trying to do at jcpenney. guys, with he have to leave it there. ron johnson. thank you both for joining us. evan clark and robin lewis. thank you. >> thank you. >>> well, there's already a chill outside, and the question now is whether cold weather could actually be a saving grace for the back-to-school season given the broader tough retail environment that's out there right now. courtney reagan back at hq with more on this. >> good morning. it's been a cool summer for many regions of the country, especially us in new york. while we all sort of roll our eyes when retailers say weather for poor sales there is some validity to the reason. retailers have reported weak summer sales. that could partially explain the lack of enthusiasm for shoppers. it's hard to sell swimsuits when you have goose bumps from the