The respective Georgetown and Harvard University alumnae were in their last year of business school at Columbia University, with jobs lined up at Goldman Sachs upon graduation.
There was just one problem: Their stilettos kept sinking into grass and getting caught in subway grates. So the friends launched SoleMates High Heelers and never looked back.
SoleMates resemble [...]

For years, investors wanted nothing to do with Wal-Mart Stores [WMT-N] [WMT-N]. The discounter’s best days seemed to be behind it. Growth was slowing. Competitors such as Target, with its more upscale offerings, were stealing customers.
Well, don’t look now but Wal-Mart’s stock is on fire.
With consumers battling rising energy and food costs, plunging home values [...]

Retirement village developer Vision Senior Living has begun construction at the former rugby league ground at Carlaw Park in Parnell, Auckland, where 300-400 people will live once the $120 million project is complete.
Vision founder Peter Bourke said demand remained strong in the retirement market despite the housing downturn.
“[Parnell] is not on the market and it’s [...]