There is No Michelle Effect (The Big Money)

And the counterpoint: Michelle Obama, though undeniably stylish, is really not helping J. Crew soar above its recession woes. The retailer is doing it all on its own thanks to numerous factors, but a big one being its catalog and Web site sales. Perhaps instead of keeping an eye on Michelle O., distributors should be taking pages from the J. Crew playbook? (The Big Money)