Via a press release:
Steve Madden, a leading designer and marketer of fashion footwear and accessories for women, men and children, today announced that it has completed its acquisition of privately held Big Buddha, Inc., a designer and marketer of fashion-forward handbags. Founded by Jeremy Bassan in 2003, Big Buddha sells its trend-right handbags to specialty retailers, better department stores and online retailers. Big Buddha had net sales in 2009 of approximately $13 million (unaudited).
That’s one expensive Dharma-Burger.
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February 13th, 2010 at 4:19 pm
God on a wheel!
February 16th, 2010 at 6:11 pm
Hey,
I thought this was a little Dharma Burger-esk…
http://www.oprah.com/spirit/Oprah-Talks-to-Thich-Nhat-Hanh
February 21st, 2010 at 11:36 am
The Buddha as a handbag?
Sure, there’s plenty of emptiness to that statement.:)
Ahhh, American culture. It’s refreshingly easy to practice here.