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A Parallel Fashion Universe Down Under
by N. Jayne Seward, Fashion EditorMay 09, 2008

FASHION NEWS | SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - An L.A. Take on Australian Fashion Week

If Los Angeles has a sister fashion city, surely it’s Sydney, Australia. From the April 28–May 2 run of Rosemount Australian Fashion Week to the boutiques of Sydney, the parallels in the two markets are strikingly similar.

With nearly year-round sunny skies, a beach lifestyle, celebrities, health-conscious consumers and a culture that relies on cars for transport, it’s no wonder Sydney’s fashion industry resembles the Los Angeles market.

On the runway, designers showed a diverse mix: more»

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

“The stores that are doing well are the Wal-Marts and Costcos that sell you things you have to have. The stores that aren’t doing well are the Targets, the Dillard’s, the Kohl’s that sell you things you don’t have to have.”

Retail analyst Howard Davidowitz in a Los Angeles Times story about the downturn in consumer spending, particularly for auto dealers, furniture sellers and apparel stores

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Material World Coming to the West Coast in '09

by Deborah Belgum, Senior Editor May 09, 2008

After years of eyeing the West Coast market, the organizers of the Material World textile, technology and sourcing trade show are planning to set up a three-day Los Angeles show in more»

New Technology, Real Estate Prices Drive Retailers Online

by Robert McAllister, Technology Editor May 09, 2008

Faced with rising real estate prices and a sluggish economy, many aspiring retailers have set their sites on the Internet, shifting plans from bricks-and-mortar stores to e-tail more»

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