Cuts at Eddie Bauer
Seattle-based Eddie Bauer Holdings Inc. announced plans to cut 193 jobs from the company’s headquarters in Seattle; its inf...
Glamour and Decadence Rule at Salon International de la Lingerie
Lingerie buyers are scaling back on travel expenses, creating an impact on attendance at the 45th edition of the Salon International de la Lingerie show in Paris, which saw a 22 percent decline in tu...
Bankruptcy Leads to New Owner for G-Squared
Nearly three months after filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, G-Squared Fashion Inc. has been sold for $550,000....
It's Not Easy Being Green
Since its inception more than two decades ago, Peace Frogs has made great leaps toward helping the environment....
Eco Resource Guide
Alstyle Apparel is proud to introduce its certified organic cotton products. The organic cotton is grown without pesticides or chemical fertilizers. In addition, Alstyle’s dyes are biodegradab...
Licensing Executives Discuss What's Next for Their Industry
When a popular, but trademarked, cartoon character appears on a stylish T-shirt, we have the licensing business to thank, and licensing has become big fashion business. It is an estimated $9.61 billi...
Premium Denim Designers Maneuver for New Reality in '09
After years of robust growth, skyrocketing price tags and seemingly endless hoards of hot new brands, premium denim has stalled. Pushed by the weight of its own teeming ranks and the recession that is...
Shapewear, Meet Fashion
Ready-to-wear and lingerie companies add a fashionable spin to body-shaping underpinnings ...
Layoffs at Liz
New York–based apparel giant Liz Claiborne Inc. announced it is eliminating about 725 positions, or 8 percent of its workfo...
A Few Bright Spots in January
U.S. chain-store sales declined 1.6 percent in January, according to the New York–based International Council of Shopping Centers. It marked the fourth consecutive month in which retail sales ...
Sweeping Changes, Job Cuts at Macy's Inc.
Macy’s Inc. announced Feb. 2 sweeping changes to the way the national department-store chain does business, including a measure that will transform Macy’s California operations....
Mettler, Georgiadis Join Jones
New York–based Jones Apparel Group named Robert L. Mettler and Margaret H. Georgiadis to the company’s board of dire...
Hanes Opens Mega Warehouse in Inland Empire
Winston-Salem, N.C.–based Hanesbrands Inc. has opened a 1.3 million-square-foot distribution center in the Inland Empire city of Perris, Calif. T...
The Proof Is in the Packaging
To find Earthpack’s eco conscience, you don’t need to look beyond the bag....
Retailers Cautiously Optimistic at Class
Retailers are still suffering under the weight of a harsh economy, but vendors and retailers reported being bullish about sales during the Class trade show, held Feb. 2–3 at the Santa...
