Dear Charlotte, Take Two
The board of directors of San Diego retailer Charlotte Russe Holding Inc. received a second letter recently urging the board to accept a recent bid from a private equity investment consortium. Financial-services company B. R...
Bill Blass Licensing Sold
New York–based NexCen Brands Inc. sold its Bill Blass licensing business to Peacock International Holdings LLC for approximately $10 million in cash. According to a statement from NexCen, the company w...
Mr. Larkin: Eco and Chic
Fashionable eco lines are on the rise, as evidenced by Mr. Larkin, an exciting new addition to this growing category....
Zuhhah: Flirty and Feminine
Joo Ha’s Beau Bois line, which launched in 2001, supplies trendy item tops, dresses and jackets to the young contemporary racks of Macy’s, Bloomingdales and...
Post Holiday '08, Retailers Vow to Change Game in '09
The 2008 Christmas season may change the way the fashion industry does business, according to retailers and industry analysts who say finding new ways to make and stretch a dollar will be crucial in ...
Cochran Joins Delta’s Board
Duluth, Ga.–based Delta Apparel, Inc., owners of Junk Food Clothing Co., named James “Al” Cochran to the comp...
New Rules for the Work Force in '09
California lawmakers don’t make New Year’s resolutions, they make new laws. ...
Bush Administration Protests Chinese Export Subsidies
The U.S. government is getting serious about halting alleged Chinese export subsidies that help bankroll branded products shipped overseas....
Embracing 'Haute' Technology
The Academy of Couture Art is a Los Angeles–based fashion college that prides itself on the ages-old haute couture methods of garment construction taught in Europe. Yet, the school’s founders know that...
FBI Moves to CMC in the New Year
Fashion Business Inc., the business incubator for small- to mid-size apparel companies, is packing its bags and moving from its long-time headquarters at The New Mart to a l...
Looking for Big Fashion in L.A.'s Little Tokyo
Ray Cho helped open a fashion boutique called Kimski in Los Angeles’ Little Tokyo neighborhood in July, but Cho is still wondering if he made the right real estate decision....
A&F Renews CEO Contract
New Albany, N.Y.–based retail chain Abercrombie & Fitch Co. has struck a new contract with its chairman and chief execu...
Task Force Nets Counterfeit Denim, Apparel
A multi-agency, anti-counterfeit task force seized thousands of pairs of counterfeit True Religion and other branded jeans, Ed Hardy shirts, DVDs, and other merchandise valu...
NRF Wants a Tax Holiday
The National Retail Federation, a Washington, D.C.–based retail organization, is asking President-elect Barack Obama to inc...
Ed Hardy Launches Snow Division
The slopes are about to get a little more colorful. ...
