Directives West: 'L.A. Modern'
Directives West followed up its contemporary, juniors and girls’ presentation with a smaller one for the better and moderate markets. Titled...
Strategic Partnerships a New Way of Life for Tech Vendors
Many technology vendors are adopting the buddy system as a way to stay competitive during a challenging time. Be it through mergers and acquisitions or marketing partnerships or joint ventures, teamin...
Retailers Hunt for Bargains, an Edge at Majors Market
The bad news just kept coming. ...
Big Dog Goes Small
By the year 2009, there won’t be any more Big Dog retail stores in the country. Big Dog, which changed its name earlier this year to The Walking Company Holdings and is headquartered in Santa Barbara, ...
Eco Resource Guide
Alternative, premium fashion statements inspired by and created for free-thinking individuals everywhere, in 2007 released Alternative Earth, an eco-friendly collection of the brand’s signature fashion-forward, vintage-soft apparel. Alternative Earth features shirts made from 100%...
m-Commerce: Coming to a Phone Near You
Last year, the question was asked: Will apparel embrace m-commerce, shopping via wireless Internet or mobile devices? The answer appears to be “yes”—but we’re not quite there yet....
Denim Resource Guide
Supplier Gulf Denim is motivated by the simple ideal to provide the highest standards of quality and service. Beginning with the critical selection of raw materials from world-class sources, no short-...
Lake Ave. Stores in Pasadena Up for Sale
One of Pasadena’s retail gems, The Lake Avenue Shops, has been put on the block for $15.5 million, said Irvine, Calif.–based broker Hanley Investment Group Real Estate Advisors, which ...
Jerry Leigh Automates Sourcing, Production
Van Nuys, Calif.–based manufacturer Jerry Leigh is in the process of automating its sourcing and production operations with new software provided by Miami Lakes, Fla.–based NGC Softwar...
Credit Crisis Cuts Into September Sales
Retailers Nordstrom and JCPenney lowered their third-quarter earnings forecast as they reported lackluster September sales numbers this week. The revised earnings forecasts were the ...
Textile Designer, Merchandiser Linda Dorsey, 65
A celebration-of-life gathering is planned for Oct. 11 at the Pasadena, Calif., home of Linda Dorsey, who died on Oct. 3 after a long battle with colon cancer. She was 65. ...
Economists Talk Optimism and Tough Times at ICSC
Even at a time that many economists are calling one of the worst markets in a generation, some retailers are expanding. ...
Spring 2009 Denim Trends
Premium-denim manufacturers put an innovative spin on tried-and-true trends. ...
Eco Is The New All-American
Is Eco the new All-American? Well, if beauty pageants and fashion go hand-in-hand, then it must be true. Miss USA 2007, Rachel Smith, turned up at last night’s Gen Art Soyjoy “Fashionably Natural” to lend her support to the...
Breakup at Liz
Designer NarcisoRodriguez is leaving Liz Claiborne Inc. after more than a year at the New York–based clothing company. In May 2007, Liz acquired a 50 percent stake in the Narciso Rodriguez name and trademarks ...
