Keep the Discounts Coming
The year 2008 will be remembered as a boom period for the off-price market, said Peter J. Hayes, chief operating officer and chief merchandising officer of Variety Wholesalers Inc., based in ...
Putting Some Entertainment Into the Fashion District
The urban renaissance taking place in downtown Los Angeles over the past few years has brought new residential and retail components to the city’s L.A. Fashion District. ...
New at Old Navy
There’s a new president at Old Navy, a division of Gap Inc., in San Francisco. Tom Wyatt, who had been acting president since February, has officially taken the reins of the retail chain, whose clothes are tre...
New Guy at Saks
Saks Fifth Avenue has named Eric Jennings as vice president, fashion director of men’s, home, food and gifts. He will report to Terron Schaefer, group senior vice president, and will be responsible for forecas...
Anna Kenney at Otis: Being a Designer Requires Giving 120 Percent
Anna Kenney, director of design and operations for swim and surfwear label Hot Tuna International, chalks up much of her success to the incredible mentors who guided her along the way....
British Flair
Los Angeles denim maker J Brand is creating a capsule collection of jeans for Topshop, a high-end retailer in London. The collection, which debuts on Nov. 30 at the Oxford Circus flagship store, will ...
Ross 2Q Same-Store Sales Increase 6 Percent
A weak economy with shoppers looking for bargains set the stage for a strong second quarter of the fiscal 2008 year for Ross Stores Inc., based in Pleasanton, Calif....
Quiksilver Gets Bid for Rossignol
Surfwear maker Quiksilver Inc., based in Huntington Beach, Calif., has a binding offer to buy its Rossignol division for $147 million....
Politics and Apparel Go Hand in Hand
It’s an election year, and once again, apparel makers are taking advantage of the campaign to show off the latest political fashion and make statements on everything from the candidates to the environm...
Mervyns Bankruptcy Financing Gets Thumbs Up
Ailing Mervyns, the discount department-store chain that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on July 29, has received final approval for its $465 million debtor-in-possession financing...
Las Vegas Sizzles With New and Old Apparel Trade Shows
During a slow economy, retailers are often advised to provide added incentive to their customers—to sell the sizzle as well as the steak....
New Man In at Seven For All Mankind
Seven For All Mankind, the Los Angeles manufacturer of high-end denim and casualwear, has a new president....
Catalogs Sold
Charming Shoppes Inc., based in Bensalem, Penn., sold its non-core misses apparel catalog titles as well as its misses apparel catalog credit-card receivables. The catalog titles are being sold to Orc...
Joe's Jeans Heads to San Francisco
Joe’s Jeans, the Los Angeles denim and casualwear line, is opening its second store this November, to be located in San Francisco....
The Greening of the Fashion District
The L.A. Fashion District in downtown Los Angeles is better known for its showrooms, creative design spaces and sewing contractors than for its abundance of green space....
