Critical Court Date Looms for Calif.'s Port Trucking Industry
For trucking companies picking up cargo at the local ports, Sept. 8 is their D Day—Deadline Day....
Back-to-School Blues
Sales for the Back-to-School season are shaping up to be a challenge for retailers counting on the new academic year to boost business....
Hurley's High-End Move
After dipping a toe into the boutique market, Hurley is taking serious strides toward offering more high-end, fashion-forward apparel for men and women....
Fashion District to Get Diagonal Crosswalks
Four intersections within the Los Angeles Fashion District will soon feature diagonal crosswalks and are expected to ease the flow of traffic among pedestrians and automobiles in the area....
American Apparel Tops Online
While many fashion retailers have lagged in online advertising, Los Angeles–based American Apparel ranked No. 1—with 483 million ads in April—among apparel retailers, according to a recent survey by ComScore Inc. that w...
Guez Opens Glitzy Store, Web Show at Live! On Sunset
Denim pioneer Gerard Guez plans to make fashion sing at his new Live! On Sunset store, located on the site of the historic Tower Records store in West Hollywood, Calif....
Las Vegas Resource Guide
This August, the apparel marketplace in Las Vegas brings not only new fashions and sourcing opportunities, but also new showcases for them. MAGIC launches two platforms at the Convention Center: S.L.A...
Nationwide Retail Container Traffic to Fall This Year
A slowing economy and gloomy store sales mean that retail container traffic at the nation’s ports will dip 4 percent this year compared with last year, according to the National Retail Federat...
Melrose Carves a New Fashion District
Melrose Avenue’s fashion retail is pushing west. The street’s up-and-coming fashion hub is Melrose Village, a short drive west from fashion neighborhoods Melrose Place and Melrose Heights....
Tyr, Speedo Lawsuit Treads Water During Olympics
While the world’s best athletes compete in Beijing, two leading swimwear makers that outfit Olympians will take a break from their battle....
JCPenney Partners With Kaboodle
Plano, Texas–based retailer JCPenney is partnering with social-shopping Web site
People's Liberation Inks Deal With J. Lindeberg
J. Lindeberg—the high-end Swedish men’s casual apparel and golfwear line sold in better department stores, specialty boutiques and country clubs around the country—is coming to Los Angeles....
New CEO at Steve Madden
Edward Rosenfeld, former interim chief executive officer of Steve Madden Ltd., has been named chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the New York–based company by Steve Madden’s board of d...
Survey: Buyers Rate Six Figures
Nearly 60 percent of buyers with 10 or more years ofexperience are earning more than $100,000 per year, according to a survey recently released by Career Management, a retail executive-search firm based in East Brunswick, N.J. Nearly 44 per...
A Venue Change Drives Buyer Attendance at CurveNY
For its Aug. 3–5 run, CurveNY was held in the bright and airy Galleria area of the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New Yor...
