Dockers Testing Stores for Retail Rollout
For more than 20 years, Dockers San Francisco has been a key vendor for retailers such as Kohl’s and JC Penney. But the casual label will soon serve its easygoing, mainstream...
Uncertainty of Colombia Free Trade Agreement Hurts Apparel Industry
In the last year, Colombia’s apparel exports to the United States have declined by more than 27 percent....
Sustainable Focus on the Slate at Texworld USA
When Messe Frankfurt’s textile show, Texworld USA, kicks off its July 14–16 run at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, eco fibers and sustainable apparel will be among ...
Boot Barn's Western Addition
Orange-based Western footwear and apparel retailer Boot Barn Holding Corp. acquired nine retail stores in California and Nevada from BTWW Retail LLP. The new stores bring Boot Barn’s holdings to 43 stores—36 in...
The House of Karl Lagerfeld
Designer Karl Lagerfeld will design limited-edition homes on Isla Moda, a planned fashion island community located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Lagerfeld is the first of five designers to strike a ...
Goody's Got Ashley's New Line
Knoxville, Tenn.–based retail chain Goody’s Family Clothing Inc. will launch a new plus-size line designed by actress Ashley Judd. Ashley Judd Plus will bow in August in 150 Goody’s stores. The retail chain has ...
Crooke Out of Hot Topic
After one month serving as the president of Hot Topic Inc.’s Hot Topic division, Michael Crooke parted ways with the mall-based retailer, which is located in City of Industry, Calif....
Longshore Contract Talks Go Past Deadline
The six-year contract between West Coast dock workers and their bosses expired on July 1, with negotiations on a new contract continuing amid choppy waters....
Blue Art: The Art of Denim
Newcomer designer Femi Samuel isn’t afraid to bring his new denim line, Blue Art, to a struggling marketplace...
Fashioning School Spirit
Jannette Klein and Brother International put a fashionable focus on student competition and Mexico’s design community....
eBay's $60 Million Damage
A French court has ordered eBay to pay 38.6 million euros, or $60.8 million, in damages to luxury house Moeuml;t Hennessy Louis Vuitton in a case over counterfeit goods sold on the online auction site...
Amazon Buys Fabric.com
Seattle-based e-tailer
Wal-Mart Ruling Reached
A Minnesota court has found that Wal-Mart Stores broke state labor laws by not allowing employees to take promised rest breaks and by having employees clock out for training sessions. The retail giant...
Audigier Expands New L.V. Trade Show toInclude Outside Brands
Christian Audigier isn’t known for his subtlety....
Hit + Run: Coming Out of the Party
If you’ve been to some of the cooler-than-cool hipster parties, music festivals or concerts in Los Angeles; Tokyo; Miami; or Austin, Texas, you may have seen Hit + Run “perform.”...
