Studio City, Calif.: Retailers Juggle Hollywood Flash and Casual Life
With graceful suburban houses and Hollywood studios sharing real estate, Los Angeles’ Studio City neighborhood is a mashup of two opposing California dreams....
Swell Launches Private-Label Collection
Shoppers will find a new brand in Swell’s summer 2008 catalog....
Green Acres
Chicago’s Merchandise Mart takes the LEED in environmental consciousness ...
True Religion Expands Its Vision for Growth
True Religion is known for its top-end denim jeans and their distinctive pocket stitching and seams, which set them apart from other premium-denim lines....
Nia Kinh: Vintage and Casual
Nia Nguyen got her start in T-shirts by working on Ron Herman’s basic knits line, More, and in the knits division of 7 For All Mankind. Last year, Nguyen launched h...
On the Town
A buyer’s guide to the best boutiques and bistros in the nation’s trade show capitals ...
Kohl's Sees the Light
Menomonee Falls, Wis.–based Kohl’s Department Stores announced plans to convert more than 50 stores in New Jersey, Connecticut and Maryland to solar power. Once completed, the solar stores will represent nearly...
Fluxus: Art Meets Fashion
Last August, 2-year-old women’s knits line Flux Nouveau relaunched with a new name and a new direction. Chief Executive Officer Martin Paquette still specializes in knits, this time in more-va...
Samsung Looks West
South Korean giant is California dreamin’ about introducing new labels...
Store Closures Add Another Stake to Economic Downturn
California’s retail landscape is being pelted by a spate of store closures by national retailers. That could spell trouble for many real estate investors, but, at the same time, the news may open up op...
Speed-to-Market
What are the keys to success for the fastest-growing apparel-related trade shows? ...
American Apparel Completes Purchase of Subcontractor
Los Angeles–based American Apparel completed the purchaseof U.S. Dyeing & Finishing Inc., a Garden Grove, Calif.–based dyeing and finishing facility that has done work for the appa...
Contemporary Boom Tightens Showroom Space in Dallas
The contemporary marketplace in Dallas is growing. In fact, it’s busting at the seams. That has put the pressure on the city’s real estate options for wholesalers, many of whom are from the West Coast. ...
Ecko and the Jets
Marc Ecko Enterprises has struck an agreement with the New York Jets to design uniforms for the 2008 New York Jets Flight Crew, a team of dancers, flag runners and athletes who perform at New York Jets events...
Von Dutch, Operation U.S.A. Host Myanmar Fund-raiser
Von Dutch Originals will host a private event on May 16 with humanitarian relief agency Operation U.S.A. to raise awareness about the ongoing relief effort for victims of Cyclone Nar...
