New Technology, Real Estate Prices Drive Retailers Online
Thanks to improved technologies and new concepts, online retailing is looking more attractive to some than traditional retailers, and going Web-only is becoming a more attractive option, said several e-commerce resources.
Antik Denim Veteran Goes Solo
Alex Caugant, half of the design team behind the Antik Denim label, launched AC Collection, his own premium denim line, for Fall 2008....
A Parallel Fashion Universe Down Under
An L.A. Take on Australian Fashion Week...
Hot Topic Gives Perez Hilton Celebrity Fashion Line a Whirl
Reality-show stars Heidi Montag and Lauren Conrad have lent their names to fashion lines. On May 7, gossip blogger Perez Hilton, 30, announced he will develop a fashion line for retailer Hot ...
Boneparth, Jones Join Kohl’s
Menomonee Falls, Wis.–based department store Kohl’s Corp. named former Jones executive Peter Boneparth and consultin...
X Marks the Suit
This suit is brought to you by the letter “X.”...
Hohl Joins Blue
Commerce-based Blue Holdings Inc.—owners of the Antik Denim, Yanuk and Taverniti So Jeans brands—named Eric R. Hohl chief financial officer, succeeding Larry Jacobs, who has left the company. H...
REI Sets Its Social Priorities
Seattle-based outdoor apparel and equipment retailer Recreational Equipment Inc., better known as REI, released its second annual ...
Executives: V.I.P. Plan Might Revive Gottschalks
Department-store chain Gottschalks Inc. reported a 3.9 percent drop in same-store sales in April. The decline was the latest bad news in more than 31 consecutive months of negative same-stor...
Iconix in China
New York–based Iconix Brand Group Inc. formed a joint venture with Hong Kong–based Novel Fashion Holdings Ltd. The joint venture, called Iconix China, will look for an Asian partner to help market one of Iconix’s brands—...
Ports Get Security-Card Extension to Next Year
Thousands of workers and truckers who will need a security card to get inside port facilities have been given some good news....
International Denim Partnership Lands in Los Angeles
In a classic “East-meets-West” move, Los Angeles designer Adrian Nyman has partnered with Hong Kong denim maven Philip Law to create a high-end capsule collection for Indigo Farm, Law...
April '08 Sales Strong
April was the strongest sales month in more than one year, according to the New York–based International Council of Shopping Centers. Retail sales increased by 3.6 percent compared with sales ...
Executives Move Forward to Make Tarrant Private
After two Tarrant Apparel executives announced they want to take the publicly traded company private, a special committee of board members has been formed to consider the proposal....
Agave Partners With Electric Sportscar Co. Tesla
When executives for the San Carlos, Calif.–based electric-car company Tesla Motors were planning the look for their salespeople, they wanted their staff to be dressed similarly to their prosp...
