Death to Argyle: Golfers Gone Wild
A moment of sisterly teasing gave twins Cassie and Willow Wayne the idea for Death to Argyle, a line of golf attire that turns golf’s stodgy classic style on its head....
Primo Purchase
Luca Luca, a women’s luxury clothing brand launched in 1992 in New York, has been purchased by The Equitium Group, a Miami-based investment firm. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Luca Orlandi, the founder...
RFID: Ready for Prime Time?
RFID (radio-frequency identification) technology, which tracks merchandise via wireless readers and tags, has been used handily behind the scenes on cargo trucks and warehouses to track incoming shipm...
Just OnePlace Teams With Holt
Australian PLM provider Just OnePlace Pty Ltd. has selected Chatham, N.J.–based Holt Consulting to oversee implementations, training and consulting in the U.S. market....
New Hire
Italian luxury lingerie brand La Perla announced it has a new chief executive officer for La Perla North America. Suzy Biszantz has been named the new head of North American operations and will report to Jeff...
Decision Due on Caruso Mall
Developer Rick Caruso might have to wait until the end of the summer before he can get a green light to build The Shops at Santa Anita, a luxury retail mall in Arcadia, Calif., locat...
Frederick's Linda LoRe Honored
Frederick’s of Hollywood’s Linda LoRe received the first “Visionary Award” from the Youth Mentoring Connection nonprofit group at The Beverly Hills Hotel on May ...
Emmy Exhibition Returns to FIDM Museum
The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising will open its third annual “Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design” exhibition on July 29 at...
Port Wants to Get Rid of Independent Truckers by 2013
By the year 2013, only drivers employed by trucking companies will be allowed to bring cargo in and out of the Port of Los Angeles....
REI's Solar Retrofit
Seattle-based outdoor gear and clothing co-op Recreational Equipment Inc. announced plans to retrofit more than 10 percent of its stores with solar electric technology this year. In all, 11 stores will receive the so...
Last Call in Livermore
Northern California is getting a new Neiman Marcus Last Call outlet in 2010, when the Dallas-based luxury retailer opens a 28,000-square-foot location. Located in Livermore, the new store is part of t...
American Apparel CFO Out, Interim CFO In
American Apparel announced the departure of Chief Financial Officer Ken Cieply and the arrival of William Gochnauer as his interim replacement, effective immediately. Gochna...
Central America's Apparel Industry Hopes to Open New Markets Beyond the U.S.
Under a canopy of bright fluorescent lights that illuminate a giant factory the size of a football field, 1,000 workers put the finishing touches on an array of colorful knit shirts headed mo...
JCP's Alcorn Retires
Plano, Texas–based J.C. Penney Co. Inc. announced the retirement of longtime executive William Alcorn, the company’s senior vice president, controller and chief procurement officer for non-resale goods and services. Al...
