More Macy's in L.V., Phoenix
Cincinnati-based Macy’s Inc. will open a new Macy’s store in Las Vegas in late 2009. The new store will be located at General Growth Properties’ new open-air shopping center, The Shops at Summerlin Centre. The 180,000-s...
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....
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...
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...
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....
REI Sets Its Social Priorities
Seattle-based outdoor apparel and equipment retailer Recreational Equipment Inc., better known as REI, released its second annual ...
True Religion Heads to Americana
Vernon, Calif.–based denim lifestyle brand True Religion opened a 1,425-square-foot boutique at the new lifestyle mall The Americana at Brand, located in Glendale, Calif....
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....
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...
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...
Hannah Bean: Staking a Sophisticated Spot in Santa Ana, Calif.
With its real estate covered by freeways, regional malls and tract housing, the north end of Santa Ana, Calif., looks like classic California suburbia to Christina Harrison. At first glance, she thoug...
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...
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.
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...
