Manufacturers Bank Founder Leonard Weil
Leonard Weil, the founding president and chief executive of Manufacturers Bank for 24 years, has died. He was 85....
Blue Holdings Sets Turnaround Plan
After a disappointing year, blue-jeans maker Blue Holdings Inc. is hoping to turn the company around with a new five-point plan that should put the Commerce, Calif., venture on profitable gro...
TALA Extends Hand to Korean Community
The Textile Association of Los Angeles is reaching out to the Korean textile community locally and overseas....
Coke's Trash-2-Tees
Wal-Mart and Coca-Cola are teaming up to launch the Coca-Cola Drink 2 Wear line of men’s and women’s T-shirts, made from a blend of cotton and recycled plastic bottles, or PET. The tees are screen-pri...
Apparel Companies Turn to Tech Help During Down Cycle
During a challenging economy, companies tend to tighten up their budget strings, but cutting technology investments out of the picture could lead to even more problems, warned execut...
Directives West: L.A. Blueprint
Whether it was woven plaid trouser pants or a chunky cowl-neck knit sweater, the key items shown in Directives West’s “L...
SPESA Conference at Myrtle Beach
Donald L. Rheem of RheemMedia will be the keynote speaker at the 2008 SEAMS/SPESA Annual Meeting and Leadership Conference, set for April 25–27 at the Marriott Grande Dunes Resort in ...
Cautious Buying at L.A. Majors Market
After several months of weak retail sales, exhibitors and buyers kept expectations—and budgets—low at the April 7–9 Los Angeles Majors Market at the California Market Center....
Lucky Time
Los Angeles–based Lucky Brand Jeans struck an exclusive global licensing agreement with E. Gluck Corp. for a collection of Lucky Brand watches that will debut for Fall 2008. Ranging in retail ...
Polo's Perfect 10.0
New York–based manufacturing giant Polo Ralph Lauren landed a contract to outfit the U.S. Olympic team for the opening and closing ceremonies at the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing....
CIT Extends $90m
New York–based CIT Group Inc. provided a $90 million revolving line of credit and term loan to Como Fred David Group, a maker of women’s apparel based in Montreal. Como Fred David will use the funds to facilita...
Talbots' New Plan
Hingham, Mass.–based The Talbots Inc. will become a design-led company, according to the company’s new strategic plan, recently announced at its 2008 investors’ meeting. Plans call for streamlining oper...
Perry Ellis Plans Aggressive Growth for C&C Laundry
When George Feldenkreis, a Cuban immigrant living in Miami, started out in the apparel industry, he was known as the “guayabera king,” the person who imported thousands of those boxy ple...
Steven Alan, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Ports 1961 Open on L.A.'s Westside
Los Angeles is attracting a slew of retailers....
The Pursuit of Harmony
Los Angeles–based
