Erin Braxton: Elegant Comfort
Erin Braxton takes the lazy comfort of pajamas and elevates it to fashionable loungewear also fit for a weekend wardrobe....
NPD Studies Sports
Sporting goods, including apparel, footwear, equipment and bikes, rang up $256 billion worldwide in 2003, marking a 4 percent increase in sales over the previous year, according to Port Washington, N.Y...
Blue Holdings Drops Life & Death, Set to Shutter Stores
Blue Holdings, the publicly traded premium-denim manufacturer, has announced that it will discontinue its Life & Death brand, close its two retail stores and dismiss 35 employees...
Bernie Dexter for Lucy B.
When Michelle Landry teamed up with the 1950s pinup-style model Bernie Dexter for a new line of vintage reproduction lingerie, they set out to be as true to the original vintage pieces as possible. Th...
Survey Says: E-Commerce Sales Skyrocket
E-commerce beat its growth forecasts in 2006, according to a Shop.org and Forrester Research survey, “The State of Retailing Online,” which was released Sept. 18. The n...
Centric Offers New Take on PLM
Developers at San Jose, Calif.–based Centric Software hope to take online product development to the next level with a new set of sourcing, specs and line planning applications, which they called the ...
TJX Settles
Framingham, Mass.–based discount retailer TXJ Cos. has settled a class-action lawsuit in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico regarding a claim of a computer security breach. The estimated costs of the se...
California Designers Among 'Project Runway' Lineup
Bravo TV’s hit fashion reality show, “Project Runway,” will return Nov. 14 for its fourth season of design and drama. The Emmy-nominated show, which pits designers again...
Intermix Enters the Mix in L.A.
If you’re looking to make an entrance in Los Angeles, this is a pretty good way to do it....
More of Everything at N.Y. Trade Shows
NEW YORK—There was a little more of everything for retailers attending the recent trade shows in New York: more exhibitors, more buyers shopping the shows, and more days to shop among...
JCPenney Goes Greener
Plano, Texas–based J.C. Penney Co. Inc., operator of JCPenney stores, has expanded its environmental-initiative program. The company will open a new green store in Denver and will expand its energymanagement program for new a...
Sock Safeguards Considered
When sock imports from Honduras jumped 50 percent last year, sock manufacturers in the United States grew nervous....
Carol Malony: Detail After Detail
After nearly a decade-long hiatus, lingerie designer Carol Malony has relaunched her eponymous lingerie brand for Spring 2007....
Gen Art Announces Fresh Faces Lineup
Gen Art’s 10th annual Fresh Faces in Fashion young designer showcase will kick off Los Angeles Fashion Week on Oct. 12 at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles. The 1...
True North
Vernon-based premium-denim lifestyle label True Religion has opened a 1,233-square-foot store in Northern California in The Village at Corte Madera. The store is True Religion’s 12th and is located alo...
