Container Traffic at U.S. Ports Sets Record
That cargo just keeps on coming....
Growing Larger
Redcats Group, the home-shopping arm of French luxury goods group PPR, is acquiring United Retail Group Inc., a retailer of large-size women’s fashion based in Rochelle Park, N.J., for $198.9 million. The deal comes on the heels of P...
Gerber Names Marketing VP
William H. Brewster Jr., has been named vice president of global marketing and product management for Tolland, Conn.–based Gerber Technology....
Glam.com Goes Beyond E-tail
Two years ago, Glam launched a “fashion start-up” Web site at
Lectra Teams With ICCG Consultants
Lectra executives said they have entered into a partnership with Warminster, Penn.–based Independent Computer Consulting Group Inc. (ICCG), to provide implementation and other consult...
Loudermilk Men: Luxury After Hemp
A Wall Street deal maker wrapped in a hemp suit might sound like a fantasy, but for Los Angeles designer Linda Loudermilk, it is no dream. Instead it’s the next frontier in eco-fashion....
Billabong Buys Xcel
Billabong International has announced its acquisition of Xcel, the Hawaii-based maker of wetsuits and watersports accessories that was awarded the Surf Industry Manufacturers Associ...
N.Y. Fashion Week Parked Until 2010
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week in New York will remain in Bryant Park for two more years thanks to a deal struck between show producers IMG Fashion and the New York Cit...
YMI Goes Behind the Scenes for Holiday Campaign
Los Angeles-based YMI Jeanswear will be taking a different tack to promote its Holiday ’07 denim line....
Doneger's Wolfe Leads Material World Seminars
Trend authority David Wolfe of The Doneger Group will lead a cast of experts during the seminar series of the Material World New York fabrics, sourcing and technology show, set for ...
Fashion Focused at ASR and Agenda
Buyers, surfers and skaters descended upon San Diego for the double whammy of the Action Sports Retailer Trade Expo Sept. 7-9 at the San Diego Convention Center and...
Citizens of Humanity Acquires Goldschmied's Label, Laundry
Huntington Park, Calif.–based premium-denim maker Citizens of Humanity has acquired denim veteran Adriano Goldschmied’s premium-denim brand, GoldSign, and Laundry Atelier, Goldschmied...
Executive Shift at Gap
San Francisco–based Gap Inc. is losing its chief financial officer. The retail giant announced that Byron Pollitt is leaving to pursue other interests. His duties will be assumed by Sabrina Simmons, who was re...
Think Tank: [TC]2's 3-D Body Scanner
[TC]2's 3-D body scanner is just one of the research firm's innovations...
Blackheart Brotherhood Partners With Allyance
New York–based snowboard outerwear brand Allyance has joined forces with Blackheart Brotherhood, a design an...
