Counteracting the Counterfeiters
U.S. Chamber of Commerce hosts anti-counterfeiting event in L.A. ...
Jones' New e-Executive
New York–based manufacturer Jones Apparel Group Inc. named Ronald Offir president of e-commerce, a new position for the company. Offir was previously president of Kompo e-Commerce Solutions and has served as divisiona...
August '07: Back-to-School Pushes Retailers to Head of Class
Back-to-School sales gave retailers a boost during August, but will the good business last through the holidays?...
Container Fee Sidelined Until Next Year
Shippers can breathe a sigh of relief now that a container-fee bill making its way through the California Legislature has been shelved until next year....
Fashion Focuses on the Price of Fakes
Los Angeles’ fashion industry loses $617 million every year because of counterfeiting, according to the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp....
Hanes Sues American Apparel
Hanesbrands Inc., a publicly traded underwear and hosiery company spun off from Sara Lee Corp. last year, has filed a trademark-infringement lawsuit against American Apparel...
The ABCs of ERP: Enterprise Resource Planning Gets Down to Basics
With the pressure of speed to market, an increasingly global industry, multiple sales channels including the Internet, not to mention a host of other issues making the apparel industry more competitive and ch...
Something for Everyone at Las Vegas Shows
The wide-ranging sprawl of fashion trade shows spread out even further this season when the massive MAGIC Marketplace opened in Las Vegas, offering something for every apparel and accessorie...
American Apparel Deal Marches Ahead
An agreement to acquire American Apparel Inc., the Los Angeles apparel maker and retail chain known for its provocative ads and quirky founder, Dov Charney, was to have been completed by the ...
Paul Frank Industries Wins Trademark Case Against Founder
A U.S. District judge has ruled on the trademark-infringement lawsuit that Costa Mesa, Calif.–based Paul Frank Industries brought against founder Paul Frank Sunich, who was fired in 2005 after negotiations for a buyo...
7 Sale Complete
Greensboro, N.C.–based VF Corp. announced its acquisition of the 7 For All Mankind label is complete. The premium-denim lifestyle line will join VF’s other recent purchase, Portland, Ore.–based retailer Lucy, to form VF...
Gottschalks in Elk Grove
Fresno-based department-store chain Gottschalks Inc. will open a 58,000-square-foot prototype store in the Laguna 99 Shopping Center in Elk Grove in November. Compared with other Gottschalks stores, t...
Lucy to VF
The VF Corp., which has been on a buying spree lately, said it has completed its previously announced purchase of Lucy Activewear Inc. The executives at Lucy, based in Portland, Ore., will remain, including C...
Garment Contractor Dies at 83
Margaret Walter, who started a Los Angeles sewing contracting business in 1960 with her husband, Frank, passed away on Aug. 25 after a sudden fall. She was 83....
San Francisco Fashion Week '07: Wee Scotty
As its name suggests, the fashions from Wee Scotty are for wee folks....
