Retail After Ralphs: More Reasons to Come Downtown
An upscale Ralphs supermarket will debut on July 20 in downtown Los Angeles at 645 W. Ninth St., a place that until recently was practically a no man’s land for retailers. Popular org...
Armstrong, Nike Team Up
Beaverton, Ore.–based Nike Inc. and cyclist Lance Armstrong launched the Livestrong Collection, which will raise funds for the Lance Armstrong Foundation for cancer-survivor programs. All of the profits from the sale ...
Coping With Quotas at H.K. Fashion Week
HONG KONG—Inside the cavernous halls packed with crisp cotton shirts, faded denim blue jeans and brightly decorated skirts, one simple piece of clothing captured just about every buyer’s attent...
Westfield Discloses Plans for Valley Lifestyle Center
Shopping-center developer The Westfield Group disclosed plans to connect its Topanga and Promenade malls in California’s San Fernando Valley with a third yet-to-be-constructed center to establ...
Newness Keeps SwimShow Cool
The glamour and business of swim collided this month when the Swimwear Association of Florida’s SwimShow 2008 and the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Miami Swim fashion shows, orc...
People's Fashion Deal
Los Angeles– based People’s Liberation has signed a two-year distribution agreement with Fashion Deal BVBA for its William Rast label in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Fashion Deal BVBA is an ...
Letters of Marque
For actress Stacey Dash, the epitome of sexy comfort is a vintage dressing gown in her closet. ...
Loungewear Goes Eco
Socially conscious shoppers that have organic food in their refrigerators and eco-friendly clothes in their closets will soon be able to add organic cotton lingerie and sleepwear to their wardrobes....
Verreos and Paul to Debut Nikolaki Spring '08 in San Diego
Next month designers Nick Verreos and David Paul will head to San Diego to debut their Resort/Spring ’08 Nikolaki collection at a party at the W San Diego hotel....
Texas True
Vernon-based premium- denim brand and lifestyle label True Religion Apparel Inc. opened a 1,508-square-foot store at The Galleria in Houston. The Houston store is True Religion’s seventh boutique carrying the ...
Menswear Resources Set for Westcoast Exclusive
Upscale menswear brands, including Nick Hilton, Jack Victor Ltd. and Bod & Christensen, will show what’s new for Spring ’08 collections at the Westcoast ...
Taking a Fashionable Look at Compensation
CFA and 24Seven Release 2007 Salary Survey ...
Limited Sells Limited, Express
Columbus, Ohio–based retail giant Limited Brands Inc. inked a definitive agreement to transfer a 75 percent ownership interest in its Limited Stores business to affiliates of Sun Capital Partners, which will inject $50 million in equ...
The View From Hong Kong
The opening day of Hong Kong Fashion Week brought a slate of runway shows that demonstrated the breadth of offerings at the semiannual event, held July 10 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhi...
Blue Cult Update: Showroom Settlement Reached
The dispute between Blue Cult and its former sales and showroom staff has been settled....
