Port Traffic Up But Under Control
August is expected to be smooth sailing for container traffic at the nation’s ports. However, retailers are keeping a close watch on a possible longshore workers’ strike at the ports of Los Angeles and ...
Port Security Card Delayed
A much-touted security card that requires port workers and truckers to prove they are not illegal immigrants, terrorists or criminals was supposed to be in place by the end of last year. But a number of techn...
Catching Up With the Fashion Industries Guild's Man of the Year
On Oct. 6, the Fashion Industries Guild of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center will honor George Rudes, FIG’s 2007 “Man of the Year,” at their annual fund-rais...
House Extends Andean Trade Preferences
It was a down-to-the-wire decision. But the U.S. House of Representatives voted to give a short-term extension to a trade agreement that affects four Andean countries....
Legal Aid Formed for Prop. 65 Concerns
California apparel manufacturers and retailers are increasingly becoming concerned about complying with a 21-year-old statute that has since snowballed into a complex set of restrictions that could ca...
The Pros
The Professional Club, formerly known as the Textile Professional Club, held an end-of-the-season dinner June 21 at the Bel-Air Bar & Grill in West Los Angeles,...
Retail Pricing Decision
The U.S.Supreme Court decided in favor of Commerce-based accessories maker Leegin Creative Leather Products, makers of Brighton Accessories, in its lawsuit against Texas retailer PSKS Inc. The case hinged on whether Leegin could req...
Spy Games: New Tag Technologies Help Fight Theft, Counterfeits
Customs officials recently seized more than $230 million in counterfeit merchandise bearing the names of Chanel, Prada, Nike, True Religion, Coach...
Palm Springs Landmark Set for Renovation
The former Desert Fashion Plaza, once home to stores such as I. Magnin and Saks Fifth Avenue, looks like it will finally be renovated, much to the delight of reside...
Counterfeit Ring Nabbed in New York
After more than a year of investigations, federal authorities in New York charged 29 people with trying to smuggle in more than 950 shipments of fake purses, shoes, watches and apparel through various...
Blue Holdings Makes Nice With NASDAQ
Blue Holdings, the publicly traded maker of Antik, Taverniti So and Yanuk premium denim, got into hot water with NASDAQ in June in connection with an agree...
True Religion, Jessica Simpson Dive into Swim
InGear Swim, a New York–based swimwear manufacturer, has landed licenses for True Religion and Jessica Simpson swimwear....
Pop Life
More than 300 people packed Los Angeles–based Xin on June 22 when the boutique hosted a gallery show for the artist Chase. The 29-year-old single-named artist has painted pop art–inspired murals in Tokyo, Berlin and Los Angeles’...
U.K. Store to Open 50 U.S. Stores
London-based retailer Reiss hopes to start another British invasion with its recently opened boutique on Los Angeles’ Robertson Boulevard....
Barney's Dubai
Istithmar, a private-equity and alternative-investment house based in Dubai, purchased Barneys New York Inc. from Jones Apparel Group for $825 million in cash. The deal allows Jones to consider other ...
