Fashion Makes Big Change on Abbot Kinney
When Carrie Hauman walked her dog, Zoe, around Abbot Kinney Boulevard a few years ago, the former interior decorator wondered how the handful of fashion boutiques on the street survived....
McCluskey's in the Swim
Helen McCluskey, group president intimate apparel of New York–based Warnaco Group, has added global management of Warnaco’s swimwear brands to her responsibilities. McCluskey has been with the company since 2004. Warnaco’s lingerie lab...
Trends Help Draw an International Crowd at L.A. Fashion Market
Business was surprisingly good at the June 8–12 run of the Los Angeles Fashion Market at the California Market Center, The New Ma...
Forever 21 Goes Upscale With Twelve by Twelve
Forever 21 unveiled its new concept, Twelve by Twelve, with a cocktail party at hip downtown loft space The Marvimon House....
Retail Is the Rising Star in the Inland Empire
California’s Inland Empire has long been known as the warehouse empire of the West, but for the first time in years, retail real estate investment is outpacing industrial sales, indicating that retaile...
Opposition to Port Clean-Air Plan Goes Into Higher Gear
Trucking companies are starting to take off their mitts to challenge the local ports’ clean-air plan, which would virtually eliminate all independent drivers picking up and delivering to the docks in t...
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FGILA Plants Seeds of Change
Going green—it’s a hot topic as of late. In an attempt to answer the inevitable “How to” que...
FIG Dallas Names New Retail Manager
Ashley Gage has been named retail-development manager for the Fashion Industry Gallery (FIG) wholesale center in Dallas....
Demand for Warehouse, Retail Space Continues to Be Strong
The search for quality distribution and warehouse space continued to be difficult during the first quarter of 2007 in Los Angeles County, where vacancies remained at the sub 2 percent level, ...
CMC and 1060 Sherman to Open Market
The June 8–12 run of the Los Angeles Fashion Market kicks off with a grand-opening-night mixer co-hosted by the California Market Center and contemporary la...
Paige, Gonzalez and Nieder Honored by AIU
The American Intercontinental University will present its 2007 portfolio graduation fashion show on June 21 at the Avalon club in Hollywo...
Retailers Bounce Back in May '07
Consumers regained their appetite for spending in May after a downturn in April. The recovery ended talk of a market slowdown, said Michael Niemira, chief economist of the New York–ba...
Packing Cargo Into the Ports
Retail container traffic is expected to reach new highs this summer throughout the country’s major ports, according to a recent report by the National Retail Federation and economic-f...
Most Ethical
Ventura-based outdoor-apparel manufacturer Patagonia; Beaverton, Ore.–based footwear and activewear giant Nike; and Spartanburg, S.C.–based textile mill Milliken & Co. were among the companies named as the...
