High Design With a Heart
Evans Group combines high-end contracting with heartfelt philanthropy ...
New CEO at Halston
Bonnie Takhar has been named president and chief executive officer of The Halston Co., according to Hilco Consumer Capital LLC and The Weinstein Co., both co-investors in and principal owners of the i...
Gentry in at Invista
Invista, the fiber and polymer division of Wichita, Kan.–based Koch Industries, named Jeff Gentry chief executive officer for Invista, replacing Jeff Walker, who recently resigned. Gentry is a current ...
LVCC Officials Approve Expansion
Las Vegas Convention Center officials on May 8 approved a plan to invest $890 million to renovate and expand the 48-yearold, 3.2 million-square-foot center, home to the MAGIC Marketp...
Microsoft Tech Truck Rolls Into Fashion District
Microsoft Corp., in conjunction with Santa Monica, Calif.–based software suppliers AIMS and Focal Technology Solutions Inc., will host a technology showcase from 11 ...
Four More Free-Trade Agreements on the Horizon
Free-trade agreements with Panama, Peru, Colombia and South Korea are getting closer to reality after Congress worked out a bipartisan trade policy between Democrats and Republicans....
Blue's i.am Antik Deal
Commerce-based Blue Holdings Inc. has struck a deal with will.i.am––the musician, producer and member of the Grammy Award–winning group the Black Eyed Peas––for a premium-denim line that will complement Blue Holdi...
The Grove in New York? Caruso Debuts Manhattan Office
One of California’s best-known shopping-center developers, Rick Caruso, is taking his act to New York City....
True Religion Misses First-Quarter Target
Vernon, Calif.–based denim giant True Religion Apparel saw its first-quarter gross margin grow a record 56.3 percent, but it missed its projected target of $39.9 million in net sales, ringing in instead at $3...
Tilly's Names Real Estate Manager
Irvine, Calif.–based surf- and streetwear retailer Tilly’s has named two key executives to its management team....
Customs Seizes Record Number of Textile and Apparel Imports
Last month, U.S. Customs inspectors at the Port of Long Beach pulled aside a container of merchandise labeled as brooms. When they pried opened the metal box, not one single broom was inside....
When Narciso Met Liz
New York–based manufacturing giant Liz Claiborne Inc. struck a deal with designer Narciso Rodriguez to acquire a 50 percent ownership stake in Rodriguez’s company, Narciso Rodriguez. The designer has been named creative direct...
California Retailers That Set the Trends
Retail has always been big in California—but recently it’s gotten even bigger....
Hanesbrands Consolidates in DR
Winston-Salem, N.C.–based Hanesbrands Inc. announced plans to shutter three sewing and assembly operations in Itabo, Dominican Republic, as the company pursues a plan to consolidate its sewing producti...
April '07: Retail Sales Stumble After Easter
The performance of the retail sector decreased 2.4 percent in April, according to the New York–based International Council of Shopping Centers. It was the largest decline since April 2002. Economists and reta...
