Tag-It Acquisition
Woodland Hills, Calif.–based trimmings supplier Tag-It Pacific Inc. has acquired NextTrim, a forecasting agency and Web site (
MAGIC Has Lots of Competition in Las Vegas
Exhibitors reported a busy first day at the MAGIC Marketplace, which ran Feb. 13–16 at the Las Vegas Convention Center and the Las Vegas Hilton. From the de...
ID Theft
TJX Cos. Inc., which operates off-price chains TJ Maxx and Ross Dress for Less, reported that a hacker had gained access to the company’s system and stole account information from its customers for more than a...
Shades of Greige: A Staple Less Ordinary
Los Angeles–based designer Micah Cohen is hoping the third time’s the charm. Cohen—who graduated from Pitzer College in Claremont, Calif., in 2002 with a degree in film and later atten...
PAD System Relocates
Montreal-based CAD provider PAD System Technologies has relocated its U.S. headquarters to suite A718 of the California Market Center in Los Angeles. The company was previou...
Local Economic Forecast Sees Apparel Jobs Shrinking
In the latest economic forecast by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp., the apparel and textile industries in Los Angeles and Orange County will shed a few hun...
San Francisco Boom Means Retail Opportunities
San Francisco’s retail trade has had its share of hits in the past. But the market is rebounding, thanks to a new wave of growth in the technology sector as well as an influx of new retail concepts lur...
New York Fashion Week: Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent
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CEO Exits
One day after shareholders rejected a proposed sale to two private equity firms, Fabian Mansson, president and chief executive of Eddie Bauer Holdings Inc., resigned. Board member Howard Gross will be the interim chi...
L.A. Garment Contractor Ordered to Pay Back Wages
After an extensive federal investigation, Reuben’s Garment Cutting and Marking paid 57 employees some $66,000 in back wages for overtime work that was not justly compensated....
A Change in Market Week Adds to Lingerie Americas' Success
NEW YORK—The air gets just a bit sexier when the largest lingerie trade show in North America, Lingerie Americas, rolls into town with the latest trends in fine, intimate apparel....
Hollywood Spotlight
Lingerie designer Bianca E. Cabada put the spotlight on new design talent when her company hosted “The Doorway Into Fashion” on Jan. 28 at the Music Box theater in Hollywood....
To Russia With Love
Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world’s largest retailer, is thinking of expanding its retail operations to Russia as consumers there bump up their spending. Wal-Mart, based in Bentonville, Ark., has been mo...
Denim Line Aims to Stamp Out Hunger in Africa
The people at Los Angeles–based IT Jeans have been pretty busy lately....
Finance Guy Goes
Charles Kleman—Chico’s executive vice president, chief financial officer and treasurer—said he plans to leave the retail company as soon as a new CFO is found. Kleman has been employed by the company since 1988....
