Kellwood Names e-Commerce Chief
St. Louis–based Kellwood Co. has named Tom Pastorello as director of e-commerce. Pastorello will manage e-commerce activities for all of Kellwood...
Real Food for Virtual Shoppers
Orlando, Fla.–based Internet shopping portal CheapBuy Shopping Channels opened a new food court, where online shoppers at one of CheapBuy’s 1,000 stores can order food online for delivery at home. The site, which launched in January, ...
Barbara Shifts to a U.S.-Based Subsidiary
The French lingerie company Barbara is ready to make a major presence in the U.S. market. In order to build a closer face-to-face relationship with its American customers, Barbara recently sh...
Michael Stars Launches Dresses
T-shirt maker Michael Stars has offered T-shirt–style dresses for seasons, but the Spring/Summer 2007 season marks the first time the brand approached the category with a full collection. Feat...
New CEO for TJX
Framingham, Mass.–based TJX Companies, operators of 826 T.J. Maxx and 751 Marshalls stores, named long-standing company board member Carol Meyrowitz chief executive officer. Meyrowitz will continue to serve as president of TJ...
Is Fast Fashion Setting the Pace?
It’s been a long time coming, and now that it’s here, fastfashion retail is changing the way California’s retailers and apparel makers do business....
Made-to-Measure for the Masses
Entrepreneur Lori Coulter brings customized swimwear to the open market ...
PacSun Streamlines Sourcing, Order Management
Anaheim, Calif.–based retailer Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. hopes to drastically improve its sourcing and buying operations with the help of new technology aimed at smoothing ou...
OptiTex Rolls Out Nesting Package
OptiTex has released a network version of its Nest++2 nesting software for the textile industry....
Avery, Vue Team Up for Low-Cost RFID
Westlake Village, Calif.–based Avery Dennison Retail Information Services and Lake Forest, Calif.–based Vue Technology have formed a marketing agreement aimed at delivering cost-effici...
Reef Goes 24/7 With New Sales System
The VF Corp. is continuing to consolidate its back-office operations after its recent spate of acquisitions. The company’s Reef brand will soon use the same sales s...
CW Christian Weber: Italian Luxury With an L.A. Edge
Los Angeles may have developed a reputation as the capital of casual dressing, but designer Christian Weber thinks there’s plenty of room in the market for something more sophisticated....
Apparel Companies Delve Into Mobile Marketing
Young consumers are like moving targets these days, and tracking them down can be a challenge for apparel marketers. But companies are making inroads by hitting these shoppers where they stand—while they...
Lectra Enters the Third Dimension With Modaris 3-D
Lectra is going big into 3-D with the impending release of its Modaris 3-D Fit prototyping solution, aimed at speeding up the sample-making process for designers and pattern makers....
MAGICOnline Adds New Search Engine
MAGIC International, producer of the MAGIC Marketplace apparel show in Las Vegas, has added an exhibitor search engine to its www.magiconline.com...
