San Diego Activewear Co. Prana Gets Energy Award
Vista, Calif.–based activewear company Prana received a Green Power Leadership award from the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy for incorporating sever...
Malden Files
Polartec fleece maker Malden Mills filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Gordon Brothers Group is expected to purchase the Lawrence, Mass.–based textile company for $44 million....
Macerich Sells Shopping Centers
Santa Monica, Calif.–based real estate investment trust The Macerich Co. has sold three of its malls in Colorado, Oklahoma and Arkansas for $390 million to Springdale, Ark.–ba...
Blue Sage
The Gerry Building Suite 604 (213) 627-3748
Design Options Revamps
Los Angeles–based trend-forecasting service Design Options has revamped the look of its trend materials, unveiling a new logo and adding new features, such as removable yarn skeins, to help de...
Diesel Suit
Diesel U.S.A., the domestic arm of the Italian brand, won its fight against retailer Chic Lady Ltd. over the use of Diesel’s trademark on Chic Lady jeans....
Apparel Businesses Ponder Role in Calif. Health-Care Reform
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed an ambitious $12 billion health insurance reform program on Jan. 8, and many apparel retailers and manufacturing executives are now wondering how the plan might aff...
Taylor and Hyde
Gregg Fiene has a talent for addressing the forgotten customer in the middle of markets. When Fiene started G-Squared Fashions Inc.—the company that produces Taylor and Hyde...
Cherokee International
Los Angeles–based Cherokee Inc. struck a multiyear, international licensing deal with S.A.C.I. Falabella, owner of Tottus Hypermarket Stores in Chile, for a line of men’s, women’s and children’s apparel, ...
Paxar, NGC Form Marketing Alliance
Miami-based software developer New Generation Computing has teamed with White Plains, N.Y.–based tags-and-labels producer Paxar Corp. to integrate each other’s product lines a...
Select Showroom
The New Mart Suite 502 (213) 622-7620...
Showroom Seven to Offer Fashion Show Production Services in L.A.
New York–based Showroom Seven and Seventh House PR opened a permanent Los Angeles showroom and public relations office at the Coo...
Leaving a Gap
San Francisco–based Gap Inc. recently lost two executives—Denise Johnston, president of Gap Adult, and Ivy Ross, executive vice president of product design for Gap’s Old Navy division....
H.K. Knitting Co. Opens L.A. Office
A Chinese company with 15 knitting factories and more than 10,000 workers has opened an office in the California Market Center to provide private branding services for manufacturers....
Reef to Launch Women's Categories
For Spring 2008, San Diego–based surf brand Reef will debut its first collection of women’s sportswear, swimsuits and closed-toe shoes. The brand, which originally hailed from Brazil, has women’s swim licenses ...
