Four More Weeks of Holiday Shopping
“It’s not over until it’s over” may be the slogan for the 2006 Christmas retail season....
Slow Go
Manufacturing in the United States may slow considerably in 2007, compared to its revved-up pace in 2006. The National Association of Manufacturers forecast that industrial output would grow by only 2.8 percent, comp...
Merger Puts American Apparel on Major Growth Plan
With a proposed merger to become final in 2007, American Apparel founder Dov Charney is revving up expansion plans to add more retail stores, grow a recently acquired knitting factory and hir...
Penney Lane
Catherine West, named as one of Fortune magazine’s most powerful women in 2006, was terminated from her position as executive vice president and chief operating officer of J.C. Penney Inc. on Dec. 28. West had worked as presi...
Store Within a Store
The men’s boutique LASC, also known as the Los Angeles Sporting Club, is putting its weight behind European denim....
Apparel Contributes to Record Traffic at Local Ports
The apparel industry has been a major factor in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach receiving a record number of cargo containers this year....
Pathway: Street Brand Partners With Skate Legend
Designer/musician Danny Drake, who founded the streetwear brand Drifter, takes a punk-rock attitude when it comes to designing and marketing Pathway, his year-old line of better contemporary knit tops for m...
Steady Steering
Government officials in China announced they would keep the country’s currency at a stable level and try to curb investment growth. The United States sent a delegation to China recently to try to pressure the ...
TALA's Holiday Tradition
About 140 guests arrived on buses at this year’s Textile Association of Los Angeles annual holiday party, courtesy of Los Angeles City Councilmen Ed Reyes and Jose ...
Law Firm Launches Fashion/Apparel Division
Los Angeles law firm Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP has launched a fashion/apparel division, which will focus on serving the industry in all areas of business on both coasts....
Grail: Second Time's the Charm
Denim has led designer Peter Ross on a winding road. From fetching coffee for denim maven Blue Holdings’ Paul Guez to purchasing denim for Quiksilver and selling denim textiles to den...
Defunct Textile Firms Sued Over Pension Plans
A California trim company and a New York textile firm were sued by the U.S. Department of Labor for allegedly not forwarding more than $100,000 in employee contributions and loan repayments to a compa...
Anti-Dumping Duties
The U.S. Department of Commerce has imposed duties of 4.4 percent to 44.3 percent on certain types of polyester staple fiber coming from China. The fiber is used for filler in ski coats and other prod...
P.J. Salvage Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary
The Irvine, Calif.–based loungewear company P.J. Salvage toasted its 10-year anniversary with a nostalgic reminiscence of its original best-selling styles. For this year’s holiday season, P.J. Salvage ...
ASR Announces Holiday Edition Dates
The Action Sports Retailer Trade Expo announced its 2007 ASR Holiday edition will run May 23–24 at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, Calif. The two-day event was l...
