Timberland Buys Howies
The Timberland Co., based in Stratham, N.H., acquired active-sports brand Howies Ltd. The brand, founded “for the inspired action- sports and outdoor customer” seeks to convey an environmental a...
Style Gets Hitched
The Style Network, the fashion sister network of Los Angeles–based E! Networks, struck a programming and marketing agreement with online wedding site The Knot. Together the two sites will produce special programming b...
Project Global Trade Show
California Apparel News spoke with Sam Ben-Avraham, president of Project, about what to expect for the next show, which will be held February 14–16 at the Venetian Hotel. ...
Headhunter Sues Ed Hardy for Fraud
Carlson-Thomas Personnel in Los Angeles has filed a fraud and breach-of-contract lawsuit in California’s Superior Court against Don Ed Hardy Inc. in connection with its hiring of Henr...
TALA to Hold Holiday Party Dec. 15
The Textile Association of Los Angeles will hold its 62nd-annual holiday party for inner-city children on Dec. 15....
Falling Vacancies Push Up Rents for Warehouse, Retail Space
Apparel manufacturers, importers and distributors looking for warehouse and office space may not find the falling prices that are being realized in the housing market. Strength in international trade ...
MAGIC to Add Prints Show
Textile and surface design show Printsource New York will join the lineup in Las Vegas, thanks to a deal struck between the New York–based textile show and Woodland Hills, Calif...
Selling Value
Value City Department Stores is on the auction block. Store executives announced to their top ranks on Dec. 6 that the parent company, Retail Ventures Inc. in Columbus, Ohio, has retained Financo Inc. and CIBC World Markets ...
Black Friday Caps Volatile November '06
November ended with a bang. But it would not have happened without the help of Black Friday, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers....
Inside Las Vegas
If you think Las Vegas became the world’s trade-show capital because it offers convention-goers myriad entertainment options after working the show floor, think again. After all, how many other cities ...
New Lingerie Trade Show for Gerry
Empty spaces in the Gerry Building don’t stay empty for long on the happening lingerie floor....
Guatemala's Apparel Sourcing Show Takes the Early-Bird Approach
For the first time in recent memory, the Apparel Sourcing Show in Guatemala City, Guatemala, will be held in April instead of May....
Tarrant Buys Canadian Rival
Tarrant Apparel Group, the long-time Los Angeles clothing company best known for its private-label blue jeans and its American Rag label sold at Macy’s and other Fed...
Kellwood Goes to Hollywould
St. Louis–based Kellwood Co. acquired New York–based shoe label Hollywould Inc., founded by Holly Dunlap in 1999. The deal helps Kellwood with its strategy to expand its portfolio to include higher-prof...
Jem Sportswear: Into the Spotlight
Jem Sportswear, the 35-year-old maker of licensed and private-label T-shirts that stock the racks of retailers from discount giant Target to Los Angeles contemporary boutiqu...
