Capital Business Opens Asia Office
New York–based Capital Business Credit LLC, formerly called Capital Factors LLC, has opened an office in Hong Kong to provide global supply chain financial services to its customers d...
Shopping for Technology at MAGIC
Apparel manufacturers and retailers will have ample opportunity to check out the latest from technology vendors at MAGIC Marketplace Aug. 28–31 in Las Vegas....
PLM Heads Material World N.Y. Seminars
Product lifecycle management (PLM), an emerging technology aimed at streamlining product development, will be the main subject of discussion on Material World New York’s seminar sche...
Juuml;nker: Taking Custom to Contemporary
Designers Tod Waters and Giuliana Mayo have been dressing rock stars for years in their custom label Juuml;nker Designs....
Joe & Flo: Denim-Minded T-shirts
Denim-loving designer Cindi Carper didn’t want just any T-shirt to wear with her premium denim. “It had to be comfortable and a little bit twisted, but there wasn’t anything ou...
Lectra Picked for Sizing Survey in China
Technology provider Lectra is about to launch an ambitious endeavor: taking the body measurements of 20,000 Chinese citizens....
!It Jeans Opens In-Store Shop
Los Angeles–based denim maker !It Jeans opened an in-store shop Aug. 8 at Macy’s in New York’s Herald Square. The 168-square-foot store carries the brand’s collection of women’s core and fa...
PCC Introduces Stretch Nonwovens
Precision Custom Coatings LLC, the Totowa, N.J.–based nonwoven, coated- and laminated–fabric maker, has launched a new nonwoven fabric that stretches like a knit. ...
Lips: Jeans With an Air of Mystery
Most new designers launch eponymous collections in an effort to make their names known. For Lips, anonymity is a key element of the brand. Buyers aren’t given information about the designers...
J Brand: Now for Men
J Brand jeans have been on the fast track to denim domination since their exclusive launch at Ron Herman on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles in spri...
Famous Stars and Straps: Not Another Celebrity Brand
Travis Barker just wants to create. The drummer for several punk/hip-hop outfits, including The Transplants and Plus-44, the former drummer of chart-topping Blink-1...
Sub-Urban Gets Airport-Area HQ
Los Angeles–based Sub-Urban Brands Inc., marketers of Whiteboy and other young contemporary brands, will relocate its corporate headquarters from downtown Los Angeles to the city...
More Forth & Towne
Forth & Towne, the concept store chain launched by San Francisco–based Gap Inc. for women 35 and older, will be opening one store at the Otay Ranch Town Center in Chula Vista and another at Paseo N...
Gottschalks Net Income Up for 2nd Quarter
Gottschalks Inc. reported good financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2006. The Fresno, Calif., department store chain stated, on Aug. 24, that its net income for the second quart...
Capitalizing on Brand Nostalgia
What’s in a name? When it comes to branding, quite a bit....
