Port Security Measures Could Delay Cargo
Port workers may be hauling more than cargo this time next year....
Alstyle, OP Moves
Todd Scarborough, president of Anaheim, Calif.–based Alstyle Apparel, has been named corporate vice president, apparel division, for parent company Ennis Inc. He retains his position as president of Alstyle. In other news, Ir...
J. Crew IPO Stirs Interest in Apparel Stocks
J. Crew Group Inc.’s initial public offering has stirred up interest for investments in apparel stocks after posting the third-largest IPO opening ever for an apparel company....
MAGIC Moves Swim
Buyers in search of swimwear at the Aug. 28–31 MAGIC Marketplace in Las Vegas will find the category has a new home....
Rokara: High-Low Fashion for the Upper-Crust Rocker
After 20 years of making clothes for punks, Goths and misfits under the Lip Service, Black List and Kill City brands, Original Cult is launching a contemporary line...
China Growth
China has taken control of half of the U.S. apparel market in areas where quotas have been removed, gaining much of it from other developing countries, except India and Vietnam, according to recent da...
Gottschalks Chairman Retires
Joseph Levy on June 28 announced his retirement from Gottschalks Inc.’s board of directors. Levy, a member of the department store’s founding family, served as chairman of the board since the Fresnobased company went public in 1986. A...
St. John Appoints New Retail EVP
St. John Knits International Inc. has appointed Ralph Polese as its new executive vice president of retail. He joined the Irvine, Calif.–based luxury brand in March as the chief executive of i...
Baby Boomers Pump New Life Into Desert Retail
The El Paseo Shopping District in Palm Desert was one of the first luxury retail strips in California’s high desert area. Although the 300-store strip now is the add...
Rampage Closes, Forever 21 Moves In
Charlotte Russe Holdings, Inc., is closing its Rampage stores, which it has owned for nearly 10 years....
Barneys, H&M Announce New California Stores
San Francisco will be the address of a flagship department store for Barneys New York, according to a company statement released June 27. On the same day, ...
Quick Turnaround on Innovo's Board
Faster than you can say “blue jeans,” a recently appointed board member has left Innovo Group Inc., the struggling apparel company in Commerce, Calif., that makes Joe...
Design Starts Here
Fashion will be center stage for the Port of Los Angeles’ centennial celebration when a fashion show will be presented July 12, 2007, in Grand Hope Park next to the Fashion I...
Barneys Co-op to Open at The Grove
Barneys Co-op will open at The Grove shopping center in mid-March 2007, said Todd Russell, senior vice president of retail leasing and marketing for Caruso Affiliated, owner of the Los Ange...
Mervyns' New Crew
Hayward, Calif.–based retailer Mervyns has restructured its executive staff, promoting seven vice presidents in the process. Among the promotions is David Kranz, the divisional merchandise manager for misses apparel, now vice president, merc...
