High Gas Prices Are Changing Consumers' Shopping Habits
An ACNielsen study shows that high gasoline prices are forcing consumers to alter their shopping ways....
Power To the People
A gaffe by an electrical worker left more than 2 million people in Los Angeles without power on Sept. 12. The midday power outage affected thousands of businesses, from the Fashion District to the San...
ASR Reports Most Successful Show in Years
Surf is riding high again; the proof is in the trade show....
Girls Get on the Board
As the number of girls skating, snowboarding and surfing increases, sportswear manufacturers are getting in touch with their feminine side. With functional suits, girly rash guards made for riding wav...
Multiplying 7 Several Times for Profit
Southern California’s 7 for All Mankind is adding up to more choices....
Jack's Reopens in Dana Point After 14-Year Absence
So maybe absence does make the heart grow fonder....
Lofts Focus on Fashion in Downtown L.A.
When the Eastern Columbia Building in downtown Los Angeles is remodeled into loft-style condos next year, fashion will be all around the landmark structure....
Nordstrom to Expand in Bay Market
Nordstrom will build a new 149,000-square-foot store at the Stoneridge Shopping Center in Pleasanton, Calif., replacing an older, smaller store in the center....
Hurricane Survey
The American Apparel & Footwear Association and the National Retail Federation are conducting a survey to find out what apparel, footwear and retail companies are doing in response to Hurricane Ka...
MAGIC Breaks the 100,000 Mark
LAS VEGAS—Consumers are playing dress up....
San Francisco Fashion Week '05: Richard Hallmarq
Contemporary fashion designer Richard Hallmarq got much of his inspiration from traditional Central American dressings and modified them for contemporary fashion lovers. The Panamanian-born designer p...
Local Clothing Businesses Stung by Katrina
Hurricane Katrina, which displaced thousands along the Gulf Coast, left a path of destruction that trickled into California....
Dominican Republic Approves CAFTA
Legislators in the Dominican Republic approved the Central American Free Trade Agreement, joining El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and the United States in ratifying the pact. The action was applauded...
San Francisco Fashion Week '05: Touch Vintage Couture Benefit Show
Fashion Week’s 2005 beneficiary, The Touch Foundation, presented a fashion retrospective featuring creations by notable designers, including Oscar de la Renta, Bill Blass, Carolina Herrera and...
San Francisco Fashion Week '05: Wee Scotty
Children’s clothing designer Lynne Gallagher reinterprets contemporary styles for girls and sells her line at the Wee Scotty Children’s Boutique and Fashion School on Union Street. On ...
