AIMS to Discuss Remote-Order Entry
Santa Ana, Calif.–based AIMS (Apparel Information Management System) and affiliate Groupe BDM will present a free seminar on Internet-based order management at 6 p.m...
Paxar to Host Brand Protection Forum
White Plains, N.Y.–based tags and labels supplier Paxar Corp. will present a seminar on brand protection and counterfeiting Sept. 15 at the Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown Hotel....
Praying for Success
How can a mother of five who attended Bible College dazzle the fashion world?...
Blowout at Polo
The windows of Polo Ralph Lauren’s Sutter Street store in San Francisco were blown out Aug. 19 when an underground electrical transformer triggered an explosion that shook buildings in the city’s financ...
M.Fredric Launches New Men's Boutique
For most of his two decades in retail, Fred Levine said he thought building a men’s clothing business would be a mistake. It was simply too different from the women’s clothing market that had b...
Nordstrom and Jeffrey
Seattle specialty retail chain Nordstrom Inc. purchased a majority stake in influential boutique Jeffrey and landed the store’s founder, Jeffrey Kalinsky, as its new director of designer merchandising. Kalinsk...
Stiletto Killers Branch Out
Kelly Osbourne, daughter of famed rocker Ozzy Osbourne, along with co-designer and friend Ali Barone, is launching the Stiletto Killers Collection, a new division of their line Stile...
Gap's F&T Bows
San Francisco–based Gap Inc. opened its first Forth & Towne store Aug. 24 in New York City suburb West Nyack, N.Y. The company is opening four more concept stores, targeting women 35 years and olde...
Bass Pro Shops to Expand in SoCal
Springfield, Mo.–based Bass Pro Shops is set to open a 180,000-square-foot Outdoor World super store at the Victoria Gardens open-air shopping center in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. This...
Southern California Garment Contractor Fined Over Wages
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) recovered $60,205 in unpaid wages for 124 garment workers after an investigation found that Corin’s Sewing Contractor failed to pay its employees the minimum...
ENK to Launch Denim-Only Show in New York
New York–based ENK Trade Events International, producer of the Fashion Coterie and Brighte contemporary shows in Los Angeles and Las Vegas, will debut a denim-only ...
Saks Makes it Payback Time
Saks Inc. will reimburse about $48 million to vendors after an internal investigation showed the retailer improperly collected markdown allowances over an eight-year period....
Von Dutch, Seven Team With ApparelMagic
Los Angeles–based apparel manufacturers Von Dutch Originals LLC and Seven Licensing Co. announced they have implemented Glendale, Calif.–based Murphy & Associates’...
Inventory Specialists at Buxbaum Evolving Into Apparel Investors
When 7 for All Mankind went looking for a major investor in its hot denim venture, the Los Angeles apparel maker did not go to the usual suspects in the investment banking community....
Intuition Owner to Appear on QVC
Jaye Hersh has used almost every popular technology to sell clothes for her West Los Angeles shop, Intuition. Last year, she launched the Web site www.shopintui...
