Uniform Acquisition
Burbank-based Aramark Uniform Services has acquired ALAC Garment Services, a company that rents industrial uniforms and products. The deal nets Aramark ALAC’s 650 customers, as well as an estimated $4 ...
Building Buzz in San Clemente
The Amerikan Project and Mada seem to be cut from the same cloth. The respective founders of the emerging action-sports apparel companies grew up skating and surfing in Southern ...
May '05 Sales Prove Steady
Unseasonably chilly weather in May cooled consumers’ appetites for shopping. But economists said retailers managed to bring in respectable sales and that economic trends could pave the way to a June ma...
More Apparel Retailers and Manufacturers Go Green
The recent spike in oil and gasoline prices has once again raised awareness of energy costs....
Badgley Mischka Heads West
New York–based Candie’s Inc., owner of the Badgley Mischka luxury brand, has inked a retail licensing deal with Pristine Fashion Group to open two Badgley Mischka boutiques in California. The deal grants Pristi...
Sew Cal/Action
Los Angeles–based film wardrobe, hat and surfwear maker Sew Cal Logo Inc. has purchased the assets of Huntington Beach–based Action Shirts, a 27-year-old company that provides graphic design and screen ...
Lingerie & Innerwear
ParkVogel Goes Essential ...
Exploring China as a New Apparel Frontier
SHANGHAI, China—If you’re going to do business in China, be prepared to be served duck tongue or still-squirming lobster. And if someone tells you his not-to-be-missed factory is only one hour away, bra...
Massachusetts Company to Acquire Aptavis
Needham, Mass.–based technology company PTC said it will acquire Nashua, N.H.–based Aptavis Technologies Corp. for an undisclosed sum. Both companies develop product data management (P...
CFDA Winners
Vera Wang was named Womenswear Designer of the Year and John Varvatos was named Menswear Designer of the Year at the 2005 Council of Fashion Designers of America awards ceremony in New York. Marc Jacobs landed the A...
New at Lost Clothing
Lost Clothing USA added two new positions to its sales and marketing department in a move to grow the surf and skate brand....
Ross Stores Buys Distribution Center
Off-price retailer Ross Stores Inc., based in Pleasanton, Calif., has acquired a nearly 700,000-square-foot distribution facility in Moreno Valley, Calif., for $38.2 million, reported Los An...
Liza Stewart Showroom
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West Coast Resources Lead Pack for Dallas Fashion Awards
BCBG Max Azria, Emil Rutenburg, Blue Cult, Joe’s Jeans and True Religion are among the West Coast–based finalists that will be up for honors during the 30th annual Dallas Fash...
Cristina Angarola Moves to the Cooper Design Space
After seven years at the California Market Center, the Cristina Angarola showroom moved to the Cooper Design Space at the end of May for the Los Angeles Fall II Mar...
