Quiksilver's Kohl's Deal
Huntington Beach–based surfwear manufacturer Quiksilver Inc. struck an exclusive licensing deal with Menomonee Falls, Wis.–based retailer Kohl’s Corp. for Quiksilver’s Tony Hawk clothing brand. Under the deal, Kohl’s will be the ...
Gap, Other Stores Prospect Market for Female Baby Boomers
Gap Inc. earns millions of dollars manufacturing and retailing clothing for young adults with its Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy chains. But the San Francisco–based compan...
Kitson Finds Gold in Cartoon Characters, Announces New Kids Store
Kitson built its reputation as one of the boutiques favored by celebrities on Los Angeles’ Robertson Boulevard. But in the past year, owner Fraser Ross has found success in cartoon characters....
California Employment Outlook Slips
Even though California’s job growth rate is expected to cool during the second quarter of the year, the overall employment outlook should be better than last year’s....
MAGIC Teams With JCK for Accessories Show at Hilton
Woodland Hill, Calif.–based trade show giant MAGIC International will host a new accessories show at the Las Vegas Hilton during the Aug. 29–Sept. 1 run of MAGIC’s Las Vegas sh...
Expanded E-Tail Conference Firms Up Plans
The agenda of eTail 2005 (
Little Black Dress Returns to L.A.
The fourth annual Little Black Dress charity event will return to Los Angeles at the W Hotel on June 7....
April '05 Retail Sales a Mixed Bag
April beat the estimates, and economists such as Michael Niemira admitted surprise when retail sales grew 2.2 percent compared with April 2004. These gains were measured by an index of the co...
Central American Factories Stalled While Waiting for Free-Trade Agreement
GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala—Inside one of Guatemala’s largest apparel factories, hundreds of nimble workers stitch colorful knit shirts to the rhythm of Latin music interspersed with rock ’n’ roll tunes....
Good Times to Roll Again for Skate Boutique
First-time retailer Brad Block hopes to make some surf shop history in one of the cradles of the surf industry. In 2004, he took over 17-year-old Good Times Surf and Sport, located a few miles away ...
Execs Discuss Downtown Los Angeles Retail
While the revival of downtown Los Angeles has been built on residential and corporate real estate, retail could play an increasingly important role, according to Tom Gilmore...
New at Liz
New York–based manufacturing giant Liz Claiborne Inc. named Bob Zane senior vice president. The move was part of an executive-level shuffle that also included the promotion of Michael Scarpa to senior vice president of financ...
Cherokee Inc. Is Up for Sale
A British retailer is considering whether to buy Cherokee Inc., the Southern California company that has been successful in licensing brand names to Target Corp. and other mass merch...
New Date for Quiksilver Concept Store
Those anticipating the fashion alchemy coming from Quiksilver’s experiments with men’s clothes will have to wait longer. The Huntington Beach, Calif.–based surfwear company has postponed the op...
Dressed With Distress
From the look of Grail’s paint-splattered T-shirts and roughed-up sweaters, it appears the guys who applied the distress were having a grand time. Each treatment is intended to recall a story ...
