From MGM to Guess?
Former Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. exec Alex Yemenidjian has been nominated to join the board of directors of Los Angeles–based Guess? Inc. Yemenidjian, the former chairman and chief executive officer of ...
NGC, Foxfire Roll Out Logistics Solution
Miami-based New Generation Computing Inc. (NGC) and Marietta, Ga.–based Foxfire Technologies Corp. have introduced a warehouse management software system aimed at improving efficiencies in ap...
Nike Taps Microsoft Exec
Beaverton, Ore.–based footwear giant Nike Inc. named former Microsoft Corp. executive John G. Connors to its board of directors. Connors was previously senior vice president of finance and administration and chief fin...
California's Manufacturing Growth Slows in 1st Q
A recent survey shows that California manufacturers continued to grow this year but not as briskly as they did last year....
March '05 Gains Shaky, April '05 Sales Forecast Good
March sales bloomed because of an early Easter. Retail sales increased 4.1 percent over those of the previous year, according to the index maintained by the New York–based International Council of Sho...
OptiTex Aligns With Zweave
New York–based companies OptiTex USA Inc. and Zweave Inc. have formed a partnership. The companies will pool each other’s technologies to help apparel designers collaborate on fit and ...
Bright New World
Clothing designers are known to find their inspiration in curious places, and Alana May is no exception....
Manhattan Beach Retail Keeps It Beachy, Cool
New 20,000-square-foot retail development in the works. ...
Gerber Names New Software Director
Tolland, Conn.–based Gerber Technology Inc. has named Holly Beum as director of software product management. Beum will oversee development and management of the company’s software app...
Back-to-School Basics
Apples and pencils decorated the floral arrangements at Barbara Fields Buying Office’s “Back-to-School Fall ’05 Million Dollar Seminar,” where Barbara Fields covered more...
Dates, Details Set for SFIFW
San Francisco International Fashion Week (SFIFW) organizers have set the dates of Oct. 20–23 for its premier event, scheduled to take place on the waterfront at Fort Mason....
Veltex Heads North
City of Industry–based Veltex Corp., an importer and a vertical maker of textiles and apparel, has opened a Canadian office in London, Ontario, in an effort to increase market share north of the border...
Tempted Relocates, CEO Schoenholz Honored
Tempted Apparel Corp. said it nearly doubled the size of its corporate headquarters by moving to a new building in Bell, Calif., and that its founder and chief executive will be hono...
Kmart Gets Site Smart
Kmart’s recently redesigned Web site,
A Reversible Twist to Feminine, Funky Style
House of Moyeacute; designer Marguerite Moyeacute; is a firecracker of energy with a contemporary line that is as versatile as her personal style. While presenting her debut Spring 2005 collection of bright, pretty ...
