Paxar/EMCO Deal Done
White Plains, N.Y.–based Paxar Corp.—maker of a variety of tags, labels and labeling systems—completed its purchase of EMCO Labels in a cash transaction for an undisclosed sum. EMCO, which produces handh...
Reality to Runway
Hollywood loves comebacks and sequels, and Daniel Franco has had both. The Los Angeles designer was off to a good start in 1999, when his first collection landed in the windows of Saks Fifth Avenue in Beverl...
Nova Protest
More than 100 garment workers protested in San Francisco on April 12 after more than 80 workers were unexpectedly laid off from Nova Knits Inc., according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The ...
Fashion and Survival; Five Retailers Talk
Retail success often means hitting the right trends before they peak and avoiding a minefield of fashion mistakes that can sink even experienced boutique owners....
CMC, New Mart and Santee Court to Receive Building Awards
The California Market Center, MJW Investments and The New Mart, all based in Los Angeles, will receive awards for their real estate projects during the April 21 ann...
IMG Heads to Miami
IMG’s 7th on Sixth said Los Angeles labels BCBG Max Azria Group and Juicy Couture will be among about a dozen companies that are expected to showcase 2006 s...
Growing Companies Seek Out EDI, Software
Despite emerging radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, electronic data interchange (EDI) is still the only way to conduct electronic order processing between apparel com...
CMC Sale Near
The long-delayed sale of the California Market Center is expected to end soon, and new owner Jamison Properties is set to take over day-to-day operations of the wholesale showroom giant from current o...
Ford's New Deal
Tom Ford has inked a multi-part, multi-year deal with New York–based beauty giant Esteacute;e Lauder to launch a beauty line. The new line will be called Tom Ford for Esteacute;e Lauder and will be sol...
[TC]2 Names New Board of Directors
Cary, N.C.–based technology resource [TC]2 has named a slate of prominent industry officials to its board of directors and executive committee....
Marketing Co. Throws Parties for Teen Research
For companies that are vying to increase their sales and stake in the $75 billion market for girls and young women, Girls Intelligence Agency LLC (GIA) is offering a marketing tool t...
Moss' Buyback
Mossimo Giannulli, founder and controlling stockholder of Mossimo Inc., announced plans to acquire the outstanding publicly held shares of Mossimo stock for $4 per share, which at the time of the offe...
Caruso Names New Leasing Exec
Todd M. Russell, a former leasing executive for the South Coast Plaza shopping center in Costa Mesa, Calif., has been named senior vice president of leasing for Los Angeles–based Caru...
Central America Strives to Compete With China
Central American apparel factories are moving at top speed to come up with ways to compete with China, now that the manufacturing giant and other Asian nations are cutting away at their share of the U...
High Turnout at L.A. Majors Market Helps Regain Fall Business
The introduction of the Los Angeles Majors Market at the California Market Center helped salvage the Fall season for many sales representatives who had to navigate a fractured schedu...
