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Uncertainty in the Air About CAFTA
First there was NAFTA. Will there be CAFTA?...
Factoring in the Post-2005 World
Following the Jan. 1 expiration of World Trade Organization quotas on textiles and apparel, numerous companies are eager to take advantage of quota-free sourcing, particularly in China. But t...
VF Gets RFID Ready With Paxar
White Plains, N.Y.–based Paxar Corp. has sewn up a deal with apparel giant VF Corp., which will use Paxar’s Monarch series of radio frequency identification (RFID) printer/enc...
IFFE Prepares for New York Shows
The buzz in the aisles of the April 4–6 run of the Los Angeles International Textile Show was the fate of the International Fashion Fabric Exhibition (IFFE), which has not yet announc...
Seeking Dockers President
San Francisco–based Levi Strauss & Co. is seeking a new president for its U.S. Dockers brand. Current President Bobbi Silten announced plans to take a six-month sabbatical from the company, citing ...
Quiksilver's Aussie Buy
Huntington Beach–based Quiksilver has purchased Surfection, a 20-year-old surf-shop chain based in Australia. Surfection currently operates seven Surfection shops and five Quiksilver/Roxy concept store...
Woodbury honors Galanos
Legendary designer James Galanos and City of Vernon Mayor Leonis C. Malburg will be honored at Woodbury University’s 41st annual fashion gala, to be held April 30 at The Regent Beverly Wilshire in Beve...
Tobe's New Deal
New York–based trend consultancy Tobe, publisher of “The Tobe Report,” has launched a new manufacturing consulting division called Tobe Insights. The division will give strategic planning...
Capital Factors Gets Acquired Again
Perry Capital LLC agreed to acquire Capital Factors Inc., the factoring business and its assets, from Regions Financial Corp. in a deal that continued the consolidation in t...
Mesner Picks Up Macpherson
Lingerie sales representative Kris Mesner has added Elle Macpherson Intimates to her showroom on the 10th floor of the California Market Center....
Stussy Inc. Sues Over Logo and Trademark Infringement
Stussy Inc., which doesn’t think imitation is the greatest form of flattery, is suing a Los Angeles company for playing with the Stussy logo....
New Technology Offerings Make Sourcing Easier
Internet technology has addressed just about every facet of the apparel business. But only recently has it delved into the world of global sourcing. With the downsizing of domestic production over the...
CAFTA Top Priority at Apparel Sourcing Show
The 14th annual Apparel Sourcing Show (APSS), scheduled for May 3–5 in Guatemala City, Guatemala, carries “The Americas’ Speed-to-Market Solution” tag. The sole international appa...
Perse and Peoples
Los Angeles designers James Perse and Larry Leight, co-founder of Oliver Peoples eyewear, have joined forces to create a T-shirt to promote Oliver Peoples’ new Mosley Tribes sunwear brand. The limited-...
