ITG Goes to China
Greensboro, N.C.–based International Textile Group, the company founded earlier this year to purchase Burlington Industries and Cone Mills, has formed a partnership with the China Ting Group to build a dyeing ...
Textile Tariffs
China announced plans to impose an export tariff on textiles bound for the United States. The tax is China’s response to growing concerns regarding the impact of the elimination of quotas on Chinese-ma...
2004 Retrospective: California Commercial Real Estate Rents: Showroom Space, Retail Remain Strong
Low interest rates and rising values kept the California real estate market strong in 2004....
C&C to Open Showroom at Cooper Design Space
Hot T-shirt brand C&C California is going places....
For Many Brands, Premium Denim Begins in Japan
Blue jeans are as American as apple pie. But an increasing number of denim labels are turning to Japan as a source for fabric....
2004 Retrospective Retail Sales Department Stores: JCPenney Sizzles, Sears Grabs Headlines
In 2004, discounters and moderate-priced stores found a chance to shine in an arena long dominated by Bentonville, Ark.–based Wal-Mart Stores Inc. ...
California Gets New Labor Commissioner
The position of state labor commissioner, which had been vacant for about one year, was filled by an executive from a nationwide janitorial company....
Russell Buys Brooks
Atlanta-based Russell Athletic has inked a deal with Brooks Sports Inc. to purchase the Bothell, Wash.–based running-gear maker for approximately $115 million. Brooks, founded in 1914, manufactures foo...
West Third Street Retailers Mint Holiday Tradition
’Tis the season to block party. On Dec. 9, retailers on Los Angeles’ West Third Street invited loyal and new customers to festive store celebrations with discounts ranging from 10 percent to 50 percent....
Karl Joins Tommy
New York–based Tommy Hilfiger Corp. and Paris-based designer Karl Lagerfeld struck a deal that will allow Tommy Hilfiger to purchase the Lagerfeld trademarks, including Lagerfeld Gallery and Lagerfeld ...
CMC Revises L.A. Textile Show Dates
The California Market Center has shifted the dates for the next Los Angeles International Textile Show to April 4–6....
L.A. Textile Company Files Copyright Suits
A Los Angeles textile company owner has filed eight lawsuits alleging that a raft of retailers, manufacturers and textile converters have used his copyrighted fabric designs....
Guess? Inc. Tests Marciano Division
With high-profile celebrity Paris Hilton as a brand spokesmodel, the grand opening of Guess? Inc.’s new Marciano store at The Grove in Los Angeles should have been a glitzy r...
L.A. Designer Ahneva Teams With African Textile Makers
Los Angeles designer Ahneva Hilson, known for her Afrocentric apparel creations, is taking on an expanded role as a distributor of African textiles. As a result, she hopes to help impoverished nations...
Modern Amusement Founder Launches Generic Youth Label
Jeff Yokoyama, founder of Santa Monica, Calif.–based Modern Amusement, wanted his 15-year-old daughter, Coco, to get a job this summer. Instead of marching her to the nearest mall, he suggeste...
