Kmart and Sears Merge
Troy, Mich.–based discount retailer Kmart bought Hoffman Estates, Ill.–based department store chain Sears, Roebuck and Co., creating the country’s third largest retailer with combined annual revenues of ...
Los Angeles Fashion Week Spring '05: Luis Diaz
Luis Diaz, who has spent years working as a patternmaker, got a taste of what it is like to be a fashion designer at his first...
Uncertainty in the Air About CAFTA
California companies that have invested in Central American apparel and textile factories are curtailing their expansion plans in that region until a free-trade agreement is in place....
Los Angeles Fashion Week Spring '05: Anett Schneider
German designer
SF Style
The San Francisco Chronicle debuted a new section called Style in the Nov. 14 issue. The new section covers fashion, trends and society. Among the planned columns and features: “Style ...
Los Angeles Fashion Week Spring '05: A Friend of Mine
Kelly Marshall paid homage to “The Stepford Wives” with some classic silhouettes during her...
A&F's $40 million Settlement
New Albany, Ohio–based specialty store chain Abercrombie & Fitch agreed to pay $40 million to settle a class action suit filed by Latino, African American and Asian applicants and employees who sai...
Hot Topic Reports Decreased 3Q Earnings
Hot Topic Inc.'s net income and samestore sales decreased for the third quarter, ending Oct. 30, company officials said during a Nov. 17 conference call. The company’s net income dropped to $1...
Los Angeles Fashion Week Spring '05: Oligo Tissew
Los Angeles designer Christopher Enuke opened his
Los Angeles Fashion Week Spring '05: Fashion Business Inc.
Cardona’s presentation was preceded by a
Luxury/Specialty Stores Report Stellar October '04 Sales
October’s sales chased away the retail blues of September and August, and the companies with the right stuff to wipe out the sluggish business trends were luxury and specialty stores....
GWC Report Studies WTO, Jobs
The Los Angeles apparel industry faces a crisis as more production shifts overseas and companies prepare for the termination of World Trade Organization apparel and textile quotas in...
Los Angeles Fashion Week Spring '05: Shay Todd
Glitz and glamour pervaded the
Los Angeles Fashion Week Spring '05: California Market Center
Feminine floral looks and Southwestern earthy colors framed the California Market Center’s...
Los Angeles Fashion Week Spring '05: Junker Designs
A good Junker Designs piece is one with a checkered rock ’n’ roll past....
