Local Manufacturers to Urge Extension of TPL
A group of U.S. manufacturers are planning to meet on Sept. 29 in Mexico City in an attempt to reinstate a tariff preference program under the North American Free Trade Agreement....
K2 Relocates HQ
Carlsbad, Calif.–based K2 Inc.—which markets equipment and apparel for snowboarding, skiing and other action sports—is moving its international headquarters to the Carlsbad Corporate Ce...
Avery Acquires Label Maker
Pasadenabased Avery Denison Corp. has completed its acquisition of German woven label maker Rinke Etiketten for undisclosed terms. Rinke’s 200 employees will continue to work in the company’s facility n...
True Religion Denim Settles With Contractor
True religion Apparel Inc., a Los Angeles company that makes True Religion Brand Jeans, announced on Sept. 21 that it settled a lawsuit with its contractor, The Indigo Group USA Inc. True R...
Laundry's Bridesmaids
Vernonbased Laundry by Shelli Segal is getting into the bridal business with a new collection of bridesmaids dresses. ...
Gap's New Concept
San Francisco– based retail giant Gap Inc. will test a new store concept aimed at women over age 35. The company will open 10 stores in two different U.S. regions beginning in the second half of 2005, ...
Counterfeit Seizure
Nearly $1 million in counterfeit apparel was seized in a raid of a North Carolina trading company, according to Atlanta-based Oxford Industries Inc., owner of Tommy Bahama apparel and other brands. ...
Cherokee Renews Mervyn's Deal
Van Nuys–based Cherokee Inc. announced Mervyn’s has extended its licensing deal for Cherokee’s Sideout brand for another three years through January 2008. Sales of Sideout merchandise at Mervyn’s have rea...
Southern California Ports Struggle With Boost in Wal-Mart Freight
The Holiday shipping season is turning into a lesson in patience....
Alternative to Fashion Week in the Works
The ranks of independent Los Angeles Fashion Week shows will expand even more when Avant Garde Fashions enters the fray....
Dirtbag Clothing Aims at Music Industry
San Rafael, Calif.–based Dirtbag Clothing Inc. has launched an apparel line called Dimebag Hardware with former Pantera guitarist “Dimebag” Darrell Abb...
Holiday Cheer
Things are looking pretty bright for holiday retail sales. Ernst & Young is predicting that holiday sales for November and December will be up 6 percent to 7 percent, compared with a 5.7 percent i...
Los Angeles Becoming a Mecca for Premium Denim Makers
When Chris Gilbert was casting about for top-notch sewing facilities to shape his high-end blue jeans, the president of Paper Denim & Cloth in New York decided the East Coast would not be...
Mall Rats
Shopping center developer Rick Caruso, who developed The Grove in Los Angeles, won voters’ approval to build a $264 million mall on city-owned land in Glendale, Calif. The open-air center will be adjac...
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Avery Dennison Corp. is revving up its identification business. The company, based in Pasadena, Calif., said it is forming a new unit to manufacture and market low-cost radio frequency identification ...
