Summer Surprise
“It’s always the same,” Tadashi Shoji said, playfully observing his
Smashbox Exec Named to Innovo Board
Dean Factor of Smashbox Enterprises was recently named to the board of the Innovo Group Inc., a Los Angeles apparel maker whose labels include Joe’s Jeans a...
Rodeo Drive Retail Space Goes for $20m
Two New York–based real estate companies have purchased a key Rodeo Drive property for $20 million, according to real estate executives....
Ron Herman Talks Shop
Running a store isn’t just a business dominated by spreadsheets— it’s a fine art, retail pioneer Ron Herman said on April 26 during an informal question-and-answer session at The New M...
Kmart, Martha Continued
Troy, Mich.–based retailer Kmart announced plans to continue its partnership with Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. for home deacute;cor products under the Martha Stewart brand despite Stewart’s felo...
WTO Rules Against U.S. Cotton Subsidies
The idea of discontinuing cotton subsidies does not sit well with California growers....
Tech Vendors Look Out for the Little Guy at L.A. Textile Show
Technology vendors turned their focus toward the smaller companies that make up California’s apparel and textile industries during the Los Angeles International Textile Show, held Ap...
Gap's Ferlisi Promoted
Gap Inc. has promoted Pina Ferlisi to executive vice president of Gap brand design. Ferlisi joined the San Francisco–based retail giant last year as the senior vice president of Gap’s adult product desi...
Harris at PacSun
Anaheim-based Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. has hired C. Joseph Harris as vice president of sourcing and production for private-label merchandise at the company’s PacSun and d.e.m.o. stores. Harris...
Finding Inspiration at L.A. Textile Show
Designers and piece-goods buyers faced high temperatures and high prices on European goods at the April 26–28 run of the Los Angeles International Textile Show. But with the show date...
Report Says RFID Technology Will Not Affect Real Estate Demand
A recent report by the San Francisco–based AMB Property Corp. said emerging radio frequency identification technology (RFID) should not have the dramatic impact on real estate that so...
Apparel, Textile Properties Sell Near L.A. Fashion District
The Broadway corridor just south of the Los Angeles Fashion District continues to buzz with activity. Three apparel and textile companies recently closed property deals valued at $3.6 million, accord...
Modern's New Exec
Santa Monica–based manufacturer Mossimo Inc. has hired a former Abercrombie & Fitch executive to oversee Mossimo’s newly acquired Modern Amusement division. John Moore, former senior director of the New Albany, Ohio, retai...
Agenda Enters Men's Trade Show Run
Menswear buyers coming to the Project Global Trade Show and the Westcoast Exclusive trade show in Los Angeles will have one more stop to make: Agenda, which will ...
New CFO at Wet Seal
Foothill Ranch–based specialty retailer The Wet Seal Inc. has hired Douglas Felderman as senior vice president and chief financial officer. Felderman has held similar positions with Factory 2-U Stores ...
