DOL to Review New Allegations at Mexican Factories
The U.S. Department of Labor’s National Administrative Office (NAO) has agreed to review allegations by two advocacy groups claiming the Mexican government has failed to enforce its law protecting the ...
KFWB Hosts Power Breakfast at CMC
International trade is the engine that keeps the Southern California economy chugging along, and the Los Angeles apparel industry contributes a major share....
Anaheim Makeover
Work has started on a $100 million development aimed at reviving downtown Anaheim. The project, called the Center Street Promenade, will cover seven acres and include retail shops, restaurants, office...
FIDM Costume Exhibit Opens
The Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising’s 12th annual “The Art of Motion Picture Costume Design” exhibition opened on Jan. 30 at the school’s Museum Galleries in downt...
Strong Signs
Consumer spending rose by 0.4 percent in December following a 0.5 percent rise the month before, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. Manufacturing is also on the rise, according to the Insti...
Cotton in Fashion
Cotton Inc. has signed on as a sponsor of IMG’s two coastal fashion week events, Mercedes-Benz Shows L.A. in Los Angeles and Olympus Fashion Week in New York, for the next two seasons. The New York–base...
Suit Celebration
Nonprofit group Dress For Success has launched a nationwide call for donations to the group’s S.O.S.—Send One Suit—program, which the organization will kick off next month. For one week, March 14–20, the group wi...
Westcoast Exclusive L.A. Bows New Lines, Categories
Visitors to the Feb. 1–3 run of upscale menswear trade show Westcoast Exclusive got a glimpse of the future. The show rolled out an expanded roster of men’s apparel that included contemporary a...
Gerber's New Eye on L.A.
New management and a new West Coast headquarters have given Tolland, Conn.–based Gerber Technology Inc. a new perspective in Los Angeles. The company, which provides design and produc...
Gerber to Dress Carter's Babies
Atlanta-based babywear maker Carter’s Inc. will manage product development for its lines, distributed to more than 4,500 stores, using the WebPDM (product data management) a...
BCBG Signs New Licenses
The BCBG Max Azria Group—maker of better apparel for women, men and juniors— has added two new licenses to its signature label, BCBG Max Azria....
4R Releases New Markdown Manager
Wayne, Penn.–based 4R Systems Inc. has released a new markdown management system called MaxOut....
Oracle, Microsoft Break Into RFID
Technology powerhouses Oracle Corp. and Microsoft Corp. are jumping on the RFID bandwagon. The software providers will incorporate tools for radio frequency identification t...
Ben Sherman on the Block
British label Ben Sherman will not be moving to California any time soon—at least not as a division of Quiksilver....
AAFA's L.A. Symposium: Taking the Fast Track to Market
The need for speed—and the tools to help speed up the supply chain—topped the agenda at the American Apparel and Footwear Association’s “Speed to Market”...
