Business Roars Back at January Market in L.A.
The Summer ’04 run of Los Angeles Market Week, held Jan. 16–20, exceeded expectations for many reps as retailers turned out in force to shop among downtown ...
Hertz Sells Oviatt
Hertz Investments, owner of the California Market Center and a number of other Los Angeles properties, has sold the historic Oviatt Building to a Beverly Hills–based...
Holiday Sales: Mixed Bag
It was the strongest Holiday season since 1999, according to Michael Niemira, chief economist for the New York–based International Council of Shopping Centers. Comparable-store sales grew more than 4...
On Beverly Heads to Sunset
Since 2000, Shawna Stein has brought her special touch to couture at her boutique On Beverly. Now the veteran retailer is bringing On Beverly to Sunset Boulevard....
Textile Employment Down
Textile employment nationwide fell by 10 percent to 428,000 in 2003, according to the American Textile Manufacturers Institute in its recently released annual year-end trade report. “The indust...
Trade Issues on the Agenda at CFA Meeting
Global trade issues and fluctuating currencies will be among the topics discussed at the California Fashion Association’s general membership meeting on Jan. 22 at The Califor...
Factory 2-U Files
San Diego–based off-price retailer Factory 2-U filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing plans to restructure about $73.5 million in debt. The company operates more than 240 stores and plans t...
Signs of Economic Recovery Lift Spirits at San Francisco Market
SAN FRANCISCO—Northern California retailers and apparel manufacturers from around the world greeted the new year with the Golden Gate Apparel Association’s (GGAA) Fashion Market San F...
Griffith Joins CMC Leasing Staff
The California Market Center in Los Angeles has hired Megan Griffith as director of leasing, fashion. Griffith will head up leasing for the women’s contemporary category, as well as for the sw...
Mac & Jac
California Market Center B388(213) 488-3371 ...
The 411 on Industry (212)
Bright outlook at show’s January run ...
Action Girl, Resort Lines Join Surf Expo in Orlando San Francisco Market
ORLANDO, FLA.—Fresh styles and a new buyer-friendly format at the Jan. 10–12 run of Surf Expo, held at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Fla., gave exhibitors an...
Twelfth Street by Cynthia Vincent
Cooper Design Space, suite 215 (213) 236-0555 ...
Kellwood's Phat Deal
St. Louis–based apparel maker Kellwood Co. has acquired New York–based Phat Fashions, makers of the Phat Farm, Baby Phat and Phat labels. Phat Fashions founder Russell Simmons and his wife, Baby Phat fo...
CMC to Open quot;Street Couturequot; Section
The California Market Center in Los Angeles is opening a new section, dubbed “Street Couture,” for alternative and street clothing lines....
