American Apparel's Healthy Business
Los Angeles–based blank T-shirt maker American Apparel is encouraging its 1,300 employees to be healthier while they work to be wealthier....
Grupo Aviara to License Cherokee Brand
Cherokee Inc. is heading south of the border....
Rising Cotton Prices Don't Hinder Exhibitors at ISS
Despite concerns over rising cotton prices, garment and technology suppliers exhibiting at the Imprinted Sportswear Show, held Jan. 16–18 at the Long Beach Convention Center...
Forest City Thinks Big in California
California has been called a brutal retail war zone, but Cleveland- based Forest City Enterprises Inc. has been bullish enough on the state to not only co-develop more than 3.3 million square...
Sue Wong, Cosmo Girl
Next month, fashion publication Cosmopolitan will honor Los Angeles–based designer Sue Wong with its “Fun Fearless Female” award, an annual award recognizing women who best exemplify the...
Top Cos. to Present at AAFA Summit
Representatives of Nike Inc., the Authentic Fitness Corp., Li & Fung USA, the J. Jill Group and American Textile wi...
Urban Fashion Awards
The second annual Urban Fashion Awards show will be held Feb. 25 in Las Vegas during MAGIC International. The event— which will feature music performances; mini fashion shows; and an awards ceremony for the Ur...
Dillard's to Anchor New Border Town Mall
Dillard’s is boosting its presence in California. The Little Rock, Ark.–based department store chain will be one of four anchors in the proposed Imperial Valley Mall in El Centro, Cali...
CIM in Deal to Buy Hollywood & Highland
Hollywood-based real estate company CIM Group Inc. has reportedly struck a deal with Hollywood & Highland developer Trizec Properties to purchase the retail and entertai...
Online Retail Growth
Online sales are on track to hit $65 billion in 2004 and will continue to grow at an annual rate of 17 percent through 2008, when sales are projected to reach $117 billion, according to Internet resea...
Wet Seal Settles AB633 Suit
The Wet Seal Inc. agreed to pay $90,000 this week to settle a suit four garment workers brought against the Foothill Ranch, Calif.–based retailer and Los Angeles–based DT Sewing, the W...
Agenda Returns to San Diego
Alternative apparel trade show Agenda, which debuted in San Diego last September to coincide with the resident Action Sports Retailer Trade Expo, held its second installat...
New Companies, New Lines Keep ASR Buzzing
The excitement over trucker hats has died down, but the Action Sports Retailer Trade Expo, held January 17–19, delivered new excitement with new brands, innovative products and strong business...
Sun Capital Buys Anchor Blue
Anchor Blue, the Ontario, Calif.–based retail chain that focuses on teens and jeans, brought in the new year with a new owner and a new president....
LATV's Lopez in Chica
Los Angeles–based label Chica Inc. will feature LATV V-Jay Patricia Lopez in its Spring/Summer 2004 ad campaign. Lopez, who hosts music video show “Mex 2 the Max,” will first appear in Ch...
