Agenda and Alternative Brands Move Into CMC
Agenda—a trade show for alternative fashion, music and art—has signed on to stage shows during the April and October market weeks at the California Market Center in Los Angeles. The show will...
Costume Designers Guild Names Nominees
The Beverly Hills–based Costume Designers Guild has named the nominees for its annual awards event, planned for Feb. 21 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills....
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Babystyle Opens Boutique in Santa Monica
About 150 guests—several expecting or with tyke in tow—attended the launch of Babystyle’s boutique in Santa Monica, Calif., on Dec. 3....
Rosansen Boutique Bows in Los Angeles
Southern California is cluttered with golf courses, but it has only one Rosasen. The Los Angeles–based design house, which mixes streetwear and the golf lifestyle, recently opened its first flagship store, on...
DMC to Launch Contemporary Scene
The Dallas Market Center will answer demand for contemporary show space in the Southwestern market by launching a set of juried temporary apparel shows in March at the center’s new a...
Redondo Beach Mall Draws Traffic With Wireless Technology
Attracting shoppers to stores is the oldest retail problem. The South Bay Galleria shopping center in Redondo Beach, Calif., hopes to solve this ancient problem with the latest in high techno...
Tag-It Debuts Trim Management Solution
Woodland Hills, Calif.–based trim supplier Tag-It Pacific Inc. has rolled out a new e-sourcing software solution to facilitate the ordering and shipment of the company’s trim components through...
Beach Patrol Weathers Storm Damage
Carson, Calif.–based swimwear manufacturer Beach Patrol Inc.—maker of Esprit Beach, L.E.I., Baja Blue, Jag and Rebel Beach—suspended its operations...
Last-Minute Spending
Holiday spending was up this season—at least the spending that was put on plastic, according to Visa USA, which found that total spending between Nov. 28 and Dec. 28 increased 14.2 percent over the same period...
Avery Develops Pinless Shirt Packaging System
Framingham, Mass.–based Avery Dennison Corp. has rolled out a new pinless fastening system for dress shirts....
T-Shirt Maker Moves West
Alternative Apparel, maker of branded and private-label blank T-shirts and headwear for men and women, is heading for a $50 million expansion out West....
Hidden Jobless
The unemployment rate creeps up to 9.7 percent when adjusted to include the underemployed and the “discouraged,” the official term for unemployed workers who stop looking for new jobs, accordi...
The Baby Trend
Retailers expand their offerings for stylish moms-to-be ...
Wet Seal Invests in Web Site Analyzer
Foothill Ranch, Calif.–based retailer The Wet Seal Inc. is employing new Web analytics technology to measure the effectiveness of its online marketing efforts....
