Sales Mixed
Retailers reported mixed sales results for the secondto- last weekend before the Christmas holiday. Many analysts said they expected to see sales rise following the Dec. 14 announcement that former Ir...
2003 Retrospective: Real Estate: Rents Up for Retail
Despite a slight uptick in interest rates during the second half of 2003, the California retail and commercial real estate market held firm this year....
2003 Retrospective Retail Sales: Recovery for Some
In a year of economic uncertainty, consumers kept shopping. But they chose where to spend their money carefully, opting for high-end merchandise, rock-bottom bargains or spot-on merchandising for specialty ...
NPR Program Focuses on L.A. Fashion District
National Public Radio station KPCC 89.3 FM shone a spotlight on the ever-changing Los Angeles Fashion District on Dec. 17 in a two-hour live broad...
CMC Sets New Agenda, Leadership
New Year’s is still a couple of weeks away, but the management of the Los Angeles–based California Market Center is already preparing for 2004 with a new advisory council made up of CMC tenants...
2003 Retrospective Apparel Employment Roundup: Job Losses Continue in 2003
This year, the apparel industry had little to offer in the way of jobs, but clothing manufacturers said they were able to hold on to their employees by coming up with “realistic” project...
Economists Project Growth for California and Apparel Industry in 2004
Economic gurus have been reading the tea leaves to decipher what next year will bring for California.They conclude the economy will be growing at a faster clip next year and that that growth will tric...
Mollycoddle Morphs Into Mishka
What’s in a name? Everything and nothing....
State Politicians Delve Into Label Controversy
As Wal-Mart Stores Inc. prepares to launch an initiative requiring its top 100 suppliers to tag shipments using radiofrequency identification (RFID) technology, the California Senate is deciding whet...
The Bohemian Society
Designers and business partners Victor Wilde and Heather Scott set out to create a one-of-a-kind collection that would appeal to fashion iconoclasts....
Skechers and Davril
Manhattan Beach–based trendy shoemaker Skechers USA Inc. has struck a deal with Los Angeles–based Paul Davril Inc. for a line of licensed men’s and women’s apparel under the Skechers name. The line will b...
Stepping Back From Gap
Gap Inc. founder Donald G. Fisher has stepped down as chairman of the apparel company. Fisher founded the company 34 years ago in San Francisco as a single store that sold jeans from Levi Strauss...
Longtime Manufacturer Closes Its Doors
Teddi of California, a women’s sportswear label that parlayed its early success in the 1960s as a women’s blouse company into a maker of misses staple items like polyester pullon pants, closed ...
Staying Low
The Federal Reserve kept the federal funds rate at its 45-year low of 1 percent. The federal funds rate is a short-term interest rate that banks charge each other for overnight loans....
LAEDC to Industry: Capitalize on the 'L.A. Look'
Southern California’s apparel and textile industries have been losing jobs—particularly entry-level and low-wage jobs, but companies can survive through sharp marketing skills and by latching onto Los Angeles...
