Gaylord Named President of CFCC
Fred Gaylord, senior vice president for Capital Factors, has been named president of the Commercial Finance Conference of California, effective January 2004....
Levi's Revised
San Francisco–based denim giant Levi Strauss & Co. announced it had overstated its newincome results in 2001 by $26 million and its third-quarter 2003 results by $4.9 million. The announcement came on the heels of the rec...
Third Quarter Report: California Economy Likely to Lag Despite Some Positive Indicators
Even muscleman Arnold Schwarzenegger may not be able to strong-arm California’s economy back into fighting shape until the middle of next year....
Printing With Tradition
Hermes-owned print facility Siegl isn’t exhibiting at the Los Angeles International Textile Show, but the company is planning a trip to California in Novemb...
Hot Kiss' HK
Los Angeles–based junior apparel maker Hot Kiss Inc. earlier this year quietly launched a moderately priced denim collection to appeal to a slightly older sophisticated customer....
Retail Sales Surge in September
September was the strongest month for retail sales in a year and a half. But was this a harbinger of good times to come or merely a fluke?...
Urban/Suburban Bows With New Date, Runway Show
Urban/Suburban, the young men’s and junior urban apparel and footwear show held at the California Market Center in Los Angeles, opened to scant traffic, but focused buyers we...
Urban/Suburban on the Runway
Street and urban fashions ruled the runway at the first annual
Seminars Set for L.A. Textile, Tech Shows
FedEx Corp. consultant John Wilkins will lead a seminar during Technology by Design, the technology trade show running concurrent with the Los Angeles Int...
More Caesars
Real estate developer Simon Properties Group Inc. announced plans to expand The Forum Shops at Caesars in Las Vegas. The developer will add 175,000 square feet to the existing 500,000- square-foot ups...
ENK to Debut Brighte Companies During Los Angeles Fashion Week
New York–based ENK Productions, which puts on the Fashion Coterie and Intermezzo Collections shows in New York, will try to recreate the ...
Recovery on the Way?
The U.S. Department of Commerce and Department of Labor recently released a pair of reports that indicate signs of recovery for the flagging U.S. economy. Wholesale prices rose by 0.3 percent in Septe...
Former 'JAG' Actress Bows New Line on HSN
Actress Cindy Ambuehl launched her eponymous clothing line on Sept. 27 for the TV Shopping Network, HSN. Ambuehl played Rene Petersen on the CBS series “JAG” for three ...
Hurley Expanding Into Irvine
Costa Mesa, Calif.–based Hurley International LLC just keeps growing. The surfwear company is moving its warehousing operations to a new 85,000-square-foot facility ...
Zigzag Sweaters?
United Media and Charles M. Schultz Creative Associates, which hold the trademark for Schultz’s “Peanuts” characters, have signed a licensing deal with e-commerce company FanBuzz, which w...
