Tukatech Gets Deal With Kohl's
Los Angeles CAD supplier Tukatech Inc. has forged a deal to deliver 25 station CAD systems with digitizers and plotters to Menomonee Falls, Wis.–based Kohl’s Corp. ...
L.A. in N.Y.
California designer Cornell Collins was among four emerging designers recognized at the Gen Art Ignite event on July 17 in New York. The four designers, all of African-American and Latino descent, each received a $2,...
Swimwear at La Playa
Playa by La Blanca, a new contemporary swim line for women produced by Apparel Ventures in Los Angeles, will host a fashion show during the July 19–23 run of the S...
New Contemporary Line Draws From Retro-Inspired Past
Freedom Brand has hit the ground running with its collection of “Vintage Americana.”...
Sears Sells Credit
Hoffman Estates, Ill.–based Sears, Roebuck & Co. sold its credit-card division to Citigroup Inc. for $3 billion. The deal frees up an additional $3 billion for the retailer, which said it plans to ...
Factory Orders Up
The demand for manufactured goods rose by 4 percent in May to $320.6 billion, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce. The slight uptick comes after a 3 percent drop in April—the largest decrease ...
Quiksilver Dispute to Go Before Jury
A federal judge determined that a jury would have to settle a dispute between Huntington Beach, Calif.–based surfwear giant Quiksilver Inc. and Kymsta Corp., a small Los Angeles appar...
June '03 Sales: Bright Spots Among the Clouds
Retail sales perked up in June for some retailers—particularly for specialty stores such as Anaheim, Calif.–based teen specialty chain Pacific Sunwear of California Inc., which continued its hot s...
Second Sew Down Set for July 20
Los Angeles designer Atousa and youth-culture marketing company Green Galactic will host the second Sew Down music, art, fashion and technology event on July 20 at Qtopia in...
FLSA Fight
The National Retail Federation issued a call to the Senate to reject a proposal blocking changes to workers’ overtime rules in the Fair Labor Standards Act. Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Labor suggested the FLSA r...
Wal-Mart Takes the Lead in Radio I.D. Tracking
Just as retailers and manufacturers were getting the hang of the bar-code environment of EDI (electronic data interchange), the latest development in tracking technology, radio-frequency identificatio...
Gerber Hosts CAD Seminars at FIDM and Art Institute
Gerber Technology Inc. will show the latest advancements in its apparel-design software on Aug. 5 at the Art Institute of California in San Francisco and Aug. 6...
ENK to Expand Presence at CMC
New York–based ENK International, producer of the Fashion Coterie show, will take a larger presence at the California Market Center during Los Ange...
Frederick's of Hollywood: New Products, New Image, and an Eye on China
Frederick’s of Hollywood has been on a diet....
Nesi Apparel Group Coming to L.A. Fashion District
New York–based Nesi Apparel Group LLC has signed a lease to occupy a 6,000-square-foot showroom in the Gerry Building in the Los Angeles F...
