The Benefits of Shopping
Several thousand shoppers turned out June 29 for the first Shop Fun in the Summertime event at the Beverly Center in Los Angeles. The mall closed its doors to the general public, and guests sipped cocktails,...
Gipsy MAGIC
Woodland Hills–based trade-show producer MAGIC International will kick off its Aug. 25–28 trade show in Las Vegas with an opening-night party featuring the Gipsy Kings at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casin...
4 Whatitsworth Automates Production Model
Los Angeles–based apparel resource 4 Whatitsworth Inc. has automated its global production network. The maker of Tyte junior bottoms and Beau Dawson conte...
Tag-It Selects Oracle to Manage Trim Supplies
Woodland Hills, Calif.–based Tag-It Pacific Inc. will use Oracle Corp.’s E-Business Suite to manage the 25 million to 30 million pieces of trim it delivers t...
Junior Business Thrives Down San Pedro Corridor
The junior apparel business is taking a new direction in downtown Los Angeles. Buoyed by the success of the San Pedro Wholesale Mart, a new mini-boom of wholesale-showroom construction is occurring o...
PacSun Promotions
Anaheim.-based retailer Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. promoted Bill Rosenbaum to the newly created position of vice president/general merchandise manager for the chain’s outlet division. Rosenbaum, who has been with the company since 20...
Manufacturing Flat
U.S. manufacturing remained flat in June, according to the Institute for Supply Management. The organization said its seasonally adjusted factory index held at 49.8 in June, compared to 49.4 in May. A...
Workers' Comp Ruling
San Francisco Superior Court ruled in favor of the California State Compensation Insurance Fund in a suit stemming from the workers’ compensation premiums that the insurer charged in the late ’80s and early ’90s. The $2...
New Generation Updates Supply-Chain Software
New Generation Computing Inc., based in Miami Lakes, Fla., rolled out its latest version of e-SPS, a Web-based sourcing software for retailers and manufacturers who manage global pro...
Self Esteem Signs Two Licensees
Self Esteem is on a roll. The Montebello, Calif.–based junior-apparel manufacturer has signed exclusive agreements with girls’ apparel maker No Kidding! and sleepwear and intimates ap...
Gerber Takes Global Path to Growth
Gerber Technology Inc. wrapped up its fiscal year on April 30 and posted $154 million in sales and $13.4 million in profits, a 27 percent improvement over its profits last year. The Tolland, Conn.–based company did b...
Nike Case Returned to Lower Court
The U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a case revolving around whether the First Amendment right of free speech covers statements made by corporations....
California Companies Named in Import Smuggling Complaint
The U.S. Attorney’s office has accused three Southern California companies of smuggling apparel destined for Mexico into the United States....
1958 Rates
The Federal Reserve lowered the federal funds rate by onequarter of a percentage point to 1 percent, bringing the rate to 1958 levels. The federal funds rate is the rate that banks charge other banks ...
Serfontaine Launches Men's Denim Collection
Los Angeles–based denim designer Mik Serfontaine made some inroads last season with his Easy Rider jeans for women. He got them on Britney Spears and into key accounts, including Fred Segal ...
