Fall II/Holiday Market: Hope on the Horizon
Retail buyers, encouraged by improved May sales reports, were upbeat at the Los Angeles Fall II/Holiday Market, held June 6–10 at the California Ma...
DMC Names Finalists for Fashion Awards
The Dallas Market Center (DMC) has announced 42 finalists for the 2003 Dallas Fashion Awards, which recognize fashion leaders for outstanding retail performance, design inno...
Wal-Mart Review
The California Department of Labor is reviewing Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to see if the retail giant is complying with state wage and hour laws. Under investigation is whether Wal-Mart employees in Califor...
Surf Scene Meets Wall Street Scene
Quiksilver Inc. Chief Executive Officer Robert B. McKnight made surf history again when he kicked off trading for the second time on June 4 at the New York Stock Exchange....
SBI Purchases Fila
New York–based Sports Brands International, owners of the Enyce line of men’s and women’s apparel, completed its purchase of the Fila label from Fila Holding S.p.A. Fila Chief Executive Officer Jon Epste...
New Echo Park Boutique Makes the Grade
The Kids Are Alright, a new boutique specializing in Los Angeles designers, opened May 31 at 2201 Sunset Blvd. in the Echo Park section of Los Angeles. The 850- square-foot store takes its name fro...
Not Over
The California economy is still in recession, said analysts at the Anderson Forecast, an economic think tank at the University of California, Los Angeles. According to the group’s quarterly forecast, j...
Miss Sixty Takes On California
Italian denim and casual resource Miss Sixty is set to expand its presence in California—and beyond....
Retail Federation Goes Global
The Washington, D.C.–based National Retail Federation (NRF) has formed the International Retail Federation (IRF), a global trade agency that will ser ve retailers by offering...
Laundry Chooses Beverly Center for First L.A. Flagship
Laundry by Shelli Segal is expanding into the retail business. The Southern California label, owned by New York–based Liz Claiborne Inc., has opened its first store in Los Angeles....
The Affiliated Future
Affiliate marketing, first popularized by
Seward Joins California Apparel News Staff
Stylist Jayne Seward has been named fashion editor of the California Apparel News. She replaces Joselle Yokogawa, who has left to pursue other interests in New York....
L'Amici, Skinny Minnie Expand Ops
Fabrics company L’Amici and T-shirt maker Skinny Minnie are expanding their operations by moving to larger locations in Vernon, Calif....
Zuckerman to House New Buffalo Office
Gene Zuckerman & Associates, one of the oldest and largest showrooms in the California Market Center, is getting a new look. The showroom is embarking on a cons...
London Fog Moving East in Restructuring Plan
Seattle-based London Fog Industries is separating its three primary divisions—Pacific Trail, London Fog Trade and London Fog Factory Outlet Stores—into indep...
