International Opportunities for L.A.
Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn is putting a major emphasis on international trade to grow the local economy. That was seen at his first “International State of the City Address,” where he promised...
IMB Show Highlights Marker-Making Advancements
Faster, quicker and stronger were the buzzwords floating around the IMB equipment show, held May 6–10 at the Koln- Messe in Cologne, Germany. More than 700 exhibitors and clo...
New Software Aids in Customs Compliance
Avery Dennison Retail Information Services has rolled out a new version of its InfoChain Express shipping software to help retailers and manufacturers comply with U.S. Customs...
Intentia Signs On Ocean Sky International
Swedish apparel management company Intentia International has inked a partnership with Singapore apparel manufacturer Ocean Sky International Ltd. to implement Intentia’s Movex Fashi...
Apparel Exec to Discuss 3-D Sizing Technology
Ilona Foyer, president of Malibu, Calif.–based dressform maker Shapely Shadow Inc., will speak about 3-D scanning technology June 2 at an industry focus-group conference in New York. The Unite...
The Gardens in Palm Desert Fuels Retail Buying Spree
Retail properties continue to be hot targets for real estate companies looking to capitalize on low interest rates. This month, Davis Street Land Co. closed on The Gardens o...
New Zealand Fashions at the CMC
New Zealand fashions are coming to the California Market Center. As part of Los Angeles Market Week, the CMC will showcase Focus, including 14 apparel lines from Down Under...
Surf Expo Goes Resort
Surf Expo is getting into the resortwear business with the launch of Cal Resort, a new trade show set to bow in August on the Queen Mary in Long Beach, Calif....
Camp Max Straus Sets Distribution Day
The Jewish Federation’s Fashion Industries Division and Camp Max Straus will hold the annual Camp Max Straus Clothing Distribution Day on June 8 a...
JPR Shopping for Licensees for Fever
Calabasas, Calif.-based updated missy manufacturer John Paul Richards Inc. has temporarily put production of its Fever Jean line on hold while executives look for licensees for the c...
Walk of Style Sculpture Installation Set
Sculptor Robert Graham will attend the June 11 installation of his “Torso” sculpture in Beverly Hills, Calif. The sculpture will be the centerpiece of the city’s new Walk of Styl...
Worker's Comp Tops Talks at GCA Meeting
Legislation that could offset a hike in workers’ compensation was the topic of discussion at a meeting hosted by the Garment Contractors Association of Sout...
Candie's Land
Dallas-based specialty retailer Gadzooks Inc. announced it has extended its exclusive license agreement with Candie’s Inc. for the Candie’s line of apparel, swimwear and innerwear through August 2004. The agree...
Custom T-Shirts Part of Lab Benefit
The LAB Anti-Mall in Costa Mesa, Calif., will host “Reconstr uction...in progress,” a fashion installation and benefit for The Nikao Youth Project, a nonprofit program ...
S.F. Retail Worker Sues Chico's Over Sales-Floor Dress Policy
Upscale retailer Chico’s FAS Inc., a purveyor of casual and career women’s clothing, is the latest company to be sued for allegedly requiring its salespeople to buy and wear the company’s clothi...
