Grass-roots Growth on Hollywood Boulevard
While Hollywood’s retail scene has been dominated recently by highprofile retail projects such as Hollywood & Highland, many indie retailers are also moving to Hollywood Boulevard to take advantag...
Belle of The New Mart
Belle Showroom’s bright and airy 1,200- square-foot loft space in The New Mart is clean and modern with minimal deacute;cor. There are frostedglass tables, simple wood chairs and a wh...
Scharff Purchases Dreamgirl
Apparel veteran Christopher Scharff has purchased Lovin’ Enterprises Inc.—maker of lingerie, costumes and clubwear for Culver City, Calif.–based Dreamgirl— for an undisclosed amount....
Making It in Japan
The Japanese retail market isn’t an impossible dream...
It's Showtime at the Cooper Building
The Cooper Building at Ninth and Los Angeles streets in downtown Los Angeles has long been a haven for manufacturers, designers, retailers and almost every other aspect of the apparel business...
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....
Women's Suits
Perry Ellis International Inc. has agreed to a deal with European Design Group Inc. for the Spring 2004 launch of a women’s suit line under the Perry Ellis and Perry Ellis Portfolio brands. The agreement is part of th...
Aris: Brand Building in New Frontiers
Arnold Simon sits in a large leather chair in his spartan office contemplating his next move....
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...
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...
NASCAR for Her
Van Nuys, Calif.–based Jerry Leigh of California has rolled out a women’s apparel line featuring the NASCAR label, thanks to a licensing deal struck with the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing. The collecti...
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...
Incentives Available for Downtown L.A. Businesses
American Apparel is doing it. Guess? is doing it. And many more apparel companies could be doing it if they tried....
Companies Cautiously Plan Return to Asia
Now that the World Health Organization (WHO) has lifted the ban on travel to Hong Kong and southern China, apparel companies are deciding what to do....
Transition to Macy's
Several of the stores under the Federated Department Stores Inc. umbrella are getting hyphenated. The Bon Marcheacute;, Burdines, Lazarus and Goldsmith’s stores will be renamed The Bon Marcheacute;–Macy’s, Burdines- Macy’s, Lazarus-Macy’s and Go...
