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...
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...
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...
Sports Business Tops Agenda at Sports Forum
The Action Sports 2003 Summit will get underway June 25–27 at the Marina Beach Marriott in Marina del Rey, Calif....
Industry Seeks to Alleviate Workers' Comp Woes
Sam Kim thinks he has a solution for the California apparel industry’s workers’ compensation woes....
California Leads U.S. Retail Markets
California-based retail markets ranked among the nation’s strongest, according to a new report by Encino, Calif.–based researchers Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Brokera...
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....
Mixed Expectations
The Consumer Confidence Index rose slightly in May to 83.8 from 81.0 the month before, according to the Conference Board. But there were mixed results from the Expectations Index and the Present Situation Index, whic...
Tween Value
Ohio specialty retailer Too Inc., which operated the Limited Too tween retail chain, announced it will shutter its teen chain Mishmash and open a new, yet-tobe- named retail concept that will sell val...
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...
Couture Clothing Honored at Industry 212
Industry 212, the New York–based MAGIC International trade show formerly called Femme, presented its Men’s Style award to Los Angeles–based men’s line Couture, The Clot...
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...
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...
Red Car Flats
The former Red Car Subway Terminal Building in downtown Los Angeles has been slated for a $65 million make-over to turn the 1925 building into 277 apartments by September 2004. Forest City Residential...
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...
