SouthBay Pavilion Set for Renovation
The SouthBay Pavilion in Carson, Calif., joins the list of aging shopping malls due for a date with a bulldozer. Newport Beach, Calif.–based Hopkins Real Estate Group paid $34 million...
Magazines Banned
Bentonville, Ark.–based retail giant Wal-Mart has banned three men’s titles for being too racy. Maxim, Stuff and FHM have been permanently removed from the retailer’s magazine racks. ...
DuPont Online
Traffic has increased 900 percent in the past year at the Dupont Textiles & Interiors Online Fabric Library, according to the Wilmington, Del.–based fiber and chemical manufacturer. The library has...
Credit Settlement
MasterCard and Visa have settled their suit with retailers including Wal-Mart stores, Sears, Roebuck & Co., Circuit City Stores and Safeway Inc. over the use of debit cards.Visa agreed to a $2 billion set...
New Fabric Lines, Familiar Faces at L.A. Textile Show
The Los Angeles International Textile Show celebrated its 10th anniversary with a solid turnout at the California Market Center, where designers and fabric buyers from across town and acros...
Spending Up
Consumer spending rose 0.4 percent in March—the steepest increase in four months, according to the Commerce Department, which also found that personal income nationwide rose 0.4 percent....
SARS Slowing?
The World Health Organization issued a statement indicating the SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) outbreak appears to be contained in Vietnam and the worst of the outbreak seems to have passed in Singa...
VF Corp. and NGC in Production Deal
Denim and outerwear producer VF Corp. will use New Generation Computing’s e-SPS production solution to help man...
Wal-Mart Suit Filed
A group of female Wal-Mart store managers in California has filed suit against the Bentonville, Ark.–based retail giant, charging job discrimination. According to the brief filed with the court, the fe...
L.A. Apparel Co. in Legal Battle With J.C. Penney
Montebello, Calif.–based girls’ apparel maker Guild Inc. filed a lawsuit on April 29 in Los Angeles Federal Court against J.C. Penney Corp. for copyright infringement and unfair business prac...
L.A. Fashion Week Recap
Designers, organizers weigh in on advantages and drawbacks of two-venue setup ...
ASAP Strikes Deal With C.K. Cooper
Cyber Merchants Exchange Inc., which recently moved its headquarters from Pasadena, Calif., to El Monte, Calif., announced it has entered into a financial-advisor agreement with C.K. Cooper ...
Local Importers, Manufacturers Brace for Shipping-Rate Hikes
The news coming out of Asia these days isn’t great for apparel importers...
Stores Closing
Spiegel Inc., the Downers Grove, Ill.–based catalog retailer, announced plans to close 60 of its Eddie Bauer retail locations, including seven stores in California. Spiegel is currently restructuring i...
Developers Pull Out of Fashion District Dallas Project
Fashion District Dallas (FDD), the proposed apparel market in downtown Dallas that was to challenge the Dallas Market Center for a piece of the Southwest wholesale market, a...
