NuOrder Extends Online Trade Show
At the beginning of the year, the NuOrder business-to-business e-commerce platform worked with the Agenda trade show to produce a digital extension of the event.
Lira Finds More Business In the Wash
Novelty has always been important to the T-shirt market, but in the past 12 months the Lira brand has been focusing more on the concept.
TalkShopLive Retails Through Live Streaming Video
The days of selling clothing on e-commerce with still photographs are considered boring to Tina and Bryan Moore, who recently launched the e-platform TalkShopLive.
New Boutiques for Santa Monica
Main Street in Santa Monica, Calif. is a fashion boutique street. Some new boutiques have moved in.
Sue Wong’s Career – On the Runway
After a career of making gowns inspired by empresses and gypsies, Los Angeles fashion veteran Sue Wong was honored with a lifetime achievement award from Art Hearts Fashion Week on March 16.
HelpJess Unveils App at DTLA Event
The period of beta testing for the app of e-tailer HelpJess.com officially wrapped up on March 17. HelpJess founder Simon La Barrie produced a demonstration of his site’s ‘show & sell’ retail.
Mr. Turk Teams Up With Jonathan Adler for Swimwear Capsule Collection
Think cabanas and swimming pools with this collaboration
Jacqueline Castillo Goes on Her Own
A stark-white salon, a neon-light sculpture at the end of the runway and six beautifully coifed models was the scene for recently inducted hairstylist Jacqueline Castillo for her debut soirée at Ramos Carreon Salon on Beverly Boulevard.
Beverly Center Remodel Continues With Farmhouse
Driving a Kubota tractor to the 3rd Street entrance of Los Angeles’ Beverly Center, Nathan Peitso signaled the March 15 opening of Farmhouse, his seed-to-farm restaurant.
Art Hearts Fashion Changes Venue With Full Schedule
Los Angeles Fashion Week kicked off with Art Hearts Fashion, the first of two back-to-back, multi-day shows that filled the week with more than 35 designers on the runway.
February Retail Sales See Solid Jump
February was a very good month for sales. The National Retail Federation reported that retail sales last month rose 4.4 percent year-over-year as the economy continued to grow.
Can Progressive PLM Fix a Fashion Problem?
The new generation of shoppers is constantly connected, which sets up new expectations and selling models such as “see now, buy now,” direct-to-consumer and IWWIWWIWI (I Want What I Want When I Want It). Customers are now fully in charge of what, when and where they engage and how they buy.
Law Firm Steps Down From Paul Marciano Investigation
A little more than three weeks after Guess? Inc. cofounder Paul Marciano relinquished his day-to-day duties following sexual-harassment allegations, the law firm that was investigating the accusations is stepping aside.
Gap Wants Its Factories to Go Digital When Paying Workers
Gap Inc. is asking 800 of its factories in 30 countries to skip the cash when paying their workers and start depositing workers’ checks using a digital system by 2020.
Making Tall Women Comfortable in Their Own Skinny Jeans
When women who measure at least 5 feet 9 inches tall shop for denim, they are often left feeling as though styles such as flares or skinny jeans will end up resembling cropped gauchos or capris.
