Emerald Expositions Adds SIA Snow Show to Its Stable of Trade Exhibitions
Weeks after raising $264 million in a public offering, Emerald Expositions turned around and acquired for $16.4 million the SIA Snow Show organized by SnowSports Industries America.
Phillip Lim’s Arts District Store
After an eight year run on Los Angeles’ Westside, award winning fashion designer Phillip Lim
Pocket Square Clothing’s Big 1st
From pompadoured hair to high end sneakers, men’s styles have been reaching for new heights in the past five years. Pocket Square Clothing hoped it could wrap some of the creative ferment in a handkerchief. It celebrated the first anniversary of its downtown Los Angeles shop on May 25.
The Credit- and Debit-Card Business Is Booming
Credit, debit and prepaid cards in 2016 saw a purchase volume increase of 7 percent based on a year-over-year comparison, according to The Nilson Report, a Carpinteria, Calif.–based trade publication reporting on the payments industry. In America, credit, debit and prepaid cards’ purchase volume reached $5.648 trillion in 2016.
CCA Showcase SF Style in 2017 Fashion Experience
California College of the Arts hosted its annual runway show—called the 2017 Fashion Experience—on the back lot of the college’s San Francisco campus.
Tukatech Introduces New Cloud-Based Solutions for Design Community
Los Angeles–based technology and software company Tukatech is increasing its offerings for the design community.
Funko Acquires So Cal–based Fashion Accessories Company Loungefly
Pop-culture consumer products company Funko LLC has acquired Loungefly, a Southern California–based contemporary fashion accessories company that produces products under licensed brands such as Disney, Marvel, Star Wars, Sanrio and Pokémon.
Centric Launches Visual Innovation Platform to Share Information Visually Across Company Departments in Real Time
Campbell, Calif.–based technology solutions provider Centric Software has launched the Centric Visual Innovation Platform, a collection of digital boards for mobile devices such as the iPad and the iPhone, as well as large-scale, touch-screen televisions.
Leading the Los Angeles Fashion District in a New Era
Every day, seven tons of trash are collected in the Los Angeles Fashion District, up from six tons a day last year.
Aussie Retailer Showpo to L.A.
When Sydney entrepreneur Jane Lu started posting pictures of fast-fashion styles on social-media sites for her Australian e-commerce label, Showpo, she was surprised that she got interest from California.
S.M.N. Plans To Offer the ‘Real’ Premium
S.M.N. Studio sells men’s denim that retails from $200 to $600, but the pricing is not a repeat of the go-go days of Los Angeles’ premium-denim business from a decade ago when denim labels typically asked consumers to pay hundreds of dollars for a pair of jeans, according to Jazmin Kim, cofounder of S.M.N.
The Leverage Makes Millions from Overlooked Market
During a time when conventional wisdom says that retailers are not making big merchandise orders, The Leverage fashion house reported making millions of dollars from an overlooked boutique market.
Reformation Brings Eco, Tech Store Concept to L.A.
Reformation made fashion headlines in Northern California this year when it opened an eco-friendly boutique that featured retail tech such as touchscreens. The women’s fashion line recently announced that it will bring its new store concept to its hometown of Los Angeles.
Will Google Assistant Become Retail’s Next Big Thing?
Technology company Google recently announced new angles to its Google Assistant. With a voice command, Google Assistant can offer help with a number of tasks, such as making phone calls, playing music and looking up information, similar to Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Echo.
