Positive Signs for California Job Growth
More people should be employed in California during the fourth quarter of this year as companies around the state continue to add staff.
Work Stoppage Spreads to Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Adding to the cargo congestion at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, longshore workers allegedly started imposing a work slowdown at the largest port complex in the United States.
AIMS360 Expands Certification Courses to New York, Adds East Coast Data Center
Los Angeles–based apparel ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software provider AIMS360 is expanding to the East Coast.
Dress for Success to Host Fundraiser Pop-Up Shop
During the recent Los Angeles Fashion Week, several fashion brands—including Single, Sea of Pearls, FBF by Checka, JHaus and Bri Seeley—participated in a runway show at the W Hollywood hotel to benefit Dress for Success.
Alternative Takes a Bow
Levi Strauss & Co.’s new brand, Levi’s California introduced a collection designed by Nic Rendic, Levi’s global design director.
California Presence at Massive Intertextile Shanghai
With 15 halls covering nearly 1.8 millionsquare feet of space and more than 3,800 exhibitors showing textiles and trim from 30 countries and regions, the Oct. 20–23 run of the Intertextile Shanghai Apparel Fabrics trade show could be described as massive.
Restaurant Could Be the Missing Piece for Robertson Revival
Once the address for the most coveted commercial real estate in Los Angeles, Robertson Boulevard has seen the fashion boutiques move out and move in over the years, but since Newsroom Café closed in September, some of the street’s businesses are anxious over the prominent thoroughfare’s future.
California Apparel Makers Concerned About ‘Made in USA’ Label
A recent federal judge’s ruling is making California apparel makers think twice about how they label their garments in the future.
U.S. Labor Department Finds Southern California Garment Workers Owed Millions in Back Wages and Overtime
A U.S. Department of Labor survey of 221 investigations in the last year found that more than 1,500 Southern California garment workers are owned more than $3 million in unpaid wages.
Opening Melrose Store
E-commerce emporium Nasty Gal is taking its show to a bricks-and-mortar store on Los Angeles’ Melrose Avenue.
Basic Line Corp. Selling Its Embroidery and Embellishment Company
For nearly 23 years, the Shalom brothers have operated Basic Line Corp., a popular embroidery and embellishment company, out of a huge industrial building they own in Vernon, Calif.
New Yoga Store Opens First California Store in Los Angeles
Yogasmoga finds a retail home on the Westside.
Beverly Center: Style and Chinese Dollars
Chinese tourism and business has become increasingly important to California’s economy, and retailers have been looking for ways to get more involved in that business. Beverly Center may have found a way to cultivate future Chinese business. It’s seminars and styling advice!
Rock Chic
Hot Topic launched its Joan Jett X TRIPP NYC Fashion Collection for Hot Topic collection, a collaboration between the City of Industry, Calif.–based retailer, rocker Joan Jett and rock ‘n roll clothier Tripp NYC.
