China/Costa Rica Free-Trade Agreement Begins
China has free-trade agreements with Peru and Chile in South America, but on Aug. 1, the international trade giant kicked off its first free-trade pact with a Central American country....
Macy's West Sponsors Fashion Incubator San Francisco
The Fashion Incubator San Francisco (FISF), sponsored by Macy’s in Union Square, is a new program that was created to help the city’s designers become sustainable entrepreneurs....
Target to Pay $389,000 in EKB Textiles Copyright Case
Target Corp. has been ordered to pay more than $389,000 and attorney’s fees to Los Angeles–based EKB Textiles Inc. following a recent copyright-infringement trial in U.S. District Cour...
Santa Monica Place Turns 1
Upscale lifestyle mall Santa Monica Place is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its renovation with three days of shopping promotions and restaurant deals beginning Aug. 5. Nearly two years of constructi...
Strong Turnout at Agenda's Huntington Beach, Calif., Show
Attendance and business for the Agenda trade show boomed at the Aug. 3–4 run of the surf, skate, streetwear and fashion trade event at the Hyatt Regency Huntington Beach Resort and Sp...
Protest Against Cars for Next Art Walk
Street scene at Downtown Art Walk. Photo credit: Downtown Art Walk.The Down Town Art Walk is not a fashion event – yet. But it takes place just blocks away from California Apparel News’ office once a month,...
Retail Equation's Science to Stop Fraud
Retail Equation’s Verify-2 application uses a set of math-ematical steps and algorithms to fight return fraud....
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My Best Fit Targets California
With new investment from Northwater Capital Intellectual Property Fund, Unique Solutions Design Ltd. confirmed it will build more of the My Best Fit body-scanner kiosks, and...
The Surf/Street/Skate Lifestyle at Agenda Huntington Beach
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Premium-Denim Prices on the Rise
Premium-denim prices are back in style. When the recession put a dent in consumer spending, many denim manufacturers reacted by reducing prices. But it seems that the days of the $178 premium jean are...
Beverly Hills Unique: Shopping on N. Canon Drive
Day or night, Beverly Hills’ North Canon Drive is a lively place. A steady parade of people strolls down the thoroughfare, dining at bustling sidewalk cafes such as Il Pastaio or chec...
Rock & Republic Auction a Hit
The asset auction of luxury cars, jeans and sewing equipment once owned by Los Angeles–based denim brand Rock & Republic was a hit, according to Great American Group LLC, the Woodland Hills–based asset-disposition ...
Swimwear, Staples and Specialty at CurveNY
NEW YORK—After a successful introduction in Las Vegas last August, swimwear exhibitors bowed at the CurveNY trade show in New York. The show, which is produced by Riv-erside, Conn...
Swim Collective Debuts in Newport Beach, Calif.
The Swim Collective Trade Show made its debut at the Balboa Bay Club & Resort in Newport Beach, Calif., on Aug. 2.Hoping to fill the void left by San Diego’s Action Sport...
