Gilt Groupe Expands West
California shoppers will no longer have to wait up to 15 days for their Gilt Groupe purchases with the opening of a new distribution center in Las Vegas this month....
Facebook -- The Next Retail Frontier
Dylan Whitman is one of a handful of entrepreneurs gambling on the potential for shopping on Facebook—a new retail channel dubbed F-commerce....
JCPenney's Executive Moves
Plano, Texas–based JCPenney Co. Inc. named Ron Johnson chief executive officer, succeeding Myron E. (Mike) Ullman III. The two executives will work together for several months to ensure a smooth trans...
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Milan Fashion Week: Giorgio Armani's Geometric Prints Charming (L.A. Times)Gretchen Rossi Judges OC Cotton Couture Fashion Show (Us Magazine)Luxe Travel...
T-Notes
Buhler Quality Yarns Corp. provides ringspun yarn with 100 percent Supima, 100 percent Micro Modal, 50/50 Supima Micro Modal, and 50/50 Supima Outlast. Yarn count ranges from 12/1 Ne to 90/1 ...
Joe's Jeans Goes Global
Commerce, Calif.–based Joe’s jeans is launching an aggressive plan to expand its reach internationally with the launch of a new store in the United Arab Emirates and a second store opening in K...
Levi's' John Anderson Retiring
San Francisco–based Levi Strauss & Co. announced John Anderson, the company’s president and chief executive officer, will retire after 32 years with Levi’s. He will also resign from Levi...
Guess? Opens Redesigned Flagship on Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade
The night was a fundraiser for The Museum of Contemporary Art –- but the June 21 grand reopening of the Guess? flagship on Santa Monica’s Third Street Promenade was all about ...
Comune Names New Execs
Up-and-coming skate and lifestyle brand Comune has two new label executives and will have new offices after a recent exodus of many executives and design staff....
Deidre Crawford Joins California Apparel News
Deidre Crawford has joined California Apparel News as manufacturing editor.A longtime free-lance journalist and photographer, Crawford most recently served...
Delia's Hires Dyan Jozwick
New York–based juniors retailer Delia’s named Dyan Jozwick its new president, replacing Michele Donnan Martin, who had held the title since 2008. Jozwick was previously chief merchandising officer of Foothil...
Timetable in Doubt for Free-Trade Agreements with South Korea, Colombia, Panama
Passage of free-trade agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama had been expected to be approved by Congress before recessing for summer vacation Aug. 8. But now that is in doubt....
Like Bringing Sand to The Beach
Festival style. Girls in oversize sunglasses and whatever BoHo trend is "it" that year: floral maxi dresses, teeny tiny cut-off shorts, Navajo everything, plaid, feathers. Don't even get me started on the dudes. Skinny jeans, plaid, board...
BeachMint Gets $23.5 Million Investment, Debuts StyleMint
These are boom times for the BeachMint Inc., a Santa Monica, Calif.–based e-commerce and fashion company.On July 1, it will debut StyleMint, an apparel line designed by Mary-Kate and Ashley O...
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Charlene Wittstock Finds Her 'Fashion Feet' (People Magazine)Galliano: Rants Fuelled by Drug Addiction, Not Bigotry (Toronto Star)Brazilian Fashion: Taking on...
