Internet Sales-Tax Debate Comes to Calif.
State legislatures in South Carolina and Texas this week approved measures to require online retailers to pay state sales taxes, and California might jump into this fray next....
PacSun's New CFO
Anaheim-based retailer Pacific Sunwear Inc. named Michael Kaplan senior vice president and chief financial officer, replacing Mike Henry, who is leaving the company. Kaplan was most recently CFO of Ha...
Partnership Ties E-Commerce With Payment Processing
Saratoga Springs, N.Y.–based e-commerce solutions provider CORESense Inc. has struck a partnership with Payment Processing Inc., a Newark, Calif.–based company that provides technology...
M.A.C. Opens Second S.F. Location
The M.A.C. Modern Appealing Clothing boutique built a reputation for selling styles from Belgian and Japanese designers in San Francisco for the past 30 years. On May 10, it is sche...
IP Fight Goes Rogue
Rogue websites are the next target as the industry battles intellectual property theft....
Vernon May Disband
On April 28, the California State Assembly voted 60–7 in favor of a bill to disincorporate the Southern California city of Vernon....
Retail Focus: Resource Guide
Buhler Quality Yarns Corp. provides ringspun yarn with 100 percent Supima, 100 percent Micro Modal, 100 percent Micro Tencel, and 50/50 blends of Micro Modal or Micro Tencel with Sup...
Lululemon, OnePiece Move to Robertson
Los Angeles’ Robertson Boulevard has long been the tastemaking street for premium denim, but two of the thoroughfare’s newest tenants will be denim-free zones.On June 1, high-end activewear brand Lululemon Athletica Inc. will mov...
Susie's Deals Files for Bankruptcy Protection
After more than 35 years in business, Susie’s Deals—a Southern California retail chain that sells bargain-basement merchandise at its stores in Utah, Nevada, Arizona and California—has voluntarily filed ...
Jasmin Shokrian's Chic Event
Jasmin ShokrianJasmin Shokrian fêted the season with an informal presentation last night at her design studio in West Hollywood. A stylish group of friends, family and chic industry insiders turned out for the event.Guests enjoyed wine and cheese...
Rush to M-Commerce
Retailers push to sell in the mobile commerce market....
Billabong Partners With Universal Music
Billabong and Universal Music announced a “global brand partnership” under which Billabong and Universal Music will “collaborate on the development of a broad range of services an...
Mobile App Puts Fit Information in the Phone
A Sunnyvale, Calif.–based company is putting fit information in the palm of the hand with a mobilephone app that will translate sizing specifications from brand t o brand....
Forever 21's Space-Age Fashion Show
Virtual fashion show, you say? Please. Forever 21 did it one better. The Los Angeles-based, fast-fashion emporium went a little sci fi when it kicked off an eight-city tour for its holographic fashion show. That's right. Holographic. It’s more than virtual. It’s 3-D. In the...
Los Angeles Fashion Collective
Los Angeles Fashion Week may be over, but Fall 2011 fashion presentations continue, thanks to the Los Angeles Fash...
