PVH Names New Canadian Manager
Andrea Elliot was named vice president and general manager of Canadian retail operations for Phillips-Van Heusen Corp., the New York–based company whose brand portfolio includes Van Heusen, Calvin Klei...
Sourcing Upscale China
Alibaba.com Limited, a division of online sourcing site Alibaba.com, launched a new channel to connect U.S. buyers with premium products from China. The new AliExpress Premier Channel will feature...
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...
Columbia Expanding to Canada, Europe
Portland, Ore.–based Columbia Sportswear Co. is expanding its e-commerce business to Canada and up to eight markets in Europe this fall. Plans call for new e-commerce sites for its Co...
Stussy x Marvel: A Super-Cool Collaboration
Irvine-based streetwear brand Stussy is taking advantage of its close proximity to Hollywood by teaming with Disney's Marvel Entertainment for two very cool series of T-shirts. The collections...
Curly-V: Fun, Fearless Fashion
Carlitos Velasquez, a.k.a. Curly-V, just wants to have fun hellip; with clothes. “Clothes are so much fun. It’s fun to get dressed,” the designer said. “I want clothes to feel like they...
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...
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...
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...
Rush to M-Commerce
Retailers push to sell in the mobile commerce market....
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 ...
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...
Los Angeles Fashion Collective
Los Angeles Fashion Week may be over, but Fall 2011 fashion presentations continue, thanks to the Los Angeles Fash...
