Levi's Appoints New CMO
San Francisco–based Levi’s has appointed Rebecca Van Dyck as its global chief marketing officer. Van Dyck, an alum of Apple Inc., where she held the post of senior director of worldwide market...
Loehmann#039;s Exits Bankruptcy
Discount department store Loehmann’s, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last November, has completed its res...
No Fear Files
Carlsbad-based retail chain No Fear Retail Stores Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in San Diego. The company operates 41 stores in California, Arizona and Nevada. The company plans to c...
Beach Bunny Swimwear Hops to It With Loungewear Line
Irvine, Calif.–based Beach Bunny Swimwear has debuted Beach Bunny Lounge, a collection of hoodies, tanks, low-rise knit pants, dresses and cropped T-shirts...
Wet Seal Chops Store-Growth Plans
Southern California retailer The Wet Seal Inc. plans to cut its store-growth plans by 50 percent....
AOSA Image Approaches Printing With Conservation, Quality
“Waste kills me. I hate it. It is so lame,” said Mike Hill, founder of Huntington Beach, Calif.–based AOSA Image, a printing company that specializes in environmentally friendly ...
New GMM at White House Black Market
Fort Myers, Fla.–based Chico’s FAS named Liz Edmiston senior vice president and general merchandise manager of Chico...
San Diego's Comeback
Eden Boutique in The Gaslamp Quarter of San Diego. Photo credit Alan Hall.The Great Recession hit downtown San Diego’s fashion scene hard. Many boutiques shuttered in an area that has been long popular with people visiting the San Diego Convention Center, as well as tourists carousing...
Kanarek Launches Jake of Hollywood
Jonathan Harrison Kanarek’s knack for finding choice vintage suits with pedigrees from the ’40s to the ’60s reached the notice of Esquire magazine, which honored him with its “Best-Dresse...
Apparel News Daily Reader
The Enduring Call of the Wild, at Any Age (The New York Times)Tom Ford Boutique is Spendy, Sensual, Sensational (Racked LA)Paris Fashion Week: At...
Perry Ellis Buys Anchor Blue Brands
In a March 3 auction held in New York, Perry Ellis International in Miami made a successful $500,000 bid for the Anchor Blue and Miller’s Outpost brands and intellectual-prop...
Badgley Mischka Goes To Rodeo
James Mischka, left, Mark Badgley, right.Welcome to the new Badgley Mischka flagship. Exquisite bridal gowns are located upstairs. Downstairs there’s elegant space for the celebrated New York label’s couture, resort collection, watches and...
February Retail Sales Rally Despite Cold Weather
February sales were strong despite rising gas prices and dropping temperatures, according to economists at MasterCard Advisors’ SpendingPulse and the International Council of Shopping...
Mark Your Calendars, Kiddies
Luckyshops, the two-day shopstravaganza (my word, not theirs) hosted by Lucky magazine for seven years in NYC, is coming out west in April. April 8-9, to be specific, at Siren Studios in Hollywood.Luckyshops features designer goods...
Stand By Your Sheen
Charlie Sheen not wearing DaVinci of California. Photo credit Wikimedia Commons.A juicy celebrity scandal often gives companies the chance to ditch the celebrities who endorse their products. If you have not heard, actor Charlie Sheen has been bouncing from scandal to scandal...
