L.A. Fashion Week Takes Shape
Plans for Los Angeles Fashion Week in March are starting to shape up as a vibrant affair. A new entry, Style Fashion Week LA, will be holding four days of runway shows at Vi...
Lenzing Expands Production Capacity
In response to the rising price and decreasing availability of cotton, Austrian fiber maker Lenzing AG is expanding the global production capacity of its Tencel and viscose fibers. ...
Cotton Prices Driving Brands to Increase Prices, Alternative Fabrications
In the wake of a year-long price spike that nearly doubled the price of cotton, apparel manufacturers are facing a tough reality. “Prices aren’t going to return to the 66 cents they were one year ago...
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Vans New Spring Lookbook Goes Arty With Cool Photo Collaboration (Refinery29)Trends – Leading Ladylike Hollywood: Carey, Natalie, Michelle, and Emma’s Charming (and...
RadiciSpandex Consolidates Space in N.C.
RadiciSpandex Corp. consolidated its distribution center, corporate office and finishing operations in Gastonia, N.C., with plans to sell one of two buildings adjacent to its headquarters. ...
Saks to Shutter Denver Store
New York–based Saks Inc. will close the Saks Fifth Avenue store at the Cherry Creek Mall in Denver in March. ...
Texworld Partners With Stylesight, Trend Forecaster Wins Copyright Dispute
Stylesight and Texworld USA are teaming up to provide a curated trend display and trend seminar series at the Jan. 18–20 run of Texworld USA at the Jacob K. Javits Convention...
Kellwood Buys Rebecca Taylor
St. Louis–based Kellwood Co. added another contemporary brand to its portfolio with the acquisition of New York–based Rebecca Taylor. ...
Retail Forecast for 2011: Better Sales, but Also Tough Times
2011 will be a year of recovery, but many economists and analysts are trying to determine how good the recovery will be....
Irving Place Buys Dots Stores
New York–based Irving Place Capital acquired Dots LLC, a fast-fashion retail chain. Founded in 1987, Dots currently operates more than 400 stores in 26 states in the Midwest, East and...
Court Approves Loehmann's Restructuring Plan
New York–based Loehmann’s Capital Corp. plans to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by Feb. 7 after receiving court approval for its disclosure statement and the joint plan of reorganization...
More Dollar General Stores
Goodlettsville, Tenn.–based Dollar General Corp. plans to create 6,000 new jobs by opening 625 new stores in 2011. The stor...
Elbit Subsidiary Buys U.S. Malls
EPN Investment Management LLC, an indirect subsidiary of Tel Aviv, Israel–based Elbit Imaging Ltd., signed a deal to purcha...
...Lost Leaving La Jolla
hellip;Lost, the Irvine, Calif.–based surfboard and skateboard maker, will be taking its apparel in-house after the Fall 2011 season, said owners Matt Biolos and Joel Cooper. La Jo...
Tandy#039;s CFO Exits
M.C. (Craig) Mackey, chief financial officer for Tandy Brands Accessories Inc., resigned to pursue other opportunities, according ...
