Shop & Dine
The latest edition of our biannual tribute to inspired stores andelegant eateries...
Vans Announces Online Video Network Offthewall.tv
Cypress, Calif.–based Vans has announced the debut of
Wet Seal’s Shopkick Deal
Foothill Ranch–based The Wet Seal introduced a new mobile-phone app that allows shoppers to receive deals just by entering ...
Loehmann#039;s Files Again
Off-price retailer Loehmann’s filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York but expects to emerge from bankruptcy ...
Sweet Charity
Fashion met philanthropy at the Legion of H.O.P.E. gala, a fund-raiser to celebrate the fifth anniversary of H.O.P.E.4Children, a nonprofit organization that provides education and scholarshi...
JCP#039;s Big New Concept
Plano, Texas–based JCPenney announced plans to launch a new retail concept for the men’s big and tall customer. The ...
Loehmann’s Files Again
Off-price retailer Loehmann’s filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York but expects to emerge from bankruptcy ...
Technology Is the Cost-Saving Future for the Apparel Industry
NEW YORK—With a far-flung retail empire in 87 countries and $2.12 billion in revenues, Guess? Inc. is like many major apparel companies grappling to connect its worldwide staff of employees to...
Alexandra Cassaniti: Surfer-Girl Style, Upgraded
Though Alexandra Cassaniti’s self-named line of summery totes, neoprene swimwear and wetsuits has always possessed a beachy mood and surfer style, she didn’t officially define her brand as “surfw...
ENK to Launch Show in China in 2011
ENK International—the New York–based producer of Coterie, Designers Collective, ENK Vegas, Intermezzo Collections and WSA—is taking its show to China. ...
CMC Launches Select
The California Market Center will launch a new temporary trade show with a contemporary and young-designer format during the Jan. 17–20 Los Angeles Fashion Market. ...
Hot Topic Cuts Stores and Trims Jobs
Betsy McLaughlin, chief executive of Hot Topic Inc., announced her company would close 40 to 50 of its 835 stores and cut 14 percent of its field management and corporate jobs....
Rack Up in Orange
Seattle-based Nordstrom Inc. announced plans to open a 35,000-square-foot Nordstrom Rack at The Block at Orange in Orange in 2012....
CFDA Names Fashion Fund Winners
The New York–based Council of Fashion Designers of America named Billy Reid the winner of the
Thinking Outside the Trade Show Box
For Todd Masters, creating a big impact in a small trade show booth often takes nothing more than a cheap stage prop. ...
