Nordstrom Rack Adds Southern California Store
Discount and off-price retailers are seeing positive growth these days as consumers hunt and peck for bargains....
William Rast Brings the Runway to Project
William Rast Fall 2010, photo courtesy of Imaxtree/Elle.comNew York Fashion Week overlapped the trade shows in Las Vegas this season, but designers such as William Rast found ways to make the timing conflict work for them. Sales reps and retailers gathered at the William Rast booth at the...
Haiti Relief
U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced a plan to encourage American clothing companies and retailers to source at least 1 pe...
Quiksilver Loses Latest Round Over Roxy Name
After eight years of battling Quiksilver Inc. in federal court, a small Los Angeles manufacturer has won the right to resume making clothes under its Roxywear label....
Apparel News Daily Reader
Lady Gaga or Johnny Weir (The Daily Beast) The Return Of Confidence (Wall Street Journal)New York Fashion Week: Luxe and louche at Mary Kate and Ashley...
Buyers Navigate Changed Landscape in Las Vegas
LAS VEGAS—Buyers returning to Las Vegas for the latest round of apparel, accessories and sourcing trade shows found a different scene than last season. The Feb. 16–18 run of ...
Retail Crime Targeted at Los Angeles Police Conference
Taking action against gangs stealing cargo and store merchandise was at the top of the agenda for Los Angeles’ law enforcement establishment on Feb. 17. ...
Apparel Imports
U.S. apparel imports in 2009 fell to levels not seen in six years, dipping 6.1 percent to 21.32 billion-square-meter equivalents i...
Los Angeles Designers Shine at New York Fashion Week
California designers unveiled their Fall/Winter 2010 collections at New York Fashion Week, held Feb. 10–18....
LAEDC Report Indicates Measured Recovery for Economy, Apparel and Retail to Lag
The good news is the economy isn’t expected to get worse this year. The bad news is the economy isn’t expected to get much better....
L.A. Retailer Lisa Kline Consolidates Operations
Over the past 15 years, Lisa Kline has pioneered and expanded fashion retailing on Los Angeles’ high-profile Robertson Boulevard, but in the next couple of months, she will be consolidating he...
Reef Launches First Fair-Trade Project
Reef, the Carlsbad, Calif.–based sandal and swimwear maker, is taking its first steps into fair-trade footwear with the Ugandal, a women’s leather sandal made with paper beads...
Influential Sirens & Sailors Boutique Shutters, Gentlemen's Breakfast Debuts
Sirens Sailors closes Feb. 21. For the past 10 years, the Sirens Sailors boutique was one of the influential boutiques on Los Angeles’ Eastside. From its location in a lavender colored cottage in Los Angeles’ Echo Park neighborhood, Sirens made...
Traffic Up
Cargo-container traffic at the two ports in the Los Angeles area improved in January from a year ago, and exports were up dramatic...
Cherokee Licenses
Los Angeles–based Cherokee Inc. has been on a licensing spree. The company has signed licenses with three apparel concerns ...
