Retailers Learn From 2009 and Strategize for 2010
A mood of cautious optimism and a realistic outlook for the future set in after the dust settled on this holiday’s shopping season, which had retailers worried that consumers might hold back....
Luxury Boutique B.NY Closes
Pioneering fashion boutique B.NY was scheduled to close its doors by the end of 2009, according to Gregory Niebel, the store’s president. ...
An Open Letter to 2009, a Warning for 2010
2009,It’s not us, it’s you. We don’t think we should see each other any more. In the beginning we liked you because you were dangerous and new. But your cheeks have lost their luster and you’ve...
Trade Pacts Get One-Year Extension
The U.S. Senate took the final step and extended for one year the Andean Trade Preference Act, following approval by the House of Representatives....
$35 Million for Loehmann’s
GE Capital Corporate Retail Finance will provide a $35 million asset-based credit facility for Loehmann’s. The Bronx, N.Y...
Apparel News Daily Reader
Rodarte Made Shirts for Opening Ceremony (Racked)Shops—RVCA Now Open on Fairfax (Blackburn and Sweetzer)Scene Stealers: Movie costumes that started...
Joe's Jeans Expanding Its Retail Profile
Premium-denim company Joe’s Jeans opened its sixth retail store, in Texas, adding to its slowly growing stable of apparel outposts that have helped boost the company’s revenues....
Bargains Drive Traffic Online
Coupons, bargains and comparison shopping helped drive online traffic in November, according to Boston-based Compete. The research...
Bluefly Lands $15 Million Investment
New York–based fashion e-tailer Bluefly Inc. reached a deal with investment firm Rho Ventures to purchase $15 million in ne...
New Year Brings In New RVCA Store
RVCA's Los Angeles StoreThe end of the year can be a time for reflection, but for the good folks at Costa Mesa, Calif.-fashion brand RVCA, it’s a great time to open a boutique.On Dec. 30, RVCA rolled into a 1,600-square-foot store at 501 N. Fairfax Ave. in...
$35 Million for Loehmann#039;s
GE Capital Corporate Retail Finance will provide a $35 million asset-based credit facility for Loehmann’s. The Bronx, N.Y...
New Laws Roll Out for 2010
A new year, a new set of laws....
HippyTree: Surf and Stone
The combination of surfing and rock-climbing cultures may seem like an unlikely odd couple, but HippyTree founder Andrew Sarnecki thinks that the unique recreational pairing is the key to dif...
CAPS to Counterfeiters
The Coalition to Advance the Protection of Sports Logos (CAPS) is taking aim at counterfeit sports merchandise. The group is urgin...
New True in Malibu
Vernon-based premium-denim lifestyle line True Religion Apparel Inc. opened a new 1,500-square-foot boutique in Malibu at Malibu V...
