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Lindsay Lohan’s Expanded 6126 Line Is What You’d Expect (The Cut)An Emporio Armani first: Italian jeans with L.A. genes (Los Angeles Times' All the...

U.S. Senate Confirms New Trade Official

One day before breaking for the holidays, the Senate approved Miriam Sapiro to be the new deputy U.S. trade representative....

Captain EO Returns to Disneyland!

Fellow babies of the ’80s remember the wonderment of the "Captain EO" 3-D film experience at Disneyland that ran from 1986–1997. For a limited engagement in February 2010, Disneyland will resurrect the 17-minute film/music video ride starring Michael...

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The Top Ten Store Openings of 2009 (Refinery 29)

Apparel News Daily Reader

Kanye West for BAPE Spring 2010 Lookbook (High Snobriety)Lee Jeans Gets a Vivienne Westwood Facelift (Refinery 29)Bloggers Crash Fashion’s Front Row (The New York...

CPSC Extends Stay of Enforcement, Modifies Lead Testing

On Dec. 18, the Consumer Product Safety Commission voted unanimously to extend a stay of enforcement on testing and certification of many regulated children’s products. The enforcement of specific CPSC...

Lectra Promotes Ribera

Paris-based software solutions and equipment maker Lectra named company veteran Philippe Ribera software marketing director. He is based in Paris....

Embroiderer Sues Christian Audigier

A Los Angeles design and manufacturing company has sued Christian Audigier Inc. for breach of contract and fraud, asking for more than $1 million in damages....

Men Only, Please

Ben Sherman announced it is getting out of the womenswear business and sticking to menswear. Womenswear is responsible for only 10 percent to 15 percent of the line’s revenues. Earlier this year, the company, ...

New Online Shopping Site Emphasizes Social Networking

Atlanta-based entrepreneur Lauren Taylor Baker likes feedback when she shops, and as she launches Couture Society (

Good Trade News

Japan’s economy is looking a little better. In November, the island nation posted a better-than-expected trade surplus totaling $4.1 billion. The trade surplus means that Japan, an export-reliant econo...

Investing in Essentials: Customer Service-Based Lingerie Stores Thrive

Despite a challenging year that left many neighborhood shopping thoroughfares abundant with empty windows and “for lease”...

Iconix Partners to Launch Iconix Europe

New York–based apparel and licensing giant Iconix Brand Group has announced a partnership with The Licensing Co. to form Iconix Europe, a new subsidiary that will develop and...

CIT Names Independent Directors, Waives SBA Fee

New York–based commercial lender CIT Group Inc. named four independent directors to its board and continues to look for three more directors and a new chief executive officer....

2009 in Review: Bright Spots and Hard Times in a Difficult Year

It was a year of pop-up shops and retail bankruptcies, a year of anemic retail sales and a flurry of mall openings and renovations....