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The Desktop Revolution: How xTool is Democratizing Industrial-Grade Apparel Printing
| May 1, 2026
In the traditional apparel manufacturing landscape, the bridge between a creative concept and a finished garment has long been guarded by high entry barriers, complex industrial workflows, and prohibitive costs. However, a seismic shift is occurring. xTool, which has rapidly ascended to become the world’s second-largest DTF (Direct-to-Film) brand by GMV, is dismantling these barriers.
Westlife Distribution, Canadian Logistics Company to Launch 3PL
Gardena, Calif.–based Westlife Distribution, which manufactures the 686 brand of boardsports apparel, and NRI Distribution, a Canadian third-party logistics company, have ann...
Made in America: Resources
Buhler Quality Yarns Corp. provides ringspun yarn with 100 percent Supima, 100 percent Micro Modal, 100 percent Micro Tencel, and 50/50 blends of Micro Modal or Micro Tencel with Supima cotto...
Logistics Executives Learn to Cope With Retail's Changing Trends at SDI Forum
LAS VEGAS—The world of retail is changing, with customers increasingly slipping behind the steering wheel and taking over the driver’s seat. And that, in turn, is creating challenges for store owners an...
The New Selling Point: Made in the USA
About 95 percent of the clothes sold in the United States are sewn in far-flung overseas factories in places such as China, Vietnam and Bangladesh, according to International Develop...
Rusty x Diamond Supply Collab
As part of Rusty North America’s focus on all things skate and street, the Irvine, Calif.–based brand has announced a collaboration with Diamond Supply Co., a Los Angeles–base...
Ports' Container Traffic Volumes Strong in April
U.S. consumer spending doesn’t appear to be going away soon....
Supply Chain + Tech Focus Resource Guide
Buhler Quality Yarns Corp. provides ringspun yarn with 100 percent Supima, 100 percent Micro Modal, 100 percent Micro Tencel, and 50/50 blends of Micro Modal or Micro Tencel with Supima cotto...
Hurley Fills CEO Post
Jim Calhoun has been named vice president and chief executive officer of Costa Mesa, Calif.–based surf/skate lifestyle brand Hurley. The company, a division of Beaverton, Ore.–based Ni...
Velvet Lands Investor, Plans Retail
Culver City, Calif.–based contemporaryapparel maker Velvet Inc. sold an undisclosed “significant interest” to Snow Phipps, a New York–based private-equity firm. Terms of the deal ...
Los Angeles Apparel Exports Climb
In the last three years, apparel exports from the Los Angeles area have climbed 40 percent as manufacturers look to overseas markets to boost sales. And the opportunities are only growing....
Leveraging the Supply Chain to Offset Rising Raw-Material Costs - Extendended
The recent rise in raw-material prices has manufacturers looking for alternatives—and answers. California Apparel News asked several industry insiders for strategies to leverage the supply chain to offset risi...
The Promise of PLM and the Challenges of Implementation
PLM—product lifecycle management— has been a buzzword among tech-savvy apparel makers over the last decade....
Research Shows Apparel Sales Look Solid for 2011
Here’s a bright piece of information for Los Angeles denim makers. Sales of women’s jeans jumped 20 percent during the three-month period ending February 2011 after posting a 2.6 percent increa...
O'Neill Hires Action-Sports Veteran
Sasha Hartloff has joined O’Neill Clothing as the new girls’ sales manager for the swimwear and activewear categories. At her new post, Hartloff will report to Steve Ward, O’Neill’s senior vice president of sales and marketing, and ove...
Port of Long Beach Executive Director Is Retiring
After 14 years as the executive director at the Port of Long Beach, Richard Steinke announced on April 5 that he will be retiring in six months...
