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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.
Copyright Case Ends in a Trial-Court Win for LA Printex
Over the past several years, LA Printex Industries Inc. has carved out a small claim to fame. ...
New Lines: Gerry Building
The following are new lines carried by showrooms at the Gerry Building, 910 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles. The California Apparel News lists new tenants and lines each market week issue. Co...
New Lines: The 824 Building
The following are new lines carried by showrooms at The 824 Building, 824 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles. The California Apparel News lists new tenants and lines each market week issue. Compiled by Rhea Cortado.
New Lines: The New Mart
The following are new lines carried by showrooms at The New Mart, 127 E. Ninth St., Los Angeles. The California Apparel News lists new tenants and lines each market week issue. Compi...
New Lines: The Lady Liberty Building
The following are new lines carried by showrooms at The Lady Liberty Building, 843 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles. The California Apparel News lists new tenants and lines each market week issue...
New Lines: Cooper Design Space
The following are new lines carried by showrooms at the Cooper Design Space, 860 S. Los Angeles St., Los Angeles. The California Apparel News lists new tenants and lines each market ...
New Lines: California Market Center
The following are new lines carried by showrooms at the California Market Center, 110 E. Ninth St., Los Angeles. The California Apparel News lists new tenants and lines each market w...
CIT's Peek to Step Down at Year-End
Jeffrey M. Peek, chief executive officer of the CIT Group Inc., will retire from the New York–based commercial finance company at the end of the year. The company’s board is forming a search committee ...
Competition Fierce in Discount-Sales Business
Inside the spacious Los Angeles Convention Center, thousands of premium-denim jeans hang as far as the eye can see—enough jeans to fill several retail stores end to end....
Big Bird Joins Up With American Apparel
Bert and Ernie and the crew are finding a new home: on T-shirts made by American Apparel....
Swedish Designers for William Rast Return to N.Y.
After a brief stint in the land of sun, designers Johan Lindeberg and his wife, Marcella, have moved back to New York....
Juniors Brands Make a Move Into Contemporary Territory
Juniors brands have grown adept at turning upscale inspiration into sharply priced goods for the price-conscious shopper and the younger set. Now, the specialty stores and boutiques that once provided...
Ports Celebrate First Anniversary of Clean Trucks Program
After only one year in operation, the ports in Los Angeles and Long Beach expect their Clean Trucks Program to eliminate 80 percent of diesel truck pollution two years earlier than expected....
Kellogg Named President of VF's Contemporary Brands
Greensboro, N.C.–based VF Corp. named Susan Kellogg president of VF’s Contemporary Brands coalition, which includes the 7 For All Mankind, John Varvatos, Ell...
CIT's Fate Rests in Hands of Bondholders
CIT Group Inc. submitted a new plan that would wipe out a large chunk of the company’s outstanding debt. But if the company does not secure support for the plan, it may pursue bankruptcy proce...
