For nail-in-the-coffin type proof that American Apparel’s heyday is well and done, look no further than the financial pages. After declaring bankruptcy in the fall of 2015, the brand announced it’s shuttering its L.A. headquarters and all 110 American stores, with the last door to close in April. As such, the next few months mark the last opportunity to … Read More →
If you have been bitten by the shopping bug, you can’t be blamed. Well, at least, not this year. After all, it is not often that retail stores offer steep discounts in the months of May–June. While monsoon sales by apparel stores usually start by end of June and electronic stores do have some clearance sales in June-July, this year with the Goods and Services … Read More →
Ohio State is again going to court to protect its trademark, but this time a former Buckeye is a target. Lamp Apparel was named Thursday as the defendant in a lawsuit filed in federal court in Columbus. The Short North T-shirt shop was founded by former OSU basketball player Brandon Fuss-Cheatham and business partner Scott … Read More →
“There has been a lot of noise about UK manufacturing in the past few years, but this is probably one of the first pieces of concrete evidence to support what we’ve been hearing,” said Adam Mansell, chief executive of the UK Fashion and Textiles Association (UKFT). “It is a significant turnaround from where we were.” … Read More →
Perry Ellis International (Nasdaq:PERY) announced today that it has entered into a license agreement with Wolf Company S.A. de C.V. for men’s apparel and accessories under the Cubavera® trademark in Mexico. The collection will be available in department and specialty stores, and is planned to launch in Fall 2017. Cubavera represents the joy, vibrancy, and color … Read More →
Cartoon Network Enterprises, the merchandising wing at Turner International India has associated with budding designer, Pratyush who is exclusively designing an apparel range and accessories inspired by The Powerpuff Girls (Cartoon Network characters) for his NextGen segment at the Lakme Fashion Week. We caught up with the budding designer and asked him a few questions. … Read More →
Sustainability is now counted as one of the major pillars of apparel export business and a growth tool. Though its key areas involve saving of energy, water, more greenery in the factories, maximum use of natural resources, green factories, there are many other initiatives which are being taken by various companies as per their need, … Read More →