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Marcum Symposium Promotes Optimism Amid 2024 Challenges
By Dorothy Crouch, Contributing Writer | May 9, 2024
The 2024 Consumer Products & Retail Symposium hosted by Marcum Accountants and Advisors afforded insights into planning for the most important seasons of the year, including back-to-school and holiday.
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Otis College Report on the Creative Economy Holds Hope and Opportunity for L.A.’s Fashion Industry
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What kind of chess game is USTR playing?
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As Manufacturers, Retailers, Consumers Enter With Caution, What Will 2023 Bring?
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Republic Business Credit Acquired by Renasant Bank
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NAIER Facilitates Giving for Overstocks and Excess Inventory
’Tis the season for generosity and goodwill, and the National Association for the Exchange of Industrial Resources is a pioneering organization that would be thankful for your excess inventory donations.
Inflation, the Supply Chain and What It Means for Manufacturing
The three biggest challenges facing the industrial sector today are labor, supply chain and uncertainty of where we are and where we are going, according to panelists at a Nov. 10 webinar hosted by the New York–based U.S. national accounting and advisory firm Marcum LLP.
Downtown Center BID Reports Dynamic Resurgence of Retail
Back in school you were probably drawn to math or, well, anything else. But the numbers for downtown Los Angeles are certainly compelling. The district generates $5 billion in annual revenue from 743 businesses per square mile. Over 3 million people visit downtown each year, while 350,000 commute there to work each day, and 85,000 call it home.
Legacy Companies HSBC and Levi’s Team Up for a Sustainable Future
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UCLA Anderson Forecast Predicts Slower Growth but Low Unemployment
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LAFW Returns With New Owners and a New Agenda
If you’ve been around long enough, you probably recall the early days of Los Angeles Fashion Week with either a fond smile or a roll of the eyes.
India Presents a Golden Opportunity to the Golden State
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MAFI Award Returns After Two-Year Hiatus
Los Angeles is an award-winning city—as in it’s full of people who are constantly winning awards for something—and not just in Hollywood but also the fashion industry. And now, after a two-year pandemic hiatus, the Moss Adams Fashion Innovator Award is back and will help kick off Los Angeles Fashion Week on Oct. 6 at Lighthouse, a venue perfectly situated in the heart of the awards-giving epicenter of Hollywood.
Leading Internet Retailer Spiraledge Secures $8 Million Loan From RBC
Republic Business Credit has provided another company with the funds it needs to not only succeed but also grow.
