LAFW Marks Return to Petersen With Lineup of Global Designers
During its Oct. 7–10 return, LAFW provided a platform to global and California-based designers, such as Nicholas Mayfield, at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles.
K-Swiss and Venus Williams Collaborate on Third Limited-Edition Capsule Collection
Following the success of the “Glow Up” collection in May 2021, K-Swiss x EleVen by Venus Williams have once again partnered to release a third limited-edition capsule collection, “Retro by EleVen x K-Swiss.”
VOW for Girls Launches New Campaign Calling to End Child Marriage
In recognition of International Day of the Girl on Oct. 11, VOW for Girls launched its “Stop the Clock” campaign, which is a response to the statistic that every three seconds a child as young as eight years old becomes a bride.
Rosenthal & Rosenthal Launches New E-commerce Growth Capital Resource
Rosenthal & Rosenthal, a leading factoring, asset-based lending and purchase-order financing firm, has announced the launch of Pipeline, a new e-commerce growth capital resource tailor made for those wanting to start a business or continue the growth of their current business.
Future-Proof Your Fashion Business
COVID changed the retail landscape – maybe forever. As the holidays approach, organizations are facing a mix of pre-existing and pandemic-fueled challenges that are permanently affecting how they bring products to consumers. Core enterprise technology like PLM could hold the answers.
AG Jeans Donates $500,000 to Red Cross Disaster Relief Fund
Los Angeles-based fashion brand AG Jeans is supporting the Red Cross by offering a $500,000 matching donation to disaster-relief efforts.
Supreme and True Religion Collaborate for Fall 2021
Streetwear brand Supreme and the iconic American apparel brand True Religion have teamed up for a collaboration available for fall.
G-Star RAW Partners With Nedap iD Cloud to Create Seamless Shopping Experiences
Denim brand G-Star RAW has chosen Nedap Retail and its Nedap iD Cloud platform to achieve full inventory visibility in support of their omni-channel strategy.
Financing in the Age of e-Commerce
The apparel industry was an early adopter of e-commerce. Even before COVID-19 struck, online retail accounted for 27 percent of U.S. apparel sales in 2018 and 30 percent in 2019. In 2020, that number leaped to 46 percent as consumers largely avoided stores due to health and safety concerns, according to the research firm Digital Commerce 360.
KEEN Footwear Launches Shoe Featuring Agricultural Waste
KEEN Inc., the footwear brand on a mission to make the outdoors inclusive and accessible to all, debuted its proprietary manufacturing method that uses agricultural waste to create plant-based soles that are made without chemical solvents.
Ross Stores Inc. Appoints New CFO
Ross Stores Inc. has announced that Adam Orvos, the current group senior vice president of supply-chain administration, is being promoted to executive vice president and chief financial officer.
Kenneth Cole Moves E-Commerce Site to Nogin Hosted Cloud Platform
Kenneth Cole has moved its online store to Nogin’s commerce-as-a-service (CaaS) platform. The move enables the brand to deliver the best possible e-commerce experience to its customers as well as increase sales, profits, and execute research-and-development upgrades in real time.
California Passes Law Expanding Protections for Garment Workers
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that will require garment factories to pay a minimum hourly wage in addition to giving workers additional benefits.
Macy's Century City Offers FIT:Match to Ease Shopping With Correct Fits
Partnering with FIT:MATCH, Macy's Century City offers the measurement-technology company's 3D, AI-powered platform to shoppers who searched for a perfect fit.
Vans Celebrates Latinx Heritage Month with So Much More Project
Vans has partnered with four Latinx visual artists from across the country to launch the So Much More initiative, which aims to celebrate Latinx Heritage Month and shed more light on the Latinx identity.
