Luke's entry this weekend about the politics of Patagonia -- and FC Now reader John Moore's response -- reminded me of another company that infuses its sales and marketing, if not its retail environment, with political messaging: ...READ MORE›
Phillips-Van Heusen, an international fashion conglomerate that owns Kenneth Cole and Izod, announced Monday it would buy Tommy Hilfiger for $3 billion. The New York Times and others have emphasized the...READ MORE›
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Today JCPenney announced the largest private brand launch in the company's history, a 2007 release of a private label Lingerie line called Ambrielle.
Capitalizing on what many say is an underserved market, ...READ MORE›
Forget Peyton Manning's 365 yards and three TDs for the undefeated Colts last week. Forget Reggie Bush's 500-plus yards against Fresno State. The top performer of the week was Under Armour, the sports apparel company we profiled back ...READ MORE›
Grupo M, the largest private employer in the Dominican Republic, makes clothes for Abercrombie Fitch, Hugo Boss, and Tommy Hilfiger. But this is no Third World sweatshop. Instead, it's stitching together a sophisticated pattern of growth.READ MORE›
Liz Claiborne is leaving its longtime partner, Macy's, for an exclusive partnership with J.C. Penney Co., the women's apparel company announced today.
The clothing line, like a lot of other labels in the sector, is struggling. The ...READ MORE›
Lands' End has tapped three people to succeed departing CEO David Dyer, who's now waving the red, white, and blue of Tommy Hilfiger Corp. The succession gives real meaning to the phrase, "You must do the work of three people!"READ MORE›
Like many upstarts, Under Armour made a splash with a breakthrough product, then promptly found itself facing Goliaths. Here's how an un-likely giant killer is protecting its house from megabrands like Nike.READ MORE›
Award-winning clothing designer Geoffrey Beene died yesterday at the age of 77. Widely considered one of the fashion industry's most innovative thinkers -- no less than Jackie Kennedy wore his clothes -- Beene focused on designing ...READ MORE›
When you're young and don't have a lot of money to launch a world-wide clothing brand, you have to get creative and start slow. Here's how we did it...READ MORE›
For all intents and purposes, retail strategy is an oxymoron. Most marketers view retail as a tactic, not a strategy. They see it as a function of sales, not marketing. But those who understand the potential of a "retail ...READ MORE›
Back in April, I reported that Liz Claiborne's new CEO, Bill McComb, had snagged Target's fashion weapon, Isaac Mizrahi, for his own arsenal. For those fashionistas who've been waiting with bated breath to see what kind of sartorial ...READ MORE›
Hemp is one of the fastest growing biomasses in existence, uses less water than cotton, and requires minimal pesticides to thrive. Yet it is still illegal to grow under U.S. federal law due to its relation to marijuana. That hasn't ...READ MORE›
Filling its own shoes as one of the world's most innovative manufacturers once again, Nike has partnered with MAS Holdings to open the new Apparel Innovation and Training Centre in Sri Lanka. The new center, operated and staffed by ...READ MORE›
Judging by the recent actions of companies like Walmart and Samsung, sustainability indexes (aka green supply chain rating systems) are the next big thing in corporate social responsibility. So it isn't all that surprising that a ...READ MORE›
Will McDonald's staffers lose the attitude if they're dressed in hip baggy pants and hoodies instead of dismal perma-press duds? That's an $80M experiment the company says it's now willing to make. This week's Advertising Age ...READ MORE›
Responding to Linda Tischler's article "Buzz Without Bucks" (August 2003), Brigid Mann manages to advertise the supposedly logo-less clothing company NadaLogo while claiming their buzz is not to advertise. NadaLogo's togs do have ...READ MORE›
Many of the designs at New York City's recent Fashion Week certainly looked futuristic--think metallics and extreme eyeliner--but the fashion industry will have to do better than that if it wants to adapt to coming changes brought ...READ MORE›
VERNON, Calif. — True Religion Apparel Inc. posted a net income gain
of 10 percent in the first quarter as sales of the company's cheap
jeans and sportswear rose 22 percent in the quarter.
The clothing maker said Tuesday it ...READ MORE›
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With the improvement of people's consumption level, people's growing
demand for clothing brands, more and more new brands such as shops
selling clothing market. Radiation from the ...READ MORE›
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