More From Kristi Ellis
Sporting Goods Retailers Look to Rebound From Consolidation
Sporting goods retailers and vendors are focusing on the "little things" that are key to customer service.
Sen. Kennedy Blasts Raid As Immigrant Workers Held
A Department of Homeland Security raid at a Massachusetts leather goods company that resulted in the…
The Modernists Take D.C.
In describing his creation as "simple, classic, clean, often black and white and often following the contours…
Fed Reports “Cold” Sales for Retail, Apparel
An extended period of cold weather hampered apparel sales and retail sales in Boston, Cleveland and Kansas…
Dems Look to Wal-Mart for Port Backing
and Senate Democrats have urged Wal-Mart president and chief executive officer H. Lee Scott to support a…
House Labor Union Bill Faces Bush Veto
The House passed a bill Thursday that would make it easier for unions to organize workers, but President Bush…
Importers Wary of Democrats’ Focus on Worker Rights
Apparel importers who bring billions of dollars worth of clothing and textiles to the U.S. from foreign…
House Action to Curb China Growth Gains Steam
A bipartisan group of House lawmakers, looking to capitalize on momentum on Capitol Hill to restrain China's…
Congress to Reconcile Minimum Wage Bill
A new tax bill tied to a minimum wage hike passed by the House Friday by a vote of 360 to 45 now needs to be…
Dems Question Schwab on Trade Policy
Senate and House Democrats clashed with U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab during two days of hearings…
Trade Deficit Hits Record As Industry Imports Rise
The U.S. trade deficit hit a record $763.6 billion last year, including apparel and textile imports that…
House Mulls Labor Bill Altering Union Protocol
Faced with retail industry opposition, a House panel began considering a bill Thursday that could test…
Wal-Mart, Unions Come Together for Health Care
The issue of health care costs brought together two longtime adversaries - Wal-Mart and organized labor.
Bush Budget Impacts Industry Programs
The $2.9 trillion federal budget proposal President Bush sent to Congress Monday, highlighting permanent tax…
U.S. Takes China Subsidy Issue to the WTO
The Bush administration's decision to bring an illegal subsidies case against China in the World Trade…