More From Ross Tucker
Hitting the Right Path: Levi’s Sees First Sales Gain in Eight Years
Booming sales in Asia and stabilization in North America helped Levi Strauss & Co. put the skids on eight…
Levi Strauss & Co. Year-end Profits Soar on 1.3% Sales Gain
For the year ended Nov. 27, the 152-year-old San Franciso-based company saw earnings explode 413.2 percent to…
Lost at Sea: Gauging the Risks of Ocean Freight
There is no shortage of opportunity for goods to get lost or damaged in their journey from the factory floor…
VF Posts Record Earnings
VF Corp. turned in a third consecutive year of rising sales and record earnings in 2005, propelled by growing…
Fighting Knockoffs by Protecting a Brand
WWD created a fictitious handbag with several trademark designs so attorneys could put a price tag on…
Fighting Knockoffs by Protecting a Brand
Amid all the worries facing a company trying to launch a product or brand, protecting its intellectual…
Foreign Mills Find Steady Business From U.S. Buyers
Exhibitors at three trade shows in New York reported steady interest from buyers looking to add the latest…
Paper Denim & Cloth Steps Down From Premium
Influential premium denim brand Paper Denim & Cloth is lowering its prices in an effort to increase…
Lee Jeans President to Retire
Gordon Harton, president of Lee Jeans and a 35-year veteran of VF Corp., announced his retirement, effective…
Foreign Mills Eye Strong Start to 2006
Organizers of the textile trade shows here during the next two weeks are upbeat that a better currency…
Execs Celebrate Industry Legacy at Yeshiva Museum Event
A Who's Who of the apparel industry filled the 36th-floor ballroom of the Mandarin Oriental hotel here…
N.C. Eyes New Port by 2016
North Carolina's economic vitality might hinge on 600 acres along the Cape Fear River.
Fanning the Flames
The heat is rising for Fire Jeans. Sales of the Los Angeles-based junior denim line have gained momentum…
Denim Industry Beats the Blues
The rumblings began in early spring, courtesy of a choir of Wall Street analysts. Retailers, especially…
Dealing With Complex Issues
It was a year of change and controversy in the sector, as global quotas were dropped, except for China, and…