2007 August

Internet behemoth Google Inc. is being sued by American Airlines for the unauthorized use of trademarks and services identifying the airline to Internet users, according to a complaint filed on August 16. Google’s search engine is allegedly helping third parties to mislead consumers and misappropriate the American Airlines marks by using them as keyword triggers for paid advertisements. “In working through this business dispute, American is hopeful that it will …

OFF-PRICE SPECIALIST SHOW August 24-28 Sands Expo & Convention Center Las Vegas The largest Off-Price Apparel Show in the Industry. Attention all apparel retailers: Mark your calendars! The Off-Price Specialist Show is the premiere show for off-price apparel and accessories, and it’s happening August 24-28 at the Sands Expo & Convention Center in Las Vegas. The wholesalers and jobbers at the show carry men’s, women’s, and children’s apparel 20-70% below …

U.S. flag sales are apparently on the rebound according to many retailers. Flag sales hit record levels after the September 11th terrorist attacks of 2001 and again shortly after the Iraq war began in 2003, but sales already started to slump by 2004. Now it seems flag sales are picking up again. Many believe that this year’s steady sales are fueled by regular Memorial Day and Independence Day purchases plus …

It’s extremely important that the major media channels work together to promote their products and services, especially when it comes to trade show attendance. Trade shows can serve as great communications tools fostering awareness of one’s brand and also for the purposes of networking. All too often media heavyweights view each other as competitors when in fact they should be networking and looking at one another as partners. When it …

By Crystal Silvas Based in Los Angeles, California, the fashion hub of the West, 1bestdeal4less.com is your source for all of your wholesale women’s apparel needs. Specializing in clothing styles that cater to younger women, they truly have it all: fashionable tops, t-shirts, halter-tops, strapless tops, capris, pants, dresses, sports wear, plus size tops, jeans and plus size capris. They even offer accessories like earrings, bracelets and necklaces, and their …

By Mercedes Gonzalez WOMEN’S Let’s Get Physical Stripes, bright colors, layered jersey tees, pleated skirts, stretch mesh, platform sneakers, and even accessories like whistles, visors, and knee-high sports socks all compete this “sporty” trend. Embellished Craft Use of jewels, studs, beads, and metallic discs was seen heavily on the runway this past spring. This trend will translate into more mainstream brands next spring. Think 80s bedazzled sweaters. Summer Suit It’s …

By T. J. Reid Offering a sincere “thank you” is part of the repertoire of every successful retailer. These two words go a long way toward creating the customer’s final impression of you and your store as she walks out the door and heads home. And a “thank you” can also be the two words that draw her back to your store. Here are a couple of clever “thank you” …

By Patrick G. Clifford This past March, San Francisco-based Javelin Strategy & Research released Data Breaches and Buyer Behavior: Moving PCI Compliance from Costly Burden to Competitive Advantage, a research report with findings that should have startled any retailer. The nationwide survey of 1,200 credit and debit cardholders found that, in cases where little is known about a data breach, half of all consumers automatically consider the merchants where they …

Twice a year in February and August, the fashion industry gathers in Las Vegas for a weeklong extravaganza where approximately 140,000 apparel buyers from throughout the United States and around the world can source product in all categories and in all price ranges. Anchored by MAGIC, the largest and most comprehensive men’s apparel accessory trade show in the United States, Las Vegas Fashion Week has become a major fashion destination …

When I asked Jerry Michaels what his title was and how I should refer to him in this article, he replied, “I buy and I sell and I do other things. I’m not an owner but I have as much power in the company as an owner.” A direct and honest answer from a man who has been in the jobbing business for over 30 years, and who, with his …