Los Angeles TimesMore from Los Angeles TimesGlobal Trade ManagementIn Advance of Earnings Calls, Apparel Brands Face the 'Trump Question'What to say? As corporate chieftains prepare for a round of no doubt excruciatingly painful fourth-quarter conference calls with Wall Street, they find themselves on unusually uncertain ground.February 6, 2017Global Supply Chain ManagementPETA Helps Vegan Fashion Designers See the Path to Future GrowthAs the vegan lifestyle merges into the mainstream, fashion designers who appeal to that market strive to grow their business to the next level with venture capital and an organized supply chain. At a panel hosted by PETA in Los Angeles, designers from Vaute Couture, Delikate Rayne, Nicora Shoes and Susi Studio shared their strategies for sticking to their ethos of eschewing animal-based products while tapping into conventional business practices adopted by the apparel industry.February 2, 2017Global Supply Chain ManagementAmerican Apparel's Rapid Growth Strategy May Have Contributed to Its CollapseAmerican Apparel opened its first stores in 2003, with locations in Echo Park, New York and Montreal. Within three years, it had mushroomed into a global chain with more than 140 locations in 11 countries. By 2009, that figure had doubled to 281 stores.January 31, 2017Global Trade ManagementIn Asia, China Looks Like the Winner After Scuttling of Trans-Pacific PartnershipDonald Trump the candidate denounced China's trade policies. But one of his first acts as president handed the country its best chance yet to rival the U.S. as global economic leader.January 30, 2017Global Trade ManagementWith Push For U.S. Manufacturing, 'Made in America' Loses Its Luster In Fashion WorldBuyers from all over the world flock to Gitman Bros. to get a piece of timeless American style: oxford shirts, plaids and rep ties often cut slightly slimmer to appeal to the trendy and urbane.January 26, 2017HR & Labor ManagementProduce Industry Releases Plan For Ending Abusive Mexican Farm Labor ConditionsNorth America's largest produce industry groups have unveiled a plan aimed at ridding abusive labor conditions from supply chains, in a closely watched effort prompted by growing demand from consumers to know more about the food they eat.January 24, 2017ApparelMore Pay, Greater Confidence Lift U.S. Retail Sales - But Brick-and-Mortar Chains LagAmericans stepped up their auto buying and online shopping in December, reflecting a boost in confidence after the election and a solid increase in pay.January 19, 2017Global Trade ManagementFrom Bean To Bar: Supply Chain Connects Small Farmers And Premium Chocolate IndustryEladio Pop greets me for a tour of his 30-acre acre farm with a football-size cacao pod strapped to his back and a braided reed across his forehead. "Welcome to my paradise," he says, as we head into his Belizean rain forest brimming with cacao trees, pineapple shrubs, banana and mango trees, coconuts palms and a host of medicinal plants.January 17, 2017Education & Professional DevelopmentTo Compete With Silicon Valley, Aerospace Firms Start Recruitment in Pre-KUSC mechanical engineering junior Stephanie Balais developed a passion for aerospace after joining the university's AeroDesign team and helping to construct an airplane fuselage hours before transporting the plane to a competition in Kansas.January 16, 2017Global Trade ManagementTariffs On Chinese Imports Could Backfire In CaliforniaWith each provocative tweet aimed at China from the president-elect, David Vered worries about a trade war that would hurt profits at his Los Angeles jeans company.January 12, 2017Previous PagePage 18 of 26Next Page
