Plastic clog manufacturer Crocs has reportedly cut 27 jobs in the Boulder area, Colorado.

Bebe Stores has posted net income for the third quarter of $8.3m compared to $12.9m for the same period in the prior year.

Large quantities of Indian-made fabric have been illegally imported into Pakistan through the United Arab Emirates (UAE) since February 2007, for use in garment manufacturing and re-exports.

Italian sportswear brand Kappa has launched its kid’s wear brand †Kappa Under 14’ in India.

Icelandic investment group Baugur has sold discount fashion chain MK One to retail restructuring specialist Hilco for an undisclosed sum.

Iconix Brand Group Inc today (1 May) posted a 43% hike in first quarter profit and said it is taking its brands to China through a joint venture with Hong Kong based Novel Fashion Holdings Limited.

Knitted apparel firm Hampshire Group has appointed Michael S Culang as its president and CEO, from his interim role, effective immediately.

Stein Mart has announced that Glori Katz has been named as its senior vice president, marketing and advertising.

Yarn manufacturer Unifi has swung to a third quarter profit of US$12,000 from a net loss of $13.3m for the same period last year.

Third quarter profit at women’s wear maker Bernard Chaus Inc has more than halved on lower sales in its club and private label channels.

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by Ross Clark Hornbeams (in the genus Carpinus) and hop-hornbeams (in the genus Ostrya) are close relatives of the birches. They are medium-sized trees with alternate and doubly toothed (technically, doubly serrate) leaves, similar to the leaves of birches. Carpinus

The Walt Disney Co has acquired the Disney Store chain in North America from subsidiaries of The Children's Place Retail Stores Inc.

Watch your trees carefully this month. Temperatures will continue to go up and down and tropicals may need to be moved indoors if temperatures lower. Remember May 10 is the so called last frost date but based on what we

Department-store operator Kohl's Inc is planning to scale back the number of new stores it opens this year to help weather a difficult economic environment.

Discount shoe retailer Footstar is to axe 130 jobs as part of plans to wind down its business at the end of 2008 an exclusive license to operate the footwear departments in Kmart stores expires.

by Randy Davis Due to its length, this will be a two-part article. The second part will appear in the June newsletter - ED Well, it is spring and the trees are beginning to leaf out, bringing with them the

by George Buehler The Yew Dell show was a great success with about 60 trees shown by our members. We now have the 40th Art In The Arbor show coming up. The show runs from 10 am to 6pm on

by John CallawayOn Wednesday, April 9th, there was a planning meeting for the upcoming ABS/BCI conference in Louisville. We had several members on hand to help with the planning of the event. A big thanks to Earl Cormney for hosting

In celebration of Earth Day this year, April 22nd, the Greater Louisville Bonsai Society was invited organize a small display in the lobby of the National City Tower building. There was a lot of traffic through the lobby, and, as