American Apparel is laying off hundreds of employees
(Reuters) - Teen apparel retailer American Apparel is laying off hundreds of workers as it overhauls its production process, which could include outsourcing part of its production to another U.S....
View ArticleAmerican Apparel is now crowdsourcing accessories
American Apparel is trying something new to get people to shop there again: it's crowdsourcing.The retailer is letting small businesses and vendors pitch their products in 90-second videos for the...
View ArticleAmerican Apparel founder Dov Charney is back with a new T-shirt business he...
Dov Charney, the founder of American Apparel who was forced out of the company in a 2014 boardroom coup, has a new gig: He has started a T-shirt company with some of his old colleagues from American...
View ArticleAmazon is in talks to buy bankrupt American Apparel (AMZN)
Online retailer Amazon.com and teen apparel store chain Forever 21 are among the companies weighing offers to acquire bankrupt American Apparel, people familiar with the talks said on Wednesday.The...
View ArticleAmazon's rumored bid for American Apparel could solve its Trump problem in...
Amazon is reported to be in the running to acquire American Apparel's bankrupt business.The rumored deal immediately raised speculation about Amazon's growing ambitions in the fashion business.But an...
View ArticleCanadian apparel maker Gildan is buying American Apparel for $88 million
(Reuters) - Canadian apparel maker Gildan Activewear Inc said it had won a bankruptcy auction to buy U.S. fashion retailer American Apparel for about $88 million in cash.The deal is subject to approval...
View ArticleAmerican Apparel denies reports that it's imminently shutting down all of its...
American Apparel isn't shutting down all its stores — at least not yet, despite some reports saying otherwise.The bankrupt company recently reached a deal to sell intellectual property and other assets...
View Article8 retailers that are shrinking across America (M, SHLD)
Analysts predicted that 2017 would be a rough year for retail stores.Just a month and a half into the new year, that prophecy has proven to be true. A wave of store closures has hit traditional retail...
View ArticleJCPenney's store closures could push hundreds of dying shopping malls over...
A tidal wave of store closures is about to hit the US, experts say, and the result could be catastrophic for hundreds of lower-tier shopping malls.JCPenney announced Friday that it would close up to...
View Article13 retailers that are dying and taking the fashion industry with them (M, SHLD)
The retail apocalypse has descended on America.More than 3,500 stores are expected to close across the US in the next couple of months, with some of the most iconic American fashion brands shuttering...
View ArticleAmerican Apparel's founder had a surprising response when asked if he's...
American Apparel founder Dov Charney has started a new wholesale clothing company called Los Angeles Apparel. Charney started the company late last year, two years after he was forced out of American...
View ArticleAmerican Apparel's disgraced founder seems to be resurrecting his 'dead'...
Dov Charney has started a new clothing company that's shockingly similar to American Apparel.The brand, called Los Angeles Apparel, launched in late 2016 soon before American Apparel — the company that...
View ArticlePeople are finding expensive designer shirts for just $4 at K-Mart stores all...
The INSIDER Summary:Earlier this week, a Reddit user found Supreme T-shirts at K-Mart for only $4.Now, they're popping up in K-Mart stores all over the US.However, the Supreme tag is being removed from...
View ArticleAmerican Apparel has relaunched online – and it looks exactly the same
American Apparel is back. The US brand, which declared bankruptcy in October 2016 and was bought by Canadian apparel maker Gildan for $88 million in January, relaunched online Monday.Scrolling through...
View ArticleAmerican Apparel is now back online — here are the best things to buy
The INSIDER Summary:American Apparel has relaunched its website.The company closed all of its stores, filed for bankruptcy twice, and was bought by Gildan, a Canadian apparel maker.Shoppers can now buy...
View ArticleA store is selling $60 designer shirts with the Kmart logo on them
The INSIDER Summary:At the beginning of August, Kmart stores across the US sold blank Supreme shirts for just $4. Now, a brand called Rare VNTG is selling blank shirts with a meta design: Kmart printed...
View ArticleAmerican Apparel's founder says that 'sleeping with people you work with is...
Dov Charney has a new clothing company— and he says he doesn't regret any of the behavior that led to his being forced out at American Apparel, a company he founded. Charney started Los Angeles Apparel...
View ArticleKim Kardashian says she wears fast fashion 'all the time' — and she probably...
Kim Kardashian West told INSIDER that she likes to mix high and low fashion "all the time."The reality TV star said she wears Zara and H&M clothes and loves American Apparel for hoodies and tank...
View ArticleAmerican Apparel has a new look created by women, but it's still risqué —...
American Apparel has implemented an all-female executive team for the first time in the brand's history.The new team is reworking the representation of women in its ads.The ads are still provocative,...
View ArticleAmerican Apparel has a strategy that could save its business
American Apparel is attempting a turnaround.Delivering clothing through the app Postmates is a part of the equation, Cynthia Erland, the brand's senior vice president of marketing, told Adweek in an...
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