NY Now Acquired by RMG Following Deal With Emerald
Rockview Management Group (RMG) has acquired the NY NOW wholesale gift, home and lifestyle trade show from Emerald Holding, Inc. The new ownership team—industry veterans Dorothy Belshaw, William Lacey and Karen Olson—plans to revamp the biannual event, beginning with the August 2‑4, 2027 edition at the Javits Center. RMG will conduct buyer surveys and outreach to former attendees to inform changes in format, services and vendor mix. A winter market is also slated for February, signaling a year‑round strategy to re‑energize the Northeast market.
Dallas Market Center Promotes Cunningham and Harper to New Positions
Dallas Market Center announced two senior promotions: Jill Cunningham is now Executive Vice President of Apparel Leasing, and Amy Harper has been elevated to Executive Vice President of Marketing. Both leaders will report directly to President and CEO Cindy Morris. Cunningham,...
Denim’s Future and Legacy Take Center Stage at Kingpins Amsterdam
The Kingpins Amsterdam denim show attracted 1,033 attendees from 514 companies spanning 40 countries, a modest decline from its October edition as retailers tighten travel budgets. This season introduced an expanded Jeanius Hub for startups and brought back the Made...
DuPont Artistri Operations in Iowa Powered by 100 Percent Renewable Electricity
DuPont announced that its Artistri Digital Printing Solutions plant in Fort Madison, Iowa, now runs on 100 percent renewable electricity through Renewable Energy Certificates. The shift delivers a 61 percent cut in Scope 2 greenhouse‑gas emissions, advancing DuPont’s pledge to net‑zero carbon by...
Inside the Industry
The latest industry roundup highlights a wave of technology‑driven initiatives across fashion and supply chain sectors. Texbase unveiled a CPSC eFiling solution to simplify product safety reporting, while Fast Simon introduced an AI platform that instantly flags successful, overexposed, and...
WGSN and Coloro Announce the Color of the Year for 2028
WGSN and Coloro have unveiled Radiant Earth as the 2028 Color of the Year. The shade is positioned as a grounded, neutral tone that conveys resilience and trust amid ongoing global uncertainty. Senior forecaster Stephanie Barnscher describes it as a...
Everlane’s New Collection Reinforces Its Longstanding Commitment to Sustainable Style
Everlane unveiled its Spring 2026 collection, featuring garments crafted from Masters of Flax Fibre linen. The certified linen requires no irrigation, avoids GMOs, and generates 74.3 percent fewer carbon emissions than conventional linen. Each piece is fully traceable from seed to finished...
JOOR Integrates Proprietary AI Tool Into Shoppable Fall ’26 Women’s Trend Report
JOOR, the leading B2B fashion wholesale platform, has embedded its proprietary artificial intelligence tool into the newly released Fall 2026 Women’s Trend Report, making the report shoppable. The AI augments human curators by analyzing runway data and buyer behavior to surface...
Hardis Supply Chain and Pandora Partner on Global WMS Transformation
Hardis Supply Chain has entered a strategic partnership with Pandora, the world’s largest jewelry retailer by volume, to execute a global warehouse‑management‑system (WMS) transformation. The rollout will span Europe, Thailand and North America as part of Pandora’s broader modernization program...
Fast Simon Instantly Tells Merchandisers What Products Are Successful, Overexposed—Or Hidden Gems
Fast Simon’s new AI platform gives e‑commerce merchandisers instant, data‑driven insight into product performance. It identifies winners, overexposed items, and hidden‑gem products within minutes, while also projecting the long‑term impact of current merchandising choices. The tool promises faster optimization of listings,...
Texbase Announces the Release of Solution for CPSC eFiling
Texbase, Inc. has launched Texbase for eFiling, a cloud‑based tool that prepares and submits certified product data directly to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Product Registry. The solution automates the collection, formatting, and transmission of compliance information, targeting...
LA Textile Show Kicks Off 2026 On A Hopeful Note
The California Market Center staged the Spring/Summer 2027 LA Textile Show March 10‑12, 2026, overlapping LA Market Week. Despite tariff worries, TSA issues and a slowing economy, exhibitor and attendee traffic matched the October show. New local and international exhibitors reported strong first‑time...
IFJAG Sees Growth at New Location
IFJAG, the International Fashion Jewelry & Accessory Group, reported strong growth at its recent trade show held Feb 15‑18 in Las Vegas at the Embassy Suites by Hilton Convention Center. Attendance rose at the new venue, and the organization announced it is...
Growing Out of Uncertainty - How the Sewn Products Industry Adapts and Grows in the Face of Uncertainty
The SPESA 2026 State of the Industry report shows the sewn‑products sector steering through persistent tariff volatility, fragmented trade and geopolitical turbulence. Companies are swapping aggressive growth targets for stability‑focused strategies and building contingency plans. Investment in automation, AI‑driven analytics...
Win-Win for WWIN
Women’s Wear In Nevada (WWIN) expanded its exhibition space by 2,000 square feet at the Las Vegas Apparel Expo, marking its largest footprint since the August edition. The show introduced a diagonal Trend Discovery aisle featuring Autumn/Winter 2026 vignettes such as City...