Debate has heated up in Sweden regarding American Apparel's sexualization of its female models. The retailer's shock-tactic ads featuring naked women are certainly nothing new. But this week Swedish blogger Emelie Eriksson made headlines by juxtaposi

Here we go again. American Apparel is embroiled in yet another controversy. This time, it's the Swedes that have taken issue with the brand's so-called...

When perusing American Apparel's website for "unisex" wear, you might notice a strange trend. While men in non-gender-specific shirts are shown modeling the clothing in innocuous poses — looking straight at a camera or smoking a cigarette &mdas

Ryan Holiday is a media mastermind, at least the way he tells it. The college drop-out quit school at 19 but went on to become a PR advisor to Linkin Park and Tucker Max. He's best known as the main PR person for American Apparel. At 25, Ryan authore

Cuba challenges Australia’s tobacco rules, American apparel retailers apply some “fair trade” practices and China shows more signs of a slowdown.    

As its name implies, American Apparel has long marketed itself as a home-grown source of clothing, in contrast to brands that rely on workers in...

The labor practices of big apparel manufacturers have come under criticism again after a building housing several factories in Bangladesh collapsed, leaving some 622 people dead. The factories produced clothing for retailers including Walmart and Ben

On the heels of the recent tragedy in Bangladesh, American Apparel CEO Dov Charney has a message for the rest of the retail industry: It's...

Bangladeshis bury their dead as apparel companies discuss factory safety, China’s factories slow down and American job growth exceeds forecasts.    

American Apparel CEO Dov Charney was in New York recently and we got a chance to speak to him. We wanted to know what he would do to fix JCPenney. Don't laugh, there are similarities between JCP's situation and AA's. Like JCP now, AA's sales a couple

The Advertising Standards Authority, the U.K.'s advertising regulator,  banned two more American Apparel ads this week. The ruling was controversial not just because the ASA appears to dislike ads that use sex to sell, but because the complaint

The U.K.'s Advertising Standards Authority has demanded that two ads for American Apparel which appear on the company's web site "must not appear again in their current form." The ban stemmed from a single complaint by an unnamed woman who alleged th

Some people owe American Apparel CEO Dov Charney an apology: The vast majority of the sexual harassment claims made against him have come to nothing. A couple of years ago, Charney's name was synonymous with sexual harrassment — he was accused

American Apparel recently reported its first net income profit after 12 straight quarters of losses. That's an amazing turnaround for a brand which a few years ago was close to bankruptcy; its CEO surrounded by lawsuits alleging sexual harassment. No

According to CNBC, yes. The improving economy is opening the pockets of companies and PE firms looking to deploy cash. Apparel retailer, American Eagle (NYSE: AEO) is on the short list of possible targets, M&A watchers say.

In trading on Wednesday, textiles shares were relative leaders, up on the day by about 1.3%.Leading the group were shares of American Apparel (APP), up about 10.4% and shares of Kingold Jewelry (KGJI) up about 6.1% on the day.

The retailer reported a strong quarter and issued solid guidance.

Small-cap retailer American Apparel (NYSE: APP) released its fiscal fourth-quarter earnings results on Monday after the closing bell. The company's earnings and revenue beat Wall Street consensus estimates and American Apparel offered upbeat sales gu

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By Stephen Simpson:Apparel retailing can be a surprisingly cyclical business, and not just because of economic cycles. Plenty of U.S. apparel companies, ranging from Gap (GPS) to American Eagle (AEO) to Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) have enjoyed periods

American Apparel has repurposed an old 1913 Los Angeles Ford plant by using it as a home for its mannequins.  It's an eclectic collection. "American Apparel buys a lot of dead stock, lingerie, and porn shop mannequins, so their collection is tr

American imports of yoga products have doubled in the past five years, making it one of the fastest growing segments of the sports apparel industry. This won’t come as a surprise for anybody who’s tracked the meteoric rise of companies li

Apparel retailers think that they can save a lot of money by outsourcing their manufacturing operations overseas, but American Giant CEO Bayard Winthrop says that you can still produce goods domestically without having to jack up prices. Th

Some companies have made so many horrible marketing or branding decisions, that their insanely crass moves barely even shock us anymore. At this point, underage and under-dressed American Apparel model or questionably racist shirt from Urban Outfitte

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Abercrombie & Fitch Co.rose 1.1% on Monday after the teen apparel retailer was upgraded to outperform by Baird. Its rivals American Eagle Outfitters Inc.and Aerpostale Inc.both were down after Cowen & Co. said online traffic

Shocking no one, American Apparel is getting another slap on the wrist for the titillating ads it runs on its website. But this time, the...

American Apparel has once again landed in hot water with UK regulators after running a series of digital ads of scantily clad women, one of which appeared to sexualise a model who appeared to be under 16 years old. The controversial US retailer, whic

The manager of a struggling American Apparel store in Malibu, Calif., was told by CEO Dov Charney to "get some [expletive] girls to stand on PCH and have them waive [sic] a [expletive] American flag" to drum up sales, according to a lawsuit filed by

Dov Charney, chief executive officer of American Apparel, the clothing retailer best known for manufacturing its clothes in the United States, stands accused of conduct...

Apparel retailer American Eagle Outfitters is scheduled to release its Q3 fiscal 2012 earnings on November 28. We expect good results from the retailer driven by good response to its product assortments and balanced pricing strategy. Moreover, a

Things are looking up for residents of the nine states under threat from Sandy, as according to an email blast on the eve of the storm last week, they could receive 20 percent off at American Apparel -- just by entering the special code SANDYSALE upo

American Apparel CEO Dov Charney is blaming a sudden reduction in sales growth on Hurricane Sandy — which he says closed 25 of his stores — and the widespread cancellation of Halloween in the Northeast that occurred in the storm's afterma

American Apparel might adhere to a "Made in U.S.A" business model, but the company forgot some intrinsic American values when Hurricane Sandy hit the East...

COLUMBIA, Mo. ­-- In today's globalized economy, a large percentage of apparel products are multinational products as raw materials are produced, transported and assembled in...

Los Angeles clothier American Apparel is just the latest retailer extending a "Sandy Sale" for those caught in the path of the storm's relentless march through the East Coast.

There’s nothing like retailers taking advantage of natural disasters to get our collective duff up, something American Apparel is currently learning after offering a sale for people “bored” during Hurricane/Superstorm Sandy last nig

While most of the East Coast was hunkered down on Monday night for Hurricane Sandy, the folks at American Apparel decided to turn lemons into...

American Apparel is getting backlash after it offered 20 percent off merchandise in the name of Hurricane Sandy.  The retailer, which has had its share of controversies, emailed customers yesterday to notify them to enter "SANDYSALE" at check-ou

The horrific sexual missteps of American Apparel CEO Dov Charney have been well documented. Ever since he masturbated in front of a Jane magazine reporter...

A former American Apparel employee dished about what it's like to work for the controversial retailer.  American Apparel favored hiring young, attractive women, the anonymous woman wrote on xojane.com.  She described how the manager was cho

Urban Outfitters has had more controversies than any modern retailer (with the possible exception of American Apparel). It's possible that the uproar is intentional and that the company is trying to project a hip, rebellious image.  Some of the

Analysts make big moves on Pandora, American Apparel, and Angie's List.

Back-to-school season is the second-most important time of the year for retailers, besides the holidays.  And one teen apparel retailer is expected to stand above the rest: American Eagle Outfitters.  The company's had great results since f

Imagine competing with an American company that pays its workers less than $1 an hour. That’s a reality Michael Mansh, president of a small apparel...