PVH signed a five-year deal with Authentic Brands Group for furnishings under the Hickey Freeman and Hart Schaffner Marx brands.
Authentic Brands wins auction for HMX
December 18, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Authentic Brands Group has acquired HMX’s intellectual property and a second company led by HMX CEO Doug Williams has acquired the operations. The deal will keep HMX’s factories in Chicago and Rochester open.
HMX Group files Chapter 11
October 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
HMX Group has filed for bankruptcy protection and awaits approval on a stalking horse bid from Authentic Brands.
Union workers brace for more HMX trouble
October 18, 2012 by 1 Comment
Workers United, the union that represents employees of the tailored clothing factories owned by HMX, is rallying its members against the threat of factory closures.
HMX gets new financing with help from Senator Schumer
August 16, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) has helped the ailing HMX Group find a new lender, Salus Capital Partners.
Rothmans moves to new location in Manhattan
March 5, 2012 by 1 Comment
After 25 years on Manhattan’s Union Square, Ken and Jim Giddon (MR Uptown/Downtown award winners) are moving uptown…only one block, physically, to 18th and Park, but by this editor’s reckoning, to a whole new level in terms of luxurious visual appeal. The biggest difference, notes Ken Giddon, “is that we’re mostly on one floor now. [...]
Vegas Recap: Fall 2011 Hit List
March 1, 2011 by Leave a Comment
After the dust settles, the Vegas trade shows were less about Innovation or Invention and more about Irresistible Items. Though there was no single driving trend or direction, there was plenty of great product and lots of categories that have not yet peaked at retail. If you haven’t pushed luxury knits, softcoats, sumptuous scarves, cool [...]
New York Market Week: A Homerun!
January 27, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Despite last week’s snow and sleet and frigid temperatures (and the typical retailer complaints about having to schlep all over town), NYC was buzzing with gorgeous men’s fashion. As Fred Derring pointed out at his jammed-to-capacity meeting at the MRket show, “There’s more beautiful product out there than ever before. It’s time to forget everything [...]
Catching Up With: Doug Williams, CEO of HMX
January 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Whatever you do, don’t ask Doug Williams about New Year’s resolutions. “I don’t believe in them,” he insists. “If you need to make resolutions once a year, you’re not living life in the present. I believe New Year’s Day is every morning when you wake up. You choose to be happy or unhappy; you live [...]
