The Shrinking and Fading Garment Center
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The fabled heart of the city's largest manufacturing industry continues to shrink, buffeted by cheap labor overseas, rising rents and an exodus of skilled workers.
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By Nancy Sarnoff, Houston Chronicle  Feb. 25--In recent years, the Washington corridor has been transforming from a scrappy industrial area to one with hip restaurants, lofts and shops.
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Apparel retailers may be  facing a doom-and-gloom sales environment in the near future,  but many are anxious to prove to a skeptical marketplace they  have got what it takes to be recession-proof.
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Gadgets have been getting smaller and  smaller for years as technology companies shrink more circuitry  into tiny electronic devices.
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Nanotechnology is reshaping the world of textiles.
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MIAMI -- If you&#39;re an avid shopper, you&#39;ll soon be saying goodbye to a Florida mall mainstay -- Burdines. The Burdines name is about to be phased out.
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The lower temperatures, humidity-free air and layers of wool and other fabrics can leave skin irritated and uncomfortable.
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The over-embellished fashion on the runway for fall 2008 is a reflection of the old mentality.
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Because of the fashion virus, the richly diverse commercial Paris of former times is fast disappearing.
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The "cheap chic" retailer's results are hit-or-miss.
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Encysive restructures to reduce its cash burn.
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One recent Saturday morning, I woke with one seemingly simple thing in mind: cleaning out and organizing the closets in my bedroom. If my closets were a database system, the contents would be stored as BLOBs (binary large objects) of varying sizes with no defining structure â just a dumping ground for stuff. As I began dragging things out of the closet, I found items as varied as a backpack, a pair of old ski gloves, about 10 square feet of foam padding, and pocket change in three different international currencies (anyone need Thai bahts?). Faced with a mound of the messy detritus of my own life, I did what most people would probably do: I went to the store to buy even more stuff to organize the stuff I already had.
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Age crackdown on fashion industry aims to end 'size zero' crisis.
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Already 2005 is shaping up to be a year to remember - especially for those who like cheap underwear. In 10 days&#39; time one of the most extraordinary changes in the world&#39;s economy takes place: the agreement on textiles and clothing expires.
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By putting finances before fashion, the Gap has lost its best customers. Can this company be saved?
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What used to matter isn't so critical anymore.
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The retailer's same-store sales plummet.