Levi Strauss (1829-1902) made and sold blue jeans in San Francisco, California, during and after the gold rush. His pants were so popular that Strauss' first name became a household word.Levi Strauss'...
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Ever wonder who invented those trusty blue jeans? It was none other than Loeb, or "Levi" Strauss. If you summarize Levi Strauss's life you could say he was a poor boy that immigrated to America and di...
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Levi Strauss & Co. posted its biggest first-quarter profit in a decade, providing the latest sign that the long-suffering jeans maker is finally on the mend.The San Francisco-based company said...
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Levi Strauss arrived in wild San Francisco in 1853.The gold rush was on, but Strauss (1829-1902) had no guarantees that he would make his own fortune.Strauss, who was still a couple of decades from...
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Levi Strauss & Co. extended a two-year streak of higher profits during the third quarter despite decelerating sales growth that reflected eroding demand for the jeans maker's discount and Docke...
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Major business events and economic events scheduled for the coming month (some dates are tentative):MONDAY, April 9WASHINGTON _ Treasury bill auction.TUESDAY, April 10AKRON, Ohio _ Goodyear Tire &a...
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Levi Strauss & Co.'s second-quarter profit rose 14 percent, accelerating a comeback that has spurred talk that the storied jeans maker might go public again after more than two decades as a pri...
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Henderson saluted developers, businesses and individuals who contributed to the city’s continued growth at its annual Economic Development Awards Jan. 3.The eighth-annual awards, hosted by th...
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Q: I hate to shop for clothing and I am hard to fit. What are the new online sites to help me find the right clothing, particularly jeans?A: For those who don't want to step inside a dressing room,...
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High fashion is going granola. But not the grunge of hippie yoga wear and grainy hemp T-shirts typically associated with organic clothes.Think soft soy dresses, cropped organic terry jackets and sl...
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I was born two miles from the San Andreas fault in San Bernardino. I went to Woodrow Wilson High School in Long Beach, rebuilt after the 1933 earthquake.I rode out Sylmar in 1971 on a waterbed. My ...
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Yeah, yeah, I know that cheap clothing is cheap for a reason (or several): exploitative labor practices and environmentally-destructive materials, to name a few. And I support paying a premium...
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Levi Strauss off to profitable start
