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    Which Way, L.A.?

    American Apparel Shuttering Stores

    By marketing T-shirts, jogging pants and sweatshirts so they seemed exciting, Dov Charney made American Apparel the biggest clothing manufacturer and retailer in the country.  That was then.  Now, Charney’s been kicked out. We get an update on this ongoing saga from Suzanne Kapner, who covers the retail world for the Wall Street Journal .

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    By Warren Olney • Jul 7, 2015 • 3m Listen

    By marketing T-shirts, jogging pants and sweatshirts so they seemed exciting, Dov Charney made American Apparel the biggest clothing manufacturer and retailer in the country. That was then. Now, Charney’s been kicked out. We get an update on this ongoing saga from Suzanne Kapner, who covers the retail world for the Wall Street Journal.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Producer, 'To the Point'

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