Jenette Goldstein opened her Jenette Bras shop in 2009 in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles to be a haven for women such as herself who wear the hard-to-find small bands and full-cup sizes. Goldstein’s personalized approach to fitting customers one-on-one and her edited selection of only more»

The basic model for the physical store has not changed in decades, but the traditional setup of merchandise, cash register and sales staff might be taking a big step forward with new technology.

Call it an arms race for consumers’ attention, said Chitra S. Dabas, assistant professor of apparel more»

It’s a given that a Facebook or Twitter page can raise the profile of a business, but retailers are still trying to figure out exactly what’s to be learned from all those followers. Brands are looking to social-media analytics to go beyond re-tweets and “likes” to drill down and more»

Over the past decade, few places have been more fashionable than Japan, and new e-commerce venture Little Black Bag thinks the whole world will embrace the Japanese shopping custom of fukubukuro. The word is translated as “lucky bags,” and these bags contain everything from toys to food to more»

Cerre has moved from Hollywood to the chic Melrose Avenue neighborhood to a space that serves as boutique, atelier and design studio for the Los Angeles label.

The new store opened in December in the former Costume Nationale boutique space near Maxfield in West Hollywood, Calif.

The minimalist collection, more»

Coming off a good holiday season, Hot Topic Inc. reported a 1.3 percent increase in same-store sales for the fourth quarter of its 2011 fiscal year, compared with a 2.1 percent decline during the same period a year earlier.

Hot Topic raised its guidance for its fourth-quarter earnings to a range of 19 more»

Macy’s Inc. announced that Ron Klein, its chief stores officer, will retire effective March 31, bringing an end to a 36-year career with Macy’s, which included a stint as chairman and chief executive of Macy’s East. The Macy’s East division operations, along with the operations more»

January sales were good. The International Council of Shopping Centers said January sales rose 
4.8 percent compared with the same time last year, according to the New York–based trade group’s index of retailers. It was the strongest January sales report since 2006, when retail sales more»

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Three fashion-industry insiders have teamed up to create a new retail concept that allows fashionable women to swap designer brands. Founders Nony Tochterman (designer and founder of Petro Zillia), Ravid Levy (a longtime sales rep for brands such as Trina Turk, Sass & Bide and Jeremy Scott) and Brooke more»