Forever 21 Goes Upscale With Twelve by Twelve
Forever 21 unveiled its new concept, Twelve by Twelve, with a cocktail party at hip downtown loft space The Marvimon House....
Thieves Take $41.6 Billion Graft and Construction From America's Retailers
America’s retail industry lost $41.6 billion to fraud and theft in 2006, according to the “National Retail Security Survey,” which was released at the recent National Retail Fed...
Sullen Goes for the Girls
Sullen, a line of tattoo- and action sports–inspired men’s apparel, has always thrown girls a bone. A T-shirt here and a hoodie there kept female fans of the Irvine, Calif.–based brand going....
Made in California, Part II: A Special Report
The second in a continuing series of apparel and accessory brands that are “making it” in California ...
United Trade Show Opens Retail, Heads East
A mere five months after Ryan Walker made a splash by debuting United Trade Show in Las Vegas, the 26-year-old entrepreneur took a small step into retail. On June 4, he opened a 350-square-foot shop...
Demand for Warehouse, Retail Space Continues to Be Strong
The search for quality distribution and warehouse space continued to be difficult during the first quarter of 2007 in Los Angeles County, where vacancies remained at the sub 2 percent level, ...
New Parking in L.A. Fashion District
The first parking garage in 20 years officially opened May 29 in the Los Angeles Fashion District....
Bedhead Pajamas Expands Retail Boutique
Renee Claire’s Bedhead pajama store at 3305 Motor Ave. in Los Angeles started out as an “afterthought.” Claire describes with a laugh that the 200-square-foot space allotted in front of ...
Beija Brazil's New Life in Vida by Juliana Paes
Beija Brazil lingerie found a new life in loungewear. The lingerie line, which launched in 2003, enjoyed such high success with its lyocell loungewear division that designer Guy Blew...
Sales Surge, Server Crash Courtesy of Oprah
A mention on “The Oprah Winfrey Show” can make sales of almost anything skyrocket, yet ShopLAStyle President Cynthia Rojas found that a good word from talk-show diva Oprah Winfr...
FIG Dallas Names New Retail Manager
Ashley Gage has been named retail-development manager for the Fashion Industry Gallery (FIG) wholesale center in Dallas....
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Packing Cargo Into the Ports
Retail container traffic is expected to reach new highs this summer throughout the country’s major ports, according to a recent report by the National Retail Federation and economic-f...
Going to School on Fast-Fashion Retailers
Fast-fashion retailing has become so dynamic that it’s now being taught in schools—at least to students at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona....
Most Ethical
Ventura-based outdoor-apparel manufacturer Patagonia; Beaverton, Ore.–based footwear and activewear giant Nike; and Spartanburg, S.C.–based textile mill Milliken & Co. were among the companies named as the...
