Westfield Group Sells Mall in Eagle Rock
Los Angeles–based Westfield Group has sold eight shopping centers, including a mall in Eagle Rock, Calif., to two real estate entities for $550 million....
Trading Up
Trade shows add amenities, get more selective, to stay competitive....
making the scene
Every major apparel market center offers its share of surrounding boutiques and restaurants to entice exhibitors and buyers alike to wine and dine and shop ’til they drop....
Retail Therapy
How to keep things checking at the register If you’re like most of the retailers Glenn Calabrese visits, your store is either underdesigned and cluttered, or overdesigned and inefficient. “Most independent retailers do not realize how much of an impact design has,” says the president of Storetech, a Delray Beach, Florida–based firm offering a range of products and services for retailers...
Scout Opens Vintage Library
Scout’s new vintage library may be lacking in square footage, but it has a well-edited selection of designer-vintage gems....
TALA Celebrates 62nd Year at Playday
After a round of golf and a day of camaraderie, members of the Textile Association of Los Angeles celebrated its 62nd anniversary of incorporation on May 12 with a dinner ov...
BNY's Independence Party
When Gregory Niebel opened boutique BNY more than 15 years ago, he wanted to make a statement with fashion—and earn a profit....
Keeping True
Los Angeles–based denim label True Religion Apparel Inc. won a pair of court default judgments against several companies charged with counterfeiting the company’s premium-denim products. The combined ju...
Cavalli Drinks Fashionably in L.A.
The names of legendary artists are increasingly appearing on new lines of liquor....
Slow but Steady Growth in 2006
Rising real estate and gas prices may put a crimp in California’s economy ...
Tiara Cafeacute; to Open May 22
Tiara Cafeacute; will open to the public May 22 in The New Mart building in the Fashion District of downtown Los Angeles....
Zumiez Buys Fast Forward
Everett, Wash.–based retailer Zumiez Inc. has inked a deal to acquire action sports retailer Fast Forward. Fort Worth, Texas-based Fast Forward operates 19 stores, including 16 in Texas, two in Oklahom...
Naked Tries On New Clothes
Naked, the Los Angeles boutique owned by designer Steven Trussell, unveiled its new concept May 13, five months after shuttering its doors....
BeBop, Cotton Among Webby Winners
Web sites for Cotton Inc. and BeBop Jeans are among the winners of the 10th annual Webby Awards, which will be presented June 12 at an event in New York....
Innovo Sells Private-Label Division
Innovo Group Inc., a Commerce, Calif.–based apparel manufacturer, has sold its private-label division, which makes jeans for Target’s Mossimo line and American Eagle ...
