The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow in the Fashion District
Could this be the end of the deluge?Late Wednesday afternoon, there was a rare sight in Los Angeles' Fashion District. The sun came out long enough to form a rainbow over the area. Vendors in Santee Alley have...
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A New Concept for St. John: Lean, Crisp and Sexy (Racked LA)Peep Jenni Kayne's Luxe Pre-Fall Collection (Refinery29)Sweaters: Frightful Or Festive? (Wall Street...
British Men Take Their Time
I always knew the British were a little different from you and me, but this proves it.A recent study by Debenhams, the big department store chain in Great Britian, shows that the average British man takes 98 minutes to...
Super Saturday Was Big
Not Super Saturday: Masses of shoppers descended on shopping malls on Dec. 18, Super Saturday. Let's hope they were better behaved than the zombies on "The Walking Dead," pictured above.There’s Black Friday, Cyber Monday, now there’s Super...
VF Corp. Agrees to Buy Rock & Republic Brand
After several months of back-and-forth negotiations, VF Corp. has agreed to purchase the bankrupt Rock & Republic denim brand, acquiring the company’s trademarks and intellectual-...
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Shops – Lightning Bolt Opens Flagship Store on Pacific Ave (Mondette)Nordstrom opens its first ’Wedding Suite’ at Topanga location (Style Section L.A.'s...
Attention Last-Minute Shoppers
Behind the rain clouds that L.A.’s been drenched under these past few days is the silver lining of a Christmas weekend. But if you haven’t started on any of your X-Mas shopping yet, you’re probably dreading the last-minute...
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Fantastic Fashion in Taipei (Wall Street Journal's Scene Asia blog)Diane Von Furstenberg and China: A Perfect Fit? (The New York Times)Best of 2010: Fashion...
Heavy Rains Boost, Break Business
Record-breaking rains pelted Southern California the week before Christmas, and the result was heavier-than-usual retail traffic at enclosed malls....
2010 Retrospective: Retail Sales--Majors
The gamble might have finally paid off for Macy’s Inc....
Sylvie Cachay, 33
Swimwear designer Sylvie Cachay died on Dec. 9 in New York. The cause of her death is under investigation, and her boyfriend, Nich...
2010 Retrospective: Growing Consumer Demand Fuels Import Uptick
Shoppers are no longer the rare birds they were in 2009....
2010 Retrospective: Specialty Chains: Zumiez, Gap
2010 was the year that Zumiez Inc. could do no wrong....
Cherokee Now in China
Van Nuys–based Cherokee Inc. officially launched the Cherokee brand in China through a deal with RT Mart Stores. Cherokee m...
Hollywood Holiday
Los Angeles labels Simoneh by Saena Samadi and Peterphan were
