San Francisco's Fillmore Uneasy About New Stores
San Francisco’s retail neighborhoods have a reputation for keeping the big brands out....
Monkey Treats
Costa Mesa–based Paul Frank Industries struck a deal with Glendale-based Nestle to create a limited-edition Nestle Crunch P...
T-Notes Resource Guide
Los Angeles–based apparel manufacturer Bella/Canvas continues its tremendous growth in 2011 with a brilliant team of fashion and technical designers and quality-assu...
Pop-Up Tron Shop
Glendale-based Disney Consumer Products will kick off the Dec. 17 opening of its “Tron: Legacy” film with a pop-up s...
Rock & Republic Keeps L.A. Flagship Store
Rock & Republic, the Los Angeles premium-denim maker that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in April, will be able to stay in its high-end flagship location on South Robertson Bo...
Target: Downtown L.A.
Target will open at the 7+Fig mall in downtown Los Angeles in 2012 in the space left vacant when Macy’s shuttered its store...
ASR Bows Out, Action-Sports Brands Look for New Strategy
The Action Sports Retailer Trade Expo, the biannual trade show for the surf and skate business, on Nov. 3 confirmed reports that it has canceled all future events. The news, according to sources, was...
The Future of Vernon, Calif., Under Renewed Scrutiny, Businesses Wary
On the heels of the Bell, Calif., salary scandal, neighboring Vernon has found itself a target of investigations and demands from local politicians that the small Los Angeles County city be disbanded....
German Retailer Fashion Club Debuts First U.S. Store in L.A.
After months of scouting Los Angeles retail locations and putting the finishing touches on its wide range of merchandise, a fast-fashion German retailer has quietly rolled out its first store in the U...
Revolution At Banana Republic
Crowds at South Coast Plaza's Banana Republic Revolution storeAn estimated crowd of 800 shoppers stormed South Coast Plaza’s Banana Republic Nov. 4 to see its new Revolution concept store.The two-story emporium was the site of Banana Republic’s “After...
Texas Gets Torrid
City of Industry–based Hot Topic will open a new Torrid store for plus-size juniors at The Centre at Preston Ridge in Frisco, Texas. The store will carry Torrid private-label apparel, as well as Source of Wisdom, Frag...
ASR, We Hardly Knew You
When news broke this week that ASR would be shuttering its doors, we were super bummed. The show, part trade show, part party circuit, was an industry mainstay. It used to feel like the beating heart of the...
The Return of Loyandford
The label relaunches in the U.S. with a Los Angeles boutique on the horizon....
Book Comes With Prize: Dior Scarf
One of the ten $1,100 packages of Dior scarf and American Dior book at Assouline. Photo credit Ryan Miller/Capture Imaging.Life should be about the pleasant extras. So imagine the delight of devoted Dior fans when they...
Apparel News Daily Reader
The “Mad Men” fashion book is finally out. And it rules. (Style Section L.A.'s The Spiel blog)The Row Will Debut Handbags Early Next Year...
