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Sanctuary Enters Owned Retail With Beverly Hills Flagship
By Alexandra Romero, Contributing Writer | March 6, 2026
After nearly three decades as a wholesale- and D2C-driven contemporary label, Sanctuary has entered owned retail with the debut of its first flagship, on Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Feb. 27.
Inside Montana Avenue’s Rebound
Boutique retail streets suffered horribly during the Great Recession, and two years into a weak recovery, boutique districts across California have had mixed records in returning to their former economic health.
CIT Launches Factoring University
The CIT Group launched an educational website to outline the principles of accounts-receivables factoring. ...
Canadian Underwear Company Moving to L.A.
Naked, the men’s underwear brand sold in high-end stores, is headed to California....
Swim Shorts 2013
2Chillies offers the market young fresh vibrant prints and fashionable shapes—and always at an accessible price point. 2Chillies ensures that its product meets the highest quality standards a...
Seea: Drawing Retro Lines for Modern Times
For Amanda Chinchelli Greer, a basic rash guard with a company logo simply will not do. ...
Beach Riot: Wild on the Beach
Designer Nicole Hanriot gained notice by mixing core surf looks with fashion while she was swimwear designer for Tavik, a surf and skate–oriented fashion line headquartered in Irvine, Calif.—the surfwea...
Copious Lands $5 Million in Funding to Expand Online Marketplace
San Francisco–based fashion e-commerce site Copious announced on July 11 that it secured $5 million in a Series A round of funding....
Los Angeles Investor Buys Stake in Sundance Catalog
Los Angeles–based private-equity investment firm Brentwood Associates acquired a majority stake in Sundance Holdings Group LLC from SharehACI Capital and Webster Cap...
Sperry Top-Sider: Preppy From Toe to Head
Most people know the East Coast shoe brand Sperry Top-Sider to be synonymous with its “authentic original” preppy boat shoes. Now the brand is ready to put its sailor style into swimwear and coverups for Resort 2013, created b...
Kore: Fashion and Sport
The co-owners of Kore, sisters Jessica and Nicole Tracy, admitted there are some beautiful swimsuits out there in the world—the kind that “look amazing by the pool”—but they couldn’t find a...
Challenges Continue to Stifle California’s Economic Recovery
Retailers this month received a morsel of good news: Gas prices at the pump have fallen off a cliff and are down more than 70 cents a gallon....
J Brand Up for Sale
Los Angeles premium-denim line J Brand has hired investment banker Morgan Stanley to sell the company or test the waters for an initial public offering....
June Sales Weak, As Some Expected
June retail sales were soft. The International Council of Shopping Centers trade group reported that U.S. retail increased by a wan 0.2 percent....
H&M Opening in City of Industry
Swedish retailer Hennes & Mauritz (H&M) staked a bigger claim to the Southern California fashion market....
Centric Partners With vrSoftware for New Virtual Merchandising Tool
Centric—a provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software for apparel, luxury goods and consumer goods companies—has partnered with vrSoftware, a company headquartered...
