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Levi’s Celebrates Venice, Calif., With Abbot Kinney Pop-Up
By Dorothy Crouch, Contributing Writer | June 25, 2026
Levi’s Summer headed to Venice, Calif., recently as the brand celebrated Los Angeles creatives with a pop-up shop on Abbot Kinney.
Online Tax Law Signed
Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law legislation requiring Internet retailers that don’t have stores in the state to charge consumers sales tax on their purchases. The signing ceremony was held Sept. 23 at the San...
Robertson's New Stores
There’s a new wave of stores opening on Robertson Boulevard, one of Los Angeles’ premier shopping streets.The handful of new boutiques and specialty stores brings an independent style to Robertson....
BofA to Charge Debit Card Fee, Retail Trade Groups Angered
Retail trade groups and consumer advocates expressed outrage when
Huset Sets Up House in Venice
Los Angeles’ center of Scandinavian fashion might be Robertson Boulevard—the address for boutiques for Norwegian brands One Piece and Moods of Norway, as well as Swedish brand Odd Mol...
New Execs at Cherokee
Cherokee, the company in Van Nuys known for licensing its brand names to Target Corp. and other stores, hired two new people to develop branding and marketing. Sally Mueller has been brought on board for the ...
Streets of Beverly Hills Debuts
Men’s suiting and sportswear boutique Streets of Beverly Hills debuted recently as a sophisticated showcase for HMX Group brands Hickey Freeman, Bobby Jones, Coppley...
Retail Pro International Caters to Specialty Retailers Globally
When retail consultant Jim Dion delivers his keynote address at the Retail Pro Global Conference, to be held Oct. 14–18 in Cancun, Mexico, he’ll offer retail attendees nuggets of retailing wisd...
West Hollywood Bans Fur in Clothing
West Hollywood, Calif., is a fashion retail destination, but retailers may not be able to sell one certain fashion item there: fur...
UCLA Anderson Report Shows Slow Economic Growth For California
California’s economy is in for a long slog that won’t see any improvement until the end of 2012, when conditions will begin to improve....
Social Media Turns Consumers Into Store Buyers
One of retail’s tried-and-true slogans is that the customer is always right....
Downtown Los Angeles Looking for Unique Stores
In the past five years, more than 90 restaurants, bars, cafeacute;s and brew pubs have flooded into downtown Los Angeles, making the city center one of the hottest spots to go for a night out on the t...
MediaNoche Style Mash-Up
In Los Angeles’ Eagle Rock neighborhood, music-influenced fashions matter, but at Eagle Rock’s MediaNoche boutique, the music styles and decades are all mixed up....
Target Site Crash: Lessons Learned
The crash of Target.com for three hours on the morning of Sept. 13 could sound like a frothy exercise in hype. Target Corp. debuted its highly anticipated collection Misson...
Levi's, Werts Partner in Industrie Denim Shops
Industrie Denim quietly opened in Scottsdale, Ariz., earlier this month, and a second store is slated to open in San Francisco next mo...
Retailer Susie's Deals Sold in Bankruptcy Court
Five months after filing bankruptcy, Susie’s Deals—a Southern California retail chain that sells bargain-basement merchandise at its stores in Utah, Nevada, Arizona and California—has been sold ...
