EVENTS
MOTHER Celebrates Stand-alone Flagship in Beverly Hills
By Dorothy Crouch, Contributing Writer | October 1, 2026
MOTHER celebrated the opening of its Beverly Hills, Calif., flagship with a festive party Aug. 25 at the 3,850-square-foot space located on Canon Drive.
PacSun Expecting Slow Back-to-School-Season
Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. reported positive same-store sales for its second fiscal quarter, but that didn’t leave the company optimistic....
Downtown LA Needs Indie Fashion Boutiques
Note to independent fashion boutiques: Downtown Los Angeles wants you....
Port of LA, Department of Commerce Launched Program to Export LA Brand to China
LAS VEGAS—Several years ago, Moshe Tsabag tried to take his clothing label to China but had little success....
Men's Jeans Find a Second Life
Premium-denim brand Kasil Workshop’s founder and creative director, David Lim, has found a creative way to combat unpredictable cotton prices....
Sustainability and the Supply Chain Key for RILA
Retailers are increasingly interested in expanding their sustainable practices across the supply chain. That was the finding of a recent white paper released by the Retail Industry Leaders As...
Wet Seal Sales Rise, but CEO Puts Her Foot Down
The Wet Seal Inc. reported a 6 percent same-store-sales increase for the second quarter of fiscal 2011. Net sales were $148.8 million, compared with net sales of $131.5 million last year....
Wet Seal's Cellphone Promotion Puts a Twist on Mobile Commerce
What began as a remedy for a sluggish Back-to-School season may have garnered happy customers for The Wet Seal—if not paying ones—for now, anyway....
Metropark's IP Acquired
Prominent mall retailer Metropark might soon be back in business....
Kitson Announces New California Stores
Kitson is going on a growth spurt this fall.
Quiksilver, Beach Bunny Open New Stores
In September, Quiksilver Inc. is scheduled to open the new 585 Boardriders concept store in Los Angeles’ bohemian and boardsports-crazy Venice Beach neighborhood, a Quiksilver executive confirmed. The store...
Curve Opens San Francisco Boutique
On Fashion’s Night Out, set for Sept. 8, veteran Los Angeles boutique Curve will open its fourth location, but this one will be in San Francisco’s ritzy Pacific Heights section....
Velvet Brigade to Mix Commerce With Contest
With public obsessions over both fashion reality shows and social media showing little sign of waning, two former Macy’s buyers decided to mix the two in a new start-up e- commerce business....
My Best Fit Targets California
With new investment from Northwater Capital Intellectual Property Fund, Unique Solutions Design Ltd. confirmed it will build more of the My Best Fit body-scanner kiosks, and...
July Sales Solid
Broiling heat across much of America drove many consumers to air-conditioned malls in July, and the bigger crowds helped make July a solid month for sales, according to the International Coun...
Macy's West Sponsors Fashion Incubator San Francisco
The Fashion Incubator San Francisco (FISF), sponsored by Macy’s in Union Square, is a new program that was created to help the city’s designers become sustainable entrepreneurs....
