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.
Retail Equation's Science to Stop Fraud
Retail Equation’s Verify-2 application uses a set of math-ematical steps and algorithms to fight return fraud....
July Retail Sales Mixed
Economists and Wall Street analysts forecast mixed results for July retail sales. July’s broiling weather across much of the United States drove shoppers to air-conditioned malls. But consumer...
American Apparel to Open eBay Shop
American Apparel announced July 26 that it will build an online shop on e-commerce site eBay. The American Apparel shop will debut in September. Apparel brands such as Tomm...
Liz Claiborne Shopping Mexx
Powerhouse apparel company Liz Claiborne Inc. reportedly is talking with private-equity firms about selling its Mexx brand. Mexx is Liz Claiborne’s largest division and accounts for a...
Macy's Passport Names Cee Lo Green as Headliner
Macy’s annual fund-raising shindig at the 85-year-old Orpheum Theatre in downtown Los Angeles will be hopping with the music of singer and songwriter Cee Lo Green....
Joseph Magnin Co.'s Donald Magnin Dies
Retailer Donald Magnin, who worked with his family to develop the Joseph Magnin Co. chain of women’s stores, died in San Francisco on July 13 after a long battle with cancer. He was 84. ...
Rue La La Launches Los Angeles Shopping Site
Rue La La has put down stakes in Los Angeles....
Stacia Debuts Santa Monica Boutique
Popular knitwear line Stacia is making at retail comeback on July 16....
H&M Increases Beverly Center Sq. Footage
H&M Hennes&Mauritz AB will be expanding at Los Angeles’ Beverly Center. ...
Retail Forecast Hazy for 'Carmageddon'
“Carmageddon” has been on the minds of Los Angeles County commuters for weeks, but it has received a collective shrug from retailers in the neighborhoods most affected by the shutdown. T...
Future:Standard's Eye on the Eco Prize
Jessica Althoff is an entrepreneur who hopes her business model won’t last too long. That’s the reason why she called her eco-fashion e-commerce boutique Future:Standard....
Guess Enters Into $200 Million Credit Facility
Guess? Inc. announced it has entered into a five-year, $200 million credit facility with a global group of banks led by J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Bank of America Merrill Lynch....
Retail Sales Better Than Forecast in June
The summer season got off to a galloping start as chain retailers across the board reported better-than-expected sales....
Early Back-to-School Forecast: Modest Growth in Strengthening Economy
The 2011 Back-to-School season starts in mid-July, and the first forecast is good....
Tilly's Files IPO
Tilly’s, the Irvine, Calif.–based surf and skate juniors retailer, filed for an initial public offering on July 1. ...
