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.
Odd Molly Announces Robertson Store
Swedish contemporary label Odd Molly has been sold in American stores such as Anthropologie. In late February, the Stockholm-based label will open its first American store. Odd Mol...
One Suit for Forever 21 Settled, Another on the Way
The 2-year-old lawsuit between retail giant Forever 21 and award-winning fashion label Trovata was settled last week, but Forever 21’s legal woes continue....
GAP's Growth Plan for 2010
Gap Inc.’s e-commerce business and its international retail are due for a growth spurt, said Glenn Murphy, chairman and chief executive of the San Francisco–based retail giant, during an Oct. 1...
NRF Forecasts Holiday Sales to Decrease 1 Percent
Sales for the upcoming holiday season will decrease 1 percent compared with the 2008 holiday season, according to a forecast released Oct. 6 by the National Retail Federation, an organization...
Is the Price Right at Retail?
As the first anniversary of the worst holiday retail season in more than a generation approaches, few analysts expect that retailers will produce the sometimes jaw-dropping discounts of the 2008 Chris...
E-Tailers, Insiders Leverage Social-Media Tools to Brand-Build
The influence of fashion bloggers is no longer limited to computer screens, as evident during the most recent New York Fashion Week. Fashion bloggers were invited to sit in the rows at runway...
Retail Focus Resource Guide
Alina Jeans launched during the Sept. 1–3 run of the Project Global Trade show in Las Vegas with its “Dirty Summer 2010” collection. The denim line is inspired by Venice Beach, the home of creat...
Wasteland Expands into Downtown Burbank, Calif
Cheryl Cohen considered the building one of the dullest examples of 1970s architecture. But she and husband Joe Swinney decided to build their fourth Wasteland boutique at 325 N. San...
Competition Fierce in Discount-Sales Business
Inside the spacious Los Angeles Convention Center, thousands of premium-denim jeans hang as far as the eye can see—enough jeans to fill several retail stores end to end....
William Rast Embraces Retail
William Rast, the Los Angeles–based maker of premium denim and sportswear founded by singer Justin Timberlake and Trace Ayala, will make the leap into retail next month. Sla...
September Numbers Lift Retailers' Spirits
Many retailers reported better-than-expected sales in September, and economist Michael Niemira said it was proof a long-awaited recovery had started....
Burglars Steal Thousands in Merchandise in Robertson Crime Spree
Los Angeles’ high-profile fashion retail street Robertson Boulevard has not suffered from a major burglary in recent memory, according to the district’s shopkeepers, but that sense of peace was shattere...
Ever Opens Fashion Island Boutique
With the Christmas holiday season just around the corner, Los Angeles-based premium brand Ever debuted a boutique Oct. 1 at A-list retail center Fashion Island in Newport Beach, Calif. The 1...
Local Focus With Macy's Lundgren
The Los Angeles Lakers won the NBA championship in June, and the much celebrated victory also represented a slam dunk for Macy’s Inc.’s local merchandising program, called “My ...
Retailers Look to Save by Cutting Credit Card Fees
Retailers look to trim every cost of business from their leases to their lighting, but one crucial cost that is increasingly under the microscope is processing fees charged by credit card companies an...
