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.
Technology Helps Nip Return Fraud at the Source
Retailers in the midst of an economic downturn have noticed a sharp increase in the number of returned merchandise they receive, and as a result, they are also seeing an increase in return-fr...
MyShape Gets More Sociable
Pasadena, Calif.–based e-tailer MyShape (
Retail Architects Reconfigure a Visual Display Club
Playing with food is frowned upon—but use food to design a dress, and it might just win an award....
Moxsie: On a Journey of Discovery
Palo Alto, Calif.–based e-tail Web site Moxsie (
Retail Focus Resource Guide
Buhler Quality Yarns Corp. is a leading supplier of the highest quality and innovative yarns to the apparel industry in the Americas. It now offers Royal Spun and fashion slub yarns in Supima...
Pop-Up Shops Looking Permanent
The weak economy is beginning to make temporary, glitzy pop-up shops look like a solid deal....
Retailers Stand to Lose in Ban on High-Tech Swimsuits
A recent ruling by the international swimming body FINA proposing to ban controversial, high-tech swimsuits produced by makers such as Speedo, Tyr and Arena may trickle dow...
A Few Standouts Among July's Sluggish Retail Sales
Overall, retail sales remained flat—or, in some cases, down—in July, but a few retailers bucked the trend and came out ahead....
Forever 21 Opens First Store in Latin America
Los Angeles retailer Forever 21 Inc. has been on a major expansion spree despite a stubborn downturn in retail sales....
Joe's Jeans Building Sells in Union Square
It’s taking more time than usual and prices are down, but retail real estate is still selling in San Francisco and other retail capitals....
Frederick's Targets the Mass Market With Former Wal-Mart Exec
Frederick’s of Hollywood Group Inc.’s wholesale division received a boost of mass-market experience with the hire of Barbara Bakalic, who will be vice president of product development for the ...
Eco-Focused Action-Sports Retail Concept to Expand
On June 18, the Hobie Surf Shop in Laguna Beach, Calif., debuted Green Room, a shop-in-shop concept that stoc...
Americana One Year Later: Fine-Tuning the Mix at Celebrated Lifestyle Center
One year after Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jay Leno toasted The Americana at Brand lifestyle center at its black-tie gala debut in May 2008, the ambitious retail and residential project is...
Retail Part of Mixed-Use Project Planned at Hollywood Park
The city of Inglewood, Calif., was once one of Los Angeles County’s jewels of suburbia but became a victim of inner-city growth. Now, city officials hope to restore some of its luster, having ...
New E-Tailer Stakes Claim on Indie Design
Take two fashion-forward sisters and mix in a bevy of up-and-coming designers and you get
