EVENTS
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.
No Stores Damaged, but Losses Heavy in Santa Barbara Fires
Devastation from the recent Jesusita fire in Santa Barbara, Calif., forced one-third of the city’s population of 90,365 residents to be evacuated. Santa Barbara retailers are forecasting heavy losses f...
On the Town
The latest edition of our biannual tribute to inspired stores and elegant eateries ...
Setting the Scene
Display Boys creates new retail and trade show environments....
Entrepreneurs Spur Growth at Bay Area Center
Countering the recent spate of downsizing occurring at shopping centers, Blackhawk Plaza in the East Bay Area suburb of Danville, Calif., is adding stores following a $30 million renovation....
RILA Survey: Retail Crime on the Rise
Crimes against retailers are on the rise, according to the RILA “Crime Trends Survey,” released on May 5. ...
Sweeping Changes in Store for Bebe
Bebe Stores Inc. founder Manny Mashouf announced sweeping changes to his suffering business on May 7 as he presided over his first analyst conference call since coming out of a semi-retirement and re...
Better-Than-Expected Sales Reported in April
April retail sales were better than expected for many retailers. The International Council of Shopping Centers reported that U.S. chain stores’ sales increased 0.7 percent. Warmer weather and ...
Retailer Carves Out Green Niche
The Hive, a new boutique in Costa Mesa, Calif.’s The Lab shopping center, is taking a recession-friendly approach to eco-retailing. ...
Online Sale Sites Experiencing Growth in a Slow Economy
A growing coterie of upscale sample-sale Web sites is providing designers with an outlet to discreetly sell overstock merchandise, but these e-tailers say they are helping build brand loyalty for the ...
Chip & Pepper Closes O.C. Store
April 30 was the last day for denim maker Chip & Pepper’s store at the Fashion Island shopping center in Newport Beach, Calif. The 900-square-foot space, which opened in May 2007, sold denim and ...
Sample Sale Calendar: May 1-7, 2009
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Wal-Mart Expands Solar-Power Projects
Between 10 and 20 Wal-Mart Stores in California will soon be outfitted with solar-power systems as a result of a deal struck with San Francisco–based energy supplier BP Solar....
Elyse Walker Finds Men Make Business Sense
Elyse Walker was warned by her friends not to open a men’s boutique. Stores for guys typically do not enjoy the same earnings as women’s fashion stores, they said. Walker thanked her friends for their ...
Officials Put the Brakes on Stanford Retail Expansion
Stanford University officials have decided to table a plan to fund a 240,000-square-foot expansion of Simon Property Group’s Stanford Shopping Center in Palo Alto, Calif....
Farmer Jeans Relaunches With Los Feliz Boutique
Peter Lang Nooch, founder of Los Angeles–based boutique denim line Farmer Jeans USA, is planning to reintroduce his denim line with a shop in Los Angeles’ Los Feliz neighborhood. ...
