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Sanctuary Enters Owned Retail With Beverly Hills Flagship
By Alexandra Romero, Contributing Writer | March 6, 2026
After nearly three decades as a wholesale- and D2C-driven contemporary label, Sanctuary has entered owned retail with the debut of its first flagship, on Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Feb. 27.
Weak Economy Has Some Retailers Thinking 'Consignment'
The weak economy has shifted fashion’s balance of power toward retailers, according to Don Zuidema, a veteran partner in West Hollywood, Calif., boutique LASC. Increasingly, boutique owners ar...
Charlotte Russe Proxy Fight Ends
A fierce fight for control of juniors retailer Charlotte Russe Holding Inc. came to an end April 16, less than two weeks before a scheduled showdown at the annual shareholders meeting on Apri...
Retail Cargo Volumes Hit Seven-Year Low
The slump in the nation’s retail industry translated into slower cargo volumes in February at all the major ports across the United States....
Luxury Center Debuts in Malibu
West Hollywood, Calif.–based retailer Maxfield is one of the high-marquee boutiques in Los Angeles, and perhaps its highly anticipated new Maxfield location will help buck a rough economic tre...
General Growth Properties Files for Chapter 11
With $27 billion in debt, General Growth Properties Inc., the United States’ second-biggest mall owner and operator, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on April 16....
Group Votes New Rules to Make Retail Buildings Eco
“Green is the new black” has been the slogan of eco-fashion fans for the past couple of years, and soon, buildings for their favorite boutiques might be as eco-friendly as the best organ...
Back to Drawing Board for Desert Retail Developer
The once thriving and now shuttered Desert Fashion Plaza in Palm Springs, Calif., may come to life again but this time as a more conservative and practical shopping center, according...
March Sales Better Than Expected
March’s retail sales declined 2.1 percent, but the numbers don’t tell the whole story, according to New York–based retail-center trade group International Council of Shopping Centers. ...
Keeping It Indie on Los Feliz's Hollywood Boulevard
Once an unglamorous section of Los Angeles’ Los Feliz neighborhood, the 4600 block of Hollywood Boulevard in Los Feliz developed a beatnik sense of cool in the past few years, and it may be on the verge of bec...
Bratton to Headline NRF's Loss-Prevention Convention in L.A.
Security in tough economic times will be a theme of the upcoming Loss Prevention Conference and EXPO produced by trade group National Retailers Federation. ...
Canadian Retailer Gambling on Affordable Fashion in California
On the outskirts of downtown Los Angeles, inside a boxy warehouse of a building where bright light streams through wide windows, Arif Noor is embarking upon a new fashion adventure....
Farewell to Gottschalks
After years of trying to bolster its bottom line, Gottschalks, the 105-year-old department-store chain based in Fresno, Calif., is going out of business....
Charlotte Russe Proxy Fight Heats Up
The proxy fight at juniors retailer Charlotte Russe Holding Inc. took a tough turn on March 24....
Design Incubator/Retailer Debuts in Burbank
The Fred Segal model of retail has long inspired California boutique owners, and Glow Rivera is putting her own spin on this model. She is not only housing a variety of retailers and...
Active Files for Chapter 11 Reorganization
Active Ride, the embattled chain of surf/skate stores, has filed a voluntary petition for Chapter 11 reorganization in U.S. Ban...
