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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.
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...
Active Ride to Close 10 Stores
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Sales Reps Stay Positive, Work Harder During Economic Crisis
To eke out an existence in the wholesale apparel trade these days means doing more work for less money. That’s frustrating for Los Angeles’ base of manufacturer sales representatives, but they said it beats the...
At Early Stages of Proxy Fight, Charlotte Russe Announces Sale
Juniors retailer Charlotte Russe Holding Inc. announced it was for sale on the evening of March 12. The announcement is the latest round of the fight for control of the San Diegonot;–based ret...
True Religion, Others to Anchor Bay Area Outlet Mall
True Religion, Gap, BCBG Max Azria, Michael Stars and more than a dozen more apparel brands have recently committed to leases for a new outlet mall being planned in...
Everything But Water Files for Bankruptcy
Everything But Water Inc., one of America’s largest swimwear retailers, filed for bankruptcy last month. The announcement made an already-anxious swimwear industry worry about the health of its marke...
Waisner Promoted at Barbara Fields
Kristina Marie Waisner was named junior buyer covering wholesale and retail markets in California for the Barbara Fields Buying Office, based in Los Angeles....
Designer Jenni Kayne Opens E-tail Shop
Designer Jenni Kayne, who recently showed her Fall 2009 Ready-to-Wear collection at New York Fashion Week, has taken her business online with the addition of an e-tail store (...
Retailers Rethink Strategies As Tourist Traffic Slows
Widespread layoffs, rising unemployment and mounting fear following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks have wreaked havoc on the tourism industry. Retailers, who often depend heavily on tourist dollars, a...
Robinsons-May Joins Irvine Spectrum Center
Robinsons-May, a division of May Dept. Stores, will open a 140,000-square-foot store at the Irvine Spectrum Center’s expansion project in Southern California, accord...
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Armani Bows at South Coast Plaza
A crowd of nearly 300 Orange County philanthropists feted the grand opening of Giorgio Armani’s new flagship concept, Armani Collezioni,at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Calif., o...
Suzi B Expands, Debuts Stores
Designer Suzanne Bjontegard, also known as Suzi B, has expanded her denim line and added full-fledged retail operations in the form of three San Diego-area mall stores to her mini-empire of j...
Holiday Sales Outlook: Flat
With consumer apprehension continuing over the economy’s performance, retail sales this holiday season will remain flat, according to Deloitte & Touche LLP....
Burberry Bows in Beverly Hills
Playing the consummate host, chief executive officer Rose Marie Bravo welcomed guests on Oct. 25 to Burberry’s newly opened 8,000-square-foot flagship store in Beverly Hills, Calif., a creation modele...
