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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.
BCBG Bows Max Azria Boutique
Miu Miu closed its doors on Los Angeles’ Melrose Avenue last month, but designer excitement on the street should remain. ...
!It Jeans Opens In-Store Shop
Los Angeles–based denim maker !It Jeans opened an in-store shop Aug. 8 at Macy’s in New York’s Herald Square. The 168-square-foot store carries the brand’s collection of women’s core and fa...
Calif. Retailers Assess Impact of Wage Increase
When boutique owner Eduardo Fernandez heard the news that California’s minimum wage would be increased to $8 an hour, he immediately considered how his San Diego store, The Assembly, might ben...
Santa Monica Retailers Strategy of Welcome
Uniforms are for the military, not for the civilian women of Santa Monica, thought 27-year-old Kristin Eberts. So when she opened contemporary boutique Aura on Montana Avenue in Santa Monica on Aug. ...
Westfield Topanga Finishes $330 Million Renovation With Fashion Retail
The Westfield Topanga shopping center is finishing the last lap of its $330 million renovation. By Oct. 6, the mall in the Canoga Park district of Los Angeles will debut a refurbishe...
Gottschalks Net Income Up for 2nd Quarter
Gottschalks Inc. reported good financial results for the second quarter of fiscal 2006. The Fresno, Calif., department store chain stated, on Aug. 24, that its net income for the second quart...
A New Plan for Santa Monica Place
One maxim in retailing is that location is everything. That does not appear to be entirely true for Santa Monica Place, which is two blocks from the Pacific Ocean and next t...
True Religion Announces Outlet, Retail Stores
True Religion Apparel Inc. is on a retail roll....
Retailer Wants to Mint New San Diego Look
San Diego’s home-grown style may not have registered on the radar screens of fashionistas; however, retailer Nicki Starr hopes to change that perception with her new boutique, Civil Disobedie...
Metropark Hires Real Estate V.P.
Contemporary retailer Metropark plans to double its store count in 2007, and the retailer’s founders hope that real estate executive Karen Green will help them find the best spaces....
Retailers Vie for Rare Prize: Exclusivity
For many retailers, one of the traditional rules of success is to be the exclusive outlet for a hot fashion brand. But with the growing number of boutiques and the global reach of the Internet, asking...
Retailers Welcome July '06 Surprise
Consumers were expected to stay home during July. The heat across North America was sweltering. Rising gasoline prices made many people cut back on car trips. However, retail sales gave businesses a ...
Muscle-Car Firm Tries On Fashion
Before West Coast Choppers gained a national reputation for its custom motorcycles, the Long Beach, Calif., company made a splash with its ubiquitous fashion campaign, where retailer...
Hot Topic's Sales Stumble, but Analyst Forecasts Turnaround
In an unusual move, Hot Topic Inc. reported its monthly sales on July 31—several days early....
Style Violet
As an avid online shopper, Julie Hoang grew tired of the same Internet boutique shops pushing high-end brand names with outrageous prices. So the Orange County, Calif., native took matters into her own hands ...
