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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.
The World Wide Web, Take 2
Experts have begun to observe that the online shopping experience may be heading toward a new paradigm as e-tail giants eBay, Yahoo! and Amazon increasingly deliver more dynamic con...
Board Changes at The Wet Seal
Henry D. Winterstern, chairman of the board of directors of The Wet Seal, has announced plans to step down from his position with the teen retail chain to focus on his other business commitme...
Consumer Meets Trade in New Retail Venture
Retailer Phillip Dane has an unusual concept for his new boutique, Ready To Wearhouse, which is scheduled to open in mid- July in Los Angeles....
Boutique Test Drives Brit Fashion
When Lilian Raven opened her fashion boutique G.L.A.D. on Los Angeles’ Melrose Avenue in 2004, the Liverpool native thought she was going to have to leave behind the fashion-forward looks of h...
New Boutiques Signal Fashion Future in Los Feliz
In the past, Los Feliz Village may have been best known for its famous nightclubs such as The Derby....
L.A. Fashion District Scrubs Out Crime With 'Clean and Safe' Team
Los Angeles’ Fashion District borders some of the city’s meanest streets. But when Los Angeles Police Department officer Randall McCain discusses the district’s safety record, he might as well be talking...
Mervyns Revamps
This year could be one of the hardest for Rick Leto....
Ted Baker Hits the OC
Fashion boutiques with a Euro pedigree are taking a bow at South Coast Plaza....
Wet Seal Forecasts Growth, Challenges
Wet Seal Inc. has announced that it will open more stores next year and its same-store sales declined in May....
Outlet Mall Set for Orange County
Developer Craig Realty Group of Newport Beach, Calif., has closed escrow on a 51- acre swath of land in San Clemente, Calif., where the company has begun grading for a 650,000-square-foot out...
Scout Opens Vintage Library
Scout’s new vintage library may be lacking in square footage, but it has a well-edited selection of designer-vintage gems....
Former CBS President Banking on Internet's Power
Add one more name to the growing list of former TV executives who are sold on the profitability of e-commerce....
BNY's Independence Party
When Gregory Niebel opened boutique BNY more than 15 years ago, he wanted to make a statement with fashion—and earn a profit....
Juicy Couture Plans Major Retail Expansion
Los Angeles–based Juicy Couture, a division of Liz Claiborne Inc., is planning a major retail rollout in California....
Courting the Eco-Savvy Consumer
Environmental design has evolved from hippie to hip in the last two decades. And there may be no bigger advocate of the phenomenon than developer Shaheen Sadeghi, who gambled that environmentally frie...
