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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.
Quiksilver Tries Out Youth Concept-Again
When Quiksilver, Inc. licensed the Tony Hawk skateboarding brand to moderately priced department store Kohl’s Corp. in 2005, the Huntington Beach, Calif.–based surfwe...
In Lieu Boutique Combines Old San Francisco Charm With Cutting-Edge Design
SAN FRANCISCO—The Old World feel of San Francisco’s North Beach neighborhood is a fitting locale for the indie, vintage-inspired boutique In Lieu, where owner Christina Claypool has created a y...
Pacific Sunwear Takes Baby Steps With New Chain
Pacific Sunwear, Inc. will open its first One Thousand Steps footwear stores in mid-April, but the company will start small with its fledgling chain of shoe stores....
Big Projects Help Revive S.F. Retail
San Francisco’s retail scene got another shot in the arm when it was announced that Los Angeles–based Westfield America and Cleveland real estate developer Forest Cit...
And the Winners Are
Nintendo, Victoria’s Secret and Los Angeles–based Architect take design awards ...
Top California Design Firm Gensler Shows Face in Home State
Gensler is the name of one of the biggest design firms in the United States, but Californians may just be getting re-acquainted with the San Francisco–headquartered company over the past 12 months. So...
Lepore's New Look
New York–based Nanette Lepore showed the first gowns designed by the 10-year-old fashion label on Feb. 28 at the Nanette Lepore boutique on Los Angeles’ Robertson Boulevard. Model Carrie Anderson, pictured, wore Lepore’s...
Leona Goes to Hollywood
Australian dress label Leona Edmiston opened a second Southern California boutique on March 14. The line, devoted to bright, frilly dresses, ensured the glamour of the openi...
Petro Zillia Gearing Up for Retail Debut
For the first time since Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week came to Los Angeles, the popular contemporary label Petro Zillia will not be showing during Los Angeles...
Survey Takes On Online Competition
A majority of retailers and others interviewed for a recent survey said they would increase advertising and promote online business in order to face the challenge of heightened competition from incr...
First-Time Retailer Bets on Beverly Hills
Nina Messiah does not consider herself someone who enjoys gambling against high odds. But her friends thought the first-time retailer was taking on an insurmountable challenge when she opened a fashio...
Accessories Designer Spotlights Clothes
Michelle Roy opened her first boutique at 221 N. Robertson Blvd. in Los Angeles last month. The 1,000-square-foot store shines a spotlight on the accessory designer’s special relationship with apparel....
February '06 Cold Puts a Chill on Retail Sales
Sales at apparel chain stores declined by 1 percent in February, but, for the most part, America’s business was good, according to Michael Niemira, chief economist for the New York–bas...
Nordstrom Finds an Oasis in the Desert
Nordstrom executives have signed a letter of intent with the Westfield Palm Desert center in California’s Coachella Valley to open a two-story, 149,000-square-foot store in spring of ...
Wal-Mart-Anchored Centers Sold
Two Wal-Mart–anchored shopping centers in the Los Angeles area have changed hands, said representatives of real estate company Reza Investment Group, Inc....
