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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.
Online Retailers Face Their Toughest Competition: Their Own Vendors
When Don Daszkowski scouted the Internet for potential competition to his fashion e-commerce Web site,
Italian Denim Label Hopes New U.S. Campaign Is a Charm
In 1984, Replay positioned itself to be one of the first Italian denim labels to make a splash in the American jeans market. But the company stopped short of its initial efforts to launch its...
Bebe's Quarterly Earnings Up
Bebe Stores Inc. reported a 10 percent increase for its second quarter earnings during a recent conference call with retail analysts. Net sales for Bebe’s second quarter of fiscal 2006, which ...
Hot Topic CEO to Direct Torrid, Too
The top executive post at Torrid, Hot Topic Inc.’s division offering fashionable clothes for plus-size women ages 15 to 29, will remain empty for the near future....
H&M Announces Pasadena, L.A. Stores
Swedish retailer Hennes & Mauritz, LP will open more than four stores in Los Angeles and Orange counties by the end of 2006, according to a company representative. One store wil...
Finding Solitude at JCPenney
Santa Barbara, Calif.–based Solitude has been striving for years to gain national exposure. Now, after eight years in the industry, the company is going to get its wish in a big way....
Hot Topic Taps IHOP for New VP
Hot Topic Inc. announced Jan. 9 that it had hired a veteran human resources executive, Robin Elledge, to be senior vice president of the City of Industry, Calif.–based retailer’s human resource...
BDS to Acquire Channel Partners
Irvine, Calif.–based retail consultant BDS Marketing Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire rival Channel Partners, based in Gilbert, Ariz., for an undisclosed sum....
Three Dots Spotlights New Direction With Store
Garden Grove, Calif.–based contemporary tees label Three Dots will formally announce its plans to build the label into a lifestyle brand when the company opens a store on Los Angeles’ Melrose Avenue in...
Planet Brings Luxury Downtown
Los Angeles’ Fashion District is the place where many of California’s boutique owners buy goods for their luxury stores, but Jacques Artine Kevorkian thought the place was missing its own luxury boutique. Make ...
Apparel Logs In at the Top Spot in Online Holiday Sales
For the first time in e-commerce history, apparel made it to the No. 1 spot online this Holiday season. Most experts were surprised at the rate of growth, which put apparel ahead of former leaders con...
Ed Hardy Debuts Christian Audigier
The tattoos on Ed Hardy T-shirts may be vintage, but the Los Angeles–based brand is developing retail businesses that are new. On Dec. 14, the company opened a debut boutique for its new line, Christian Audigier, named af...
Holiday Sales Came Late for Retailers
Retail sales for the 2005 Holiday season proved to be solid, but the good news did not arrive until after a few weeks of nail biting for shop owners....
For Lingerie Retailer, 13 Is His Lucky Number
Lingerie retailers developed a higher profile in the past 20 years by opening boutiques in shopping centers across the United States. But Jaivin Karnani believed the market lost some of its s...
A&F Sues Wet Seal Over Moose and Fish
Abercrombie & Fitch Co. filed a trademark-infringement lawsuit against California teen retailer The Wet Seal Inc. for using moose and fish designs on some of its clothing....
