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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.
Sirens & Sailors Adds Black Chandelier
Sirens & Sailors carved a reputation for offering designers with an avant-garde edge, such as Grey Ant and Desanka. On Dec. 2, the store partnered with Black Ch...
A Boutique for Bags, Back Talk and More
Sassy clothes are sold at almost every shop on Los Angeles’ Robertson Boulevard. But Alison Muh wanted to give the fashionable street something with a little more bite when she opened her boutique on N...
Online Retailers Give Thanks for 'Cyber Monday'
As “Black Friday”—the day after Thanksgiving—has become a Holiday shopping benchmark and buzzword among retail marketing analysts, it comes as no surprise that those same analysts are now touting ...
Retailers Gamble, Experiment With Promotions for Holiday
’Tis the season to dazzle consumers with big discounts and generous gifts....
Simon Takes Interest in Santa Rosa Mall
Indianapolis-based Simon Property Group Inc. has acquired a 50 percent interest in the Coddingtown Mall in Santa Rosa, Calif., for about $37 million, the company said....
L.A. Retailer American Rag Heads South
Los Angeles veteran retailer American Rag Cie is setting up shop in California’s Orange County, joining a growing cadre of international luxury retailers and contemporary boutiques in the regi...
Topshop Salutes Smack
Beginning this month, the Los Angeles–based lingerie line Smack will be prominently featured in a 16 1/2-by-8-foot wall space in the Oxford Circus location of U.K. teen retailer Topsh...
H&M California Debut
“We’re often asked, ’When is H&M coming to California?” said Sanna Lindberg, the U.S. manager for the retailer with the full name of Hennes & Mauritz “We’re...
The Tiffany Network
Tiffany & Co. opened its new Pasadena, Calif., store on Colorado Boulevard on Nov. 17 with a party that was as stately as the 138-year-old company’s crystal. A string quartet from the Pasadena Sy...
Chelsea Rebelle to Reopen Following Fire
Sarah Brannon opened her Los Angeles store and clothing line Chelsea Rebelle in mid-2005 only to have the boutique and most of her inventory destroyed in a May 28 fire. The New Zealand native...
Blue Carpet Cache
Paige Premium Denim is an example of a company moving briskly. Paige Adams-Geller started the premium-denim company with her husband, Michael Geller (both pictured), earlier this year, and on...
Michael Stars Opens Two Retail Stores
Business for the Michael Stars brand of women’s T-shirts is on the upswing. Sales revenue grew 30 percent from 2004 to 2005, according to Michael Cohen, founder and partner of the Manhattan Beach, Cal...
Valentino in O.C.
There may be no better place to witness the high competition for the luxury dollar than the South Coast Plaza shopping center in Costa Mesa, Calif. Ic...
Celebrity, Good Fit Drive Jean Line
Sometimes Kitson owner Fraser Ross doesn’t feel like a retailer, he feels like a celebrity wrangler. He said that he’s lately been turning down pitches to carry celebrity-designed fas...
After the Backlash: Von Dutch Devises Comeback
Tonny Sorensen is planning a comeback....
