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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.
Cameo Takes a Bow at Lily Simone
Simone Porter hoped to be the first retailer in the Los Angeles’ neighborhood of Eagle Rock to sell Southern California fashion labels such as Grey Ant and Rachel Pally. She ...
East Coast Knits
On Sept. 17, Los Angeles–based Suss Design opened a store in anhattan at 281 Lafayette St., said Suss Cousins, the Swedish-born owner-designer of the 10-year-old knitwear company. The 1,600-square-fo...
Federated Stores to Reorganize Into 7 Divisions
Federated Department Stores Inc. said it would operate through seven geographic divisions after Feb. 1, 2006, in the wake of its acquisition of May Department Stores Co. ...
Boutique to Introduce Brazilian Fashions
Flavia Mosci opened her first boutique, called Mosci, at 7813 Melrose Ave. in Los Angeles, on Sept. 13. She’s gambling that California fashionistas will buy new Brazilian fashions....
John Varvatos Debuts New Prototype Store
John Varvatos tried a new design direction when he opened a 4,219- square-foot store at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Calif., on Sept. 12. Unlike the California bungalow–inspired ...
Jack's Reopens in Dana Point After 14-Year Absence
So maybe absence does make the heart grow fonder....
L.A.'s French Affair
Retailer Galeries Lafayette to spotlight Los Angeles brands ...
Nordstrom to Expand in Bay Market
Nordstrom will build a new 149,000-square-foot store at the Stoneridge Shopping Center in Pleasanton, Calif., replacing an older, smaller store in the center....
High Gas Prices Are Changing Consumers' Shopping Habits
An ACNielsen study shows that high gasoline prices are forcing consumers to alter their shopping ways....
E-Tailers Join Katrina Relief Effort
A number of apparel Web sites have rallied to offer support for the Hurricane Katrina rescue effort....
Dema Grim's One-Woman Show in S.F.'s Mission District
SAN FRANCISCO—In the mid-’90s, designer Dema Grim left the hustle and bustle of New York for the laid-back beauty of San Francisco. For five years, Grim had had a flourishing career in Manhattan’s compe...
Local Clothing Businesses Stung by Katrina
Hurricane Katrina, which displaced thousands along the Gulf Coast, left a path of destruction that trickled into California....
August '05 Sales Survive Despite Soaring Fuel Prices
Retailers reported solid sales during August, but skyrocketing fuel prices slowed down the brisk pace of shopping for much of this year, according to the International Council of Shopping Cen...
Troubled Hollywood & Highland Shopping Center to Get Makeover
Ever since it opened nearly four years ago, the Hollywood & Highland Center has been likened to the two large white elephants that hover over its inner courtyard....
Long Beach's Garden of Contemporary
When Alan Hall asked Delilah Camacho to help him remodel his Long Beach, Calif., boutique in 2004, she advised him to try a retail mix that was feminine but with an edge....
