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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.
Browse 'Til You Drop
Bargain hunters and retailers looking to maximize profits on overstocks and out-of-season merchandise have never had it so good. ...
Des Kohan Finds Fashion on the Miracle Mile
Los Angeles’ Miracle Mile district is best known as the address for the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and it’s a magnet for people looking for a painting by Rembrandt. People searching for the ne...
PacSun Breaks Ties to Past With New Format
Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. started business more than 20 years ago as the core surf shop that broke with tradition and operated in the mall. Since then the Anaheim, Calif.–based compan...
Laguna Beach Rejects Contemporary Boutique
Laguna Beach, Calif., is well known for its beautiful coastline, art galleries and powerful zoning laws that preserve the city’s unique character....
Several Rob-May, Macy's Stores in Calif. to Close
Federated Department Stores Inc. announced that it will close more than 20 Robinsons-May and Macy’s West stores in Southern California after the December Holiday sea...
Beverly Center Names New GM
The Beverly Center, located in the Westside of Los Angeles, recently named Aj D. Jemison general manager. Jemison replaced Laurel Crary, who worked for eight years at the fashionable shopping...
Fashion's Second Spin
The Eveline Morel fashion label was introduced in Spring 2004 with bright bohemian looks and vivacious velvet fabrics. For 2005, designer Eveline Morel vowed to turn her initial inspirations ...
Jeweler Erica Courtney Expands Retail
Los Angeles–based jewelry designer Erica Courtney opened a 1,100-square-foot store July 5 on elite shopping street Robertson Boulevard....
Building Sale Signals End to Prada HQ Plans in San Francisco
Plans for Prada to open a West Coast headquarters in San Francisco’s fashionable Union Square were officially put to rest last week when the Grosvenor Group, an English real estate co...
Ruby Jean Brings 'Funky, Unique' to S.F. Valley
Stylist Zoe Battles-Moore was sick of driving long distances from her home in the San Fernando Valley to stores in Beverly Hills and Hollywood to do her fashion shopping. So she decided to do somethi...
Antik Denim to Debut Melrose Avenue Store
Flagship or chain of stores?...
Riverside's Population Growth Attracts Retailers to Galleria at Tyler
The Galleria at Tyler shopping center in Riverside, Calif., has become a destination for many high-profile, youth-oriented retailers hoping to take advantage of the population growth in River...
Lloyd Klein Plans Boutique, Shifts Focus to L.A.
Couture designer Lloyd Klein has been living a cross-continental life for the past six years, with his company’s design and production operations based in Paris and everything else in Los Angeles....
June '05 Retail Sales Surge
Good business to last through summer, forecast says ...
Valentino in O.C.
Italian design house Valentino opened a 3,000-square-foot store on July 11 in the South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Calif. As at Valentino’s five other North American stores, the boutique’...
