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Levi’s Celebrates Venice, Calif., With Abbot Kinney Pop-Up
By Dorothy Crouch, Contributing Writer | June 25, 2026
Levi’s Summer headed to Venice, Calif., recently as the brand celebrated Los Angeles creatives with a pop-up shop on Abbot Kinney.
PacSun's Harmon to Retire
In the 14 years that Tim Harmon worked at Pacific Sunwear of California Inc., he helped transform the Anaheim, Calif.–based teen retailer from a regional company to a powerhouse with 1,029 stores acro...
Frederick's Makes Growth Gambit With New Flagship Store
Los Angeles lingerie maker and retailer Frederick’s of Hollywood will build a new flagship store as part of a gambit to increase its share in the $9.1 billion U.S. lingerie market. But Frederick’s executives s...
Webrings: A Low-Cost Option to Target Marketing
For several years now, an odd little multi–Web site networking community built around a protocol called the “Webring” has continued to thrive quietly online. Mostly noncommercial, Webrings serve ...
Southern High Concept
“Scarlett O’Hara goes boho-chic” sounds like a high-concept pitch for a Hollywood romance. Instead it’s how two Southern girls mixed the sass of Los Angeles with the grace of thei...
Caruso Finishes Next Phase of $1 Billion Plan
Rick Caruso attracts shoppers from 78 zip codes with his faux street scenes at The Grove shopping center in Los Angeles. The developer is gambling he will make similar magic next mon...
Ross Stores Buys Distribution Center
Off-price retailer Ross Stores Inc., based in Pleasanton, Calif., has acquired a nearly 700,000-square-foot distribution facility in Moreno Valley, Calif., for $38.2 million, reported Los An...
More Apparel Retailers and Manufacturers Go Green
The recent spike in oil and gasoline prices has once again raised awareness of energy costs....
May '05 Sales Prove Steady
Unseasonably chilly weather in May cooled consumers’ appetites for shopping. But economists said retailers managed to bring in respectable sales and that economic trends could pave the way to a June ma...
eBay Purchases Shopping.com
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Thomas Pink Moves to Los Angeles
Thomas Pink, which has been known for inserting vibrant colors into traditionally reserved English wardrobes since the 18th century, will be opening its first Southern California store on Jun...
Chelsea Rebelle Owner Vows Not to Let Fire Burn Her Out
A fire caused an estimated $100,000 of smoke damage to fashion boutique Chelsea Rebelle on May 28, which also happened to be the three-month anniversary of the store’s opening at 735 N. La Brea Ave. in Los Angeles. T...
Developers Turn On Citadel Lights
If the Citadel Outlets weren’t enough of an attraction—with their ancient castle–like architecture—they now have four double-sided “Jumbotron”-style video screens to dress up the fa...
Six 22 Design Lab's Grace Under Heat
It’s almost summer, and even if the sun hasn’t pushed thermometers to the boiling point yet, women are scouring boutiques such as Six 22 Design Lab for lighter clothes to survive the upcoming m...
Kate Plays Up Its Feminine Side
Retailer Wendy Watson calls her Fairfax Avenue boutique her “big closet.” And she can describe her clientele as though they were her closest friends....
Carson Votes for Mall
The National Football League’s loss could be retail’s gain....
