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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.
New Date for Quiksilver Concept Store
Those anticipating the fashion alchemy coming from Quiksilver’s experiments with men’s clothes will have to wait longer. The Huntington Beach, Calif.–based surfwear company has postponed the op...
April '05 Retail Sales a Mixed Bag
April beat the estimates, and economists such as Michael Niemira admitted surprise when retail sales grew 2.2 percent compared with April 2004. These gains were measured by an index of the co...
American Apparel Techs Up Retail Stores
Los Angeles–based American Apparel is expanding its point-of-sale technology with new software from Irvine, Calif.–based Retail Pro. Company executives have signed licenses to use the ...
Change Is The Lab's Subject
Costa Mesa, Calif.–based specialty shopping center The Lab opened for business in 1993 to bring Orange County shoppers designer fashions that they might not find at upscale neighbor S...
Jelessy Announces New Retail Division
More Los Angeles–based denim brands are following the path from manufacturing to retail blazed by Lucky Brand Jeans. In April, True Religion announced it was going to build a...
Shopping Takes a Holiday
Jessika Pavlic and Rebekah Rafalski opened the Holiday boutique in September 2002 at Beacon Hill, a bustling pedestrian neighborhood in their hometown of Boston. The area is one of the city’s ...
Three More Fashion Stores Move to Robertson
Construction workers on Los Angeles’ Robertson Boulevard are now almost as common a sight as paparazzi hunting for celebrity shoppers. The workers are busy building three new fashion ...
Built by Wendy Comes to California
The elements of the Built by Wendy label seem to describe the quintessential California designer. The cut of the clothes is casual, the colors are light and cheery, and many of the design inspirations stem from 1970...
Loudermilk to Open Eco-Friendly Store
Mariana Danilovic, business partner of designer Linda Loudermilk, said the designer will open a “green” store on Melrose Place in Los Angeles by summer 2005. The building will feature su...
Charlotte Russe to Open 50 Stores After Rocky Second Quarter
Charlotte Russe Holding Inc. will open 50 stores in 2005, according to Mark A. Hoffman, president and chief executive officer of the San Diego–based company. Hoffman, who made the announcement April 2...
Chinatown Designers Co-Op Store to Open Summer 2005
Joyce Tsang helps design one-of-a-kind dresses for the San Paredes label, but her Sittin’ Pretty boutique should be a store for all seasons....
Bebe Teams With Amazon for New Online Venture
Seattle-based
New Hillary Rush Boutique to Provide Fashion Alternative
When looking for a niche in the crowded world of Los Angeles boutiques, Hillary Rush knew what the boutique bearing her name would not emphasize: jeans andT-shirts....
Military Vintage Never Fades Away at Lisa Angel
Studio City boutique owner Lisa Angel had a hunch that classic army fatigues could sell in vintage-crazy Los Angeles. When friends told her of the up-and-coming Tokyo fashion trend of wearing vintage...
Party for the Arty
For the past two years, Melrose boutique Frecuencia Modulada has sold one-of-kind clothes produced by Los Angeles and Mexican designers. Owners Chachin Rosas and Wendy Romer...
