EVENTS
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.
Shuttered Palm Springs Mall Sees New Life
Desert Fashion Plaza, the one-time hub of upscale retailing in Palm Springs, Calif., became the desert hamlet’s bane when its anchor, Saks Fifth Avenue, left town four years ago. The center, ...
NextTrim.com Defines the 'Finding' in Findings & Trimmings
With the new year comes a whole new Web-savvy way of sourcing apparel trim, packaging and tags. Launched on Jan. 3, with several features to come in the following months,...
Once Smitten, Twice Buy
A grown woman walked into Smitten with a pair of kids’ snowboard boots. She had bought them at a snowboard shop, where the all-male staff had been clueless about how to fit a female customer. ...
Metropark Gets New Executive
Metropark, a growing boutique-style specialty-store chain, has a new general merchandise manager. On Feb. 8, 20-year veteran Renee Bell was named to the position, according to Lawrence Tanenbaum, pre...
Target to Anchor Westfield Topanga
The Westfield Group announced that discount retailer Target will be the fifth anchor at the Westfield Topanga shopping center, which is undergoing a $300 million redevelopme...
Kristin Knauff's Apartment Living
When Kristin Knauff opened a women’s clothing store in an apartment on Los Angeles’ La Brea Avenue in 2003, she thought the novelty of her digs would attract a discerning, dedicated following and leave ...
Newport Beach to Gain Boutique Shopping Center
First tenant will be Lisa Kline ...
Domenico Vacca Introduces Luxury Label to L.A., Europe
When Domenico Vacca visited his new Rodeo Drive boutique, the corporate lawyer–turned–luxury vendor talked about the vagaries of international law one moment and expertly wrapped a shirt for a customer ...
Market Focuses on Small Designers, Boutiques
The creator of the Melrose/Fairfax Swap Meet will launch a weekly open-air market focusing on small boutiques and designers on Feb. 5....
Weighing the Impact of a Federated-May Merger
Possible merger sparks industry speculation and concern ...
Judge Approves New Glendale Mall
Rick Caruso is one step closer to building the Americana at Brand lifestyle center in Glendale, Calif., but he has had to put up a fight....
Upstairs, Downstairs
Nicki Osina ran women’s boutique Riley James out of the first floor of a stately San Francisco Victorian for three years before adding menswear in 2004, when 1,300 square feet opened in the building’s ...
For the Sake of a Frock
The word “frock” may sound frumpy to American ears, but to Australian designer Leona Edmiston, the word is the key to good style....
New Kids on the Block in Eagle Rock
Could Los Angeles’ next boutique neighborhood be Eagle Rock?...
The Closet Wants to Move to NikeTown
NikeTown Orange County will leave a big space when it shutters its doors on Jan. 30. Since 1993, the store has been one of the anchors at the Triangle Square shopping center in Costa...
