EVENTS
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.
Target Launches Web Site for Custom Orders
Target Corp. is getting a piece of the made-to-measure business. The retailer has launched Target to a T, a Web venture that allows visitors to order custom-fit clothing....
The Retail Revolution
As arguably the most profound information- technology advancement of the past decade, the World Wide Web continues to affect the future of retailing in new ways....
Charlotte Russe Stocks Slide After Revised Forecast
Stocks tumbled more than 20 percent on Sept. 9 for San Diego–based young women’s clothier Charlotte Russe Holdings, Inc. after Chief Executive Mark Hoffman reported revised guidance for the company...
King of Kitsch
With a hot dog–shaped Oscar Mayer Wienermobile parked out front, the Paul Frank Store opened at Las Vegas’ Fashion Show Mall on Aug. 31 with an event that rolled out the red c...
August '04 Brings the Good, the Bad and the Ugly
August was downright breezy for some specialty stores and department stores that deal in luxury and fashion. The Neiman Marcus Group Inc. of Dallas posted a strong same-stor...
Third Street Yankees Come to Town
What does a New England girl like Danielle Kays do after she moves to Los Angeles? She opens a boutique that reminds her of her wild college days....
Fashion Police
The editors of Vice magazine appointed themselves fashion police more than 10 years ago, when they started publishing their frequently hilarious, always sarcastic “Dos and Don’ts...
Wet Seal Defendant in Shareholder Lawsuit
A class-action lawsuit filed Aug. 26 charged The Wet Seal Inc.’s executives with misleading shareholders regarding the company’s prospects in order to inflate stock prices....
Check Your Head
Art-driven T-shirts captured the imagination of fashionistas during the past couple of seasons, but is the world ready for the art-driven hat?...
Windsor Announces Midwest Expansion
Windsor, a Los Angeles–based dress-boutique chain, is finding gold in America’s heartland, according to company Vice President Ike Zekaria....
Wet Seal Treads Water As Wall Street Wonders About Retailer's Future
After burning through tons of cash and reporting a huge quarterly loss, The Wet Seal Inc. may have run out of pixie dust, according to many Wall Street analysts. Its only choice for survival...
Melrose Heights Parties for More Traffic
The hunt for new customers never ends for retailers. When the 11 boutique owners of the Melrose Heights Merchants’ Association pooled their resources for the first time in two years to attract...
Hot Topic Announces 90-Store Expansion
Hot Topic, Inc. announced the company will open 90 stores by the end of 2004 during an Aug. 18 conference call on its second quarter earnings. The announcement came on the heels of disappoint...
Dungarees Turns 13
Gary Friedman had a hunch that a boutique dedicated to premium jeans would be a good business idea—for a little while. On Aug. 12, his employees and friends threw him a surprise 13th anniversary party...
Northern Calif. Malls Change Hands
A trio of prominent Northern California shopping centers was sold in the past week, indicating that real estate investments are sustaining momentum despite recent upticks in interest rates....
