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.
G'Day, Sheila
“Sheila” is Australian outback slang for “girl” and, since Aug. 17, the name of a West Hollywood, Calif., boutique specializing in better contemporary Aussie fashions. But don...
X-Tremely Girly
Board Betty’s blends surf and skate with feminine ’50s ...
Mercent Launches Online Retailing Hub
Seattle-based technology start-up Mercent has released a new Web vehicle that gives retailers access to a broad base of leading online marketplaces through one entry point....
Macerich Acquires Malls in Santa Barbara, Victorville
The Macerich Co. of Santa Monica, Calif., has added two regional shopping centers to its growing retail portfolio. The real estate investment trust has agreed to acquire La ...
Big MAC
In a larger new space, San Francisco’s Modern Appealing Clothing balances pragmatic and avant-garde fashion...
New Retail Center Planned in Commerce
Commerce, Calif., known for its abundance of manufacturing and warehousing facilities, is emerging as a retail destination....
Alfaro Exits Wet Seal, Retailer Enters Gerry Building in L.A.
Less than one year after The Wet Seal Inc. hired New York designer Victor Alfaro to help turn the beleaguered juniors retailer into a fashion leader, the designer, who has dressed su...
More American Apparel
Los Angeles-based T-shirt and underwear maker American Apparel is continuing its retail expansion. The company opened a new store on Hollywood Boulevard in Los Angeles’ Los Feliz neighborhood ...
Luxury Weathers July '04 Sales
It helped to be well-heeled in July—or at least it helped to be a retailer who caters to that specialty market....
Alpha Address
Designer Darren Gold and retailer Christos Garkinos found a location for their contemporar...
Beating the Odds?
As online retail sales slow, apparel may be bucking the trend ...
City Council Passes Big-Box Law
The Los Angeles City Council approved on Aug. 11, by a vote of 12–1, the “Supercenter Ordinance,” a law demanding that some big-box retailers conduct an economic impact report forecasting their e...
PacSun Announces Increased Income, Plans New Stores
The future keeps getting brighter for Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. ...
Ontario Mills Gets New Investors
The Mills Corp., owner of the Ontario Mills shopping center in Ontario, Calif., will take on new investors in the outlet mall to the tune of $243 million....
French Connection
Baliston, a French athletic and sportswear company, opened its first American flagship store last month at the Irvine Spectrum, in Irvine, Calif. Store manager Luc Leconte (pictured) said the 10-year-old com...
