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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.
Cover Up
Neely Shearer knows sexy often means covering up rather than baring all. That’s her explanation for why customers made Ashley Paige swimwear the top seller last week at her L...
Lucky Brand Founders Partner in Jean Shop
West Coast denim enthusiasts Gene Montesano and Barry Perlman, founders of Lucky Brand Dungarees, have partnered with Creative Director Eric Goldstein to bow Jean Shop in New York’s M...
Quiksilver Unveils New Concept Stores in South Coast Plaza
Quiksilver Inc. will dive into a new phase of design and experimentation when it opens two new stores at the South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, Calif....
Target Sells Mervyn's Stores
Minneapolis-based retailer Target Corp. sold its Hayward, Calif.-based unit Mervyn’s to a private investment group for approximately $1.2 billion....
Halston Sneak Preview
Can anyone improve the work of an iconic designer such as Halston? Most definitely not, according to Bradley Bayou, the creative director reviving the legendary label....
New Web Vehicle for Butterfly Jeans
Riverside, Calif.–based Butterfly Jeans Co. has released a redesigned Web site at
June '04 Sales Slump, But Economists Forecast Growth
Is it a hiccup or a long-term economic slowdown?...
Build Like an Architect, Sell Like a Retailer
Architects and designers build stores by balancing visionary architecture and merchandise ...
One-Stop Shop for Beauty and Fashion
Cyrus Sorat promises celebrity-style pampering for every woman—or, at least, for the ones who can afford the one-stop shopping for beauty and fashion at his first retail venture, SX....
Feminine Fashions Revive Charlotte Russe
The arrival of flirty, feminine fashions earlier this year was welcome news to national specialty chains Charlotte Russe and Rampage and their parent company, San Diego–based...
Analysts Remain Bullish on Hot Topic
After flying high for several months, Hot Topic, Inc. reported negative comparable store sales for the month of June, the second consecutive month of declining comp-store sales for t...
Mrs. Cox's Neighborhood
“Here’s my girls,” Eva Cox said as she hugged four women stepping out of the midmorning heat into her high-end contemporary casual boutique, Kate Daniels, in Seal Beach, Calif....
Night at the Gallery
The owners of Los Angeles boutiques Noni and Black Market LA feel that fashion is art. So when both stores hosted parties on June 25, it was no surprise that fine artists were at the...
Prada's New Store Will Have Distinct Los Angeles Look
Prada's ambitious expansion of its Rodeo Drive flagship store has been in the works for several years. The wait to see the store’s new look will be over on July 16, when the Italian fashion ho...
Group Strikes Gold With Red Hats
Fashion tends to fixate on youth, but in the past year, companies have been clamoring to license products for The Red Hat Society Inc., a national club for women aged 50 and older....
