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Retail Destinations Attract Shoppers as NRF Reports In-Store Uptick
By Dorothy Crouch, Contributing Writer | December 12, 2024
This year’s total of 197 million shoppers during the popular shopping weekend beat the NRF’s forecast of 183.4 million shoppers. The 2024 total is the second-highest reported figure in the survey’s history, only after the 2023 record of 200.4 million shoppers
Zara Opens Two Stores in Southern California
Spanish fashion giant Zara has set its sights on California....
Juicy Couture Debuts First Store
Juicy Couture will open its first retail store in October, according to Paul R. Charron, chairman and chief executive of Liz Claiborne Inc., which owns the Arleta, Calif.–bas...
Wet Seal Tries Reality Marketing
Reality television stars regularly appear on the covers of celebrity magazines, and The Wet Seal Inc. hopes its new reality marketing campaign will capture the attention of America’s teenagers...
The Grove CEO Invests $1 Billion in Luxury Retail
Rick Caruso chose The Grove, the Italianate open-air shopping center he developed in Los Angeles’ Fairfax district, as the venue to announce his plans to build six new luxury retail shopping c...
April Showers Hope on 2001 Retail Sales
April retail sales exceeded expectations, providing encouragement for the remainder of the year after a slow 2000 opening and dismal sales last month. Most improved from the mo...
Development Group Eyes California Retail Projects
San Francisco–based real estate company Rawson, Blum & Leon (RBL) has joined forces with three veteran retail developers to build shopping centers throughout California and the West....
The Mouse That Roars; a Site That Zooms
Online retail sales soared to $1.24 billion for the week ending April 11—up 57 percent from the $789 million reported for the corresponding week one year ago, according to Co...
Cool April '04 Slows Sales
April showers dampened last month’s sales—or at least slowed down the previously healthy growth rate....
Store Stocks Clothes From Past Masters
Most vintage-clothing stores specialize in denims from the 1970s or jackets from the 1950s. Doris Raymond’s shop will specialize in mint-condition formal, casual and ethnic apparel from the late 19th c...
Top Designers Revive Rodeo Drive
There’s a land rush on Rodeo Drive....
Malls Assess Terror Threats
The specter of terror against shopping centers was raised recently following news that authorities had received a threat on malls in West Los Angeles....
The Body of Fashion
After 12 years retailing high-end fashion in Encino, Calif., Galit Rich and Teddy Zach opened their second store, Body, in Beverly Hills in November 2003. Some might say Rich and Zach have ju...
Neiman Marcus' Martens Speaks at LACMA
Neiman Marcus Beverly Hills is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, and Vice President and General Manager John Martens was instrumental in making the legendary store the jewel in the ...
Ron Herman Talks Shop
Running a store isn’t just a business dominated by spreadsheets— it’s a fine art, retail pioneer Ron Herman said on April 26 during an informal question-and-answer session at The New M...
Rodeo Drive Retail Space Goes for $20m
Two New York–based real estate companies have purchased a key Rodeo Drive property for $20 million, according to real estate executives....
