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.
Babystyle Expands
Babystyle is preparing for a population boom....
January '04 Surprise-Particularly for Department Stores
If buoyant Holiday sales delighted retailers, January’s economic picture should give them confidence for the rest of the year, said Michael Niemira, chief economist of the New York–bas...
Gadzooks Bankruptcy: Few L.A. Cos. Surprised, Some See Good Future
Retail giant Gadzooks Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Feb. 3, leaving few California suppliers surprised at the latest turn of events for the Carrollton, Texas–based retailer of trendy...
Fashion District Turns Up Nose to Wal-Mart
A recent study released by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. said the 40 “super centers” that Wal-Mart Stores Inc. intends to build in Califor...
Custom Mannequins Evoke the Changing Face of Fashion
Need a barometer of society’s changing beauty ideals? Call Norman Glazer at Patina-V. Retailers around the world employ him to build mannequins their shoppers will find ravishing....
Long-Suffering O.C. Shopping Mall Set for Demolition, Renovation
The longtime loser in Orange County’s mall wars may finally be on its way to becoming a big winner...
Sun Capital Buys Anchor Blue
Anchor Blue, the Ontario, Calif.–based retail chain that focuses on teens and jeans, brought in the new year with a new owner and a new president....
Dillard's to Anchor New Border Town Mall
Dillard’s is boosting its presence in California. The Little Rock, Ark.–based department store chain will be one of four anchors in the proposed Imperial Valley Mall in El Centro, Cali...
Wet Seal Settles AB633 Suit
The Wet Seal Inc. agreed to pay $90,000 this week to settle a suit four garment workers brought against the Foothill Ranch, Calif.–based retailer and Los Angeles–based DT Sewing, the W...
Forest City Thinks Big in California
California has been called a brutal retail war zone, but Cleveland- based Forest City Enterprises Inc. has been bullish enough on the state to not only co-develop more than 3.3 million square...
On Beverly Heads to Sunset
Since 2000, Shawna Stein has brought her special touch to couture at her boutique On Beverly. Now the veteran retailer is bringing On Beverly to Sunset Boulevard....
Holiday Sales: Mixed Bag
It was the strongest Holiday season since 1999, according to Michael Niemira, chief economist for the New York–based International Council of Shopping Centers. Comparable-store sales grew more than 4...
Site-seeing in 2004
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Wet Seal Puts Zutopia Up for Sale
All 31 of The Wet Seal Inc.’s Zutopia preteen specialty shops will close if the company does not find a buyer by the end of the first quarter of fiscal 2004, according to Peter D. Whitford, c...
Babystyle Opens Boutique in Santa Monica
About 150 guests—several expecting or with tyke in tow—attended the launch of Babystyle’s boutique in Santa Monica, Calif., on Dec. 3....
