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.
New Stores at South Coast Plaza
Five new retailers are set to open in Costa Mesa, Calif.’s South Coast Plaza between Winter 2003 and Spring 2004....
October '03's Heat and Fires Slow Retail Sales
Retail sales continued on the path to recovery in October but at a slower pace than during the three previous months. Still, signs pointed to a season of healthy holiday shopping....
Judith Ripka
Jewelry designer Judith Ripka kicked off Smashbox Fashion Week with an openingnight party on Oct. 26 at her Rodeo Drive boutique in Beverly Hills....
Hang Time
Socialite Suzanne Saperstein outfitted her 3,000-square-foot walk-in closet with $30,000 in custom clothes hangers from 74-year-old Henry Hanger Company of America in Los Angeles. Sh...
Display's the Thing
When Erica Berge opened her first store, Erica Dee in Corona del Mar, Calif., two and a half years ago, she spent $100,000 on visual displays. The amount included the flat fee of $7,...
Indi Opens on Melrose
A new womenswear boutique offering Italian fashions has opened on Melrose Avenue in West Hollywood, Calif....
Zimpfer Joins Gabriel Brothers
Octavia Zimpfer has become the West Coast buyer for menswear for off-price retailer Gabriel Brothers Inc. The company, based in Morgantown, W.Va., operates 32 stores in nine states u...
More Apparel Shops for El Paseo in Palm Desert
Ritzy El Paseo Drive in Palm Desert, Calif., is set to unveil its latest shopping venue, El Paseo Square, which will open next month with several apparel shops....
American Apparel Opens Three Retail Stores
Los Angeles–based blank T-shirt maker American Apparel has jumped into the retail pool with a big ripple....
H. Lorenzo Adds Sportswear Store
Lorenzo Hadar continues to expand his miniature retail empire and after 20 years has finally ventured beyond Sunset Plaza in West Hollywood, Calif....
Gap Makes Key Appointments
San Francisco–based Gap Inc. has hired two technology executives to manage its supply chain and management systems. The retailer named Nick J. Cullen as its new executive vice president and ch...
Tawny Be Good
Tawny Kitaen had just finished shopping at Flair For Women, one of her favorite boutiques in Costa Mesa, Calif. It was her birthday, and when she sat in her car she opened the birthday card from store owner ...
Prima Yana
Yana Khromova took one small step up Melrose—and one giant leap up market....
Sunset Strip Set for a Retail Makeover
The Sunset Strip in West Hollywood, Calif., is preparing to get a $60 million retail makeover that could breathe some new energy into the west end of the busy boulevard, which is currently populated b...
Wet Seal Trial Postponed
The Wet Seal Inc. got a short reprieve in its legal dispute regarding back wages owed to four garment workers....
