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.
Westfield Malls to Develop Own Energy Source
Two Southern California shopping malls will be among the first in the nation to get their own power sources....
Retail Sales Surge in September
September was the strongest month for retail sales in a year and a half. But was this a harbinger of good times to come or merely a fluke?...
Morgane Le Fay Hits Brighton Way
Morgane Le Fay celebrated the launch of its second West Coast boutique with a cocktail reception on Oct. 8 at the new Beverly Hills, Calif., location....
Glendale Marketplace Sells for $43m
Investor Max Webb of Beverly Hills, Calif., has bought the Glendale Marketplace for $43 million. The 160,000-square-foot shopping center, located at Brand Boulevard and Broadway in Glendale, ...
New Tommy Bahama Division to Open at Fashion Island
Indigo Palms, the new denim division of New York– and Seattle-based Tommy Bahama, will open its first store at Fashion Island on Nov. 1 in Newport Beach, Ca...
New Store for Stella
London-based designer Stella McCartney has opened a boutique at 8823 Beverly Blvd. in West Hollywood, Calif....
It's Hip to Dsquared
The phone is ringing at Man, and it’s a long-distance call. Someone in Cincinnati needs a belt. Not just any belt, mind you, but one that makes you want to grab the nearest tennis racket and p...
Max & Co. Begins U.S. Invasion
Max & Co., a division of Italy’s MaxMara Fashion Group, has opened three stores in California and has an additional store planned for Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Reso...
Redevelopment, Name Change at Mall of Orange
You know you’re in a growth phase when a “mall” suddenly becomes a “village.”...
Nordstrom, Target to Join Irvine Spectrum
Nordstrom Inc. and Target Corp. are scheduled to open stores at the Irvine Spectrum Center during the next three years, according to the Irvine, Calif.–based shoppin...
Hard Bargain
Local designer outlets carefully avoid conflict with first-run retailers ...
Pony Plans Apparel Launch
Pony International, best known for its athletic shoes, announced it is launching an apparel line that will hit stores in July 2004....
Eddie Bauer Scores With Online Customers
Once upon a time, all that Web site owners wanted to know was how many people were visiting their sites. But as the Web has grown increasingly sophisticated, so have the methods for evaluating site pe...
Store Sales Heat Up in August '03
Fueled by back-to-school shoppers, the summer came to a strong close for many retailers, with several posting double-digit sales gains. Overall, the retail industry posted its strongest performance si...
Gap Fills In the Retailing Holes
San Francisco–based Gap Inc., which had a challenging year in 2002, is recovering by realizing it can’t be all things to all people....
