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.
Puma Lands in San Diego
Hot athletic brand Puma is opening a store in San Diego’s hip Gaslamp Quarter district....
Flea Market Find
It’s another rags-to-stitches fairy tale. Unknown designer who sews on her couch while watching television takes her clothes to the swap meet in the Fairfax district, gets discovered by a trendy boutiq...
Online Apparel Sales on the Upswing
Online shoppers spent more than $500 million on apparel in July, advancing 44 percent over last year’s figures, according to research group Media Metrix Inc., a division of Comscore N...
Retailer Barely Makes a Profit
Gottschalks Inc., the small departmentstore chain based in Fresno, Calif., reported that its net income for the second quarter of 2003 was $25,000, a major improvement over last year, when th...
Off-Price and Online: Internet Is an Outlet for Discounters
When Steve Mazur encountered a lull in his income last year while waiting for his sales commissions to kick in, he hit on an idea that is now netting him $7,000 a month....
Hurley Tests First Retail Store in Huntington Beach
Huntington Surf & Sport opened the first Hurley International boutique on July 30 in a 578-square-foot-space connected to its main store in Huntington Beach, Calif. Thou...
Hot Topic's Sr. V.P. Retires
After eight years as an executive at City of Industry, Calif.–based Hot Topic Inc., Jay A. Johnson retired at the end of July....
New Retailers Open in South Coast Plaza
Several new retailers opened in August at Costa Mesa, Calif.–based South Coast Plaza. More are scheduled to open in the fall....
Jumpin' Jack
Appointment-only boutique Jack Henry offers “street couture” ...
Gap Moves Toward Web-Based POS
Gap Inc., which has been testing Webenabled point-of-sale (POS) terminals at various stores, eventually plans to roll out the technology throughout most of its 4,241- unit chain, said Cornel...
Gap Supply-Chain Chief Resigns
Chuck Crovitz, executive vice president and chief supply-chain officer of Gap Inc., has resigned from the company. Gap officials did not give a reason for his departure....
L.A. Shopping Trip
Buyers from Saks Fifth Avenue’s New York office were in town for a buying trip recently meeting with local designers and representatives at the retailer’s “Open See” event at the Saks Fif...
New Management at Wet Seal
The Wet Seal Inc. has named Allan D. Haims as president of the Wet Seal division and designer Victor Alfaro as senior vice president, creative director....
Oakland Port Project Slated for Retail Shops
The retail prospects look good in California’s Bay Area—at least to one area developer. San Francisco–based Simeon Commercial Properties LLC recently closed on a 23-acre proper...
Gray Skies Clear Up-for Most
It was a sunny July for most retailers—at least for those that posted upbeat sales numbers. Among the big winners reporting double-digit same-store sales increases were Dallas- based Neiman...
