EVENTS
MOTHER Celebrates Stand-alone Flagship in Beverly Hills
By Dorothy Crouch, Contributing Writer | October 1, 2026
MOTHER celebrated the opening of its Beverly Hills, Calif., flagship with a festive party Aug. 25 at the 3,850-square-foot space located on Canon Drive.
Laundry Chooses Beverly Center for First L.A. Flagship
Laundry by Shelli Segal is expanding into the retail business. The Southern California label, owned by New York–based Liz Claiborne Inc., has opened its first store in Los Angeles....
Retail Federation Goes Global
The Washington, D.C.–based National Retail Federation (NRF) has formed the International Retail Federation (IRF), a global trade agency that will ser ve retailers by offering...
The Affiliated Future
Affiliate marketing, first popularized by
Miss Sixty Takes On California
Italian denim and casual resource Miss Sixty is set to expand its presence in California—and beyond....
Diesel Sets Up L.A. Denim Gallery
Italian contemporary denim maker Diesel, which reported sales of more than $600 million worldwide last year, will offer exclusive denim styles to its retail customers in London, San Francisco...
Grass-roots Growth on Hollywood Boulevard
While Hollywood’s retail scene has been dominated recently by highprofile retail projects such as Hollywood & Highland, many indie retailers are also moving to Hollywood Boulevard to take advantag...
California Leads U.S. Retail Markets
California-based retail markets ranked among the nation’s strongest, according to a new report by Encino, Calif.–based researchers Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Brokera...
The Gardens in Palm Desert Fuels Retail Buying Spree
Retail properties continue to be hot targets for real estate companies looking to capitalize on low interest rates. This month, Davis Street Land Co. closed on The Gardens o...
Designer Trunk Show with Horn as Host
Los Angeles boutique Horn hosted a trunk show for local label Diane Medak on May 15. Guests including socialite Nicky Hilton, stopped by for cocktails...
Custom T-Shirts Part of Lab Benefit
The LAB Anti-Mall in Costa Mesa, Calif., will host “Reconstr uction...in progress,” a fashion installation and benefit for The Nikao Youth Project, a nonprofit program ...
S.F. Retail Worker Sues Chico's Over Sales-Floor Dress Policy
Upscale retailer Chico’s FAS Inc., a purveyor of casual and career women’s clothing, is the latest company to be sued for allegedly requiring its salespeople to buy and wear the company’s clothi...
Melrose Ave. Aims for Balance of Independent Retailers
The independent spirit still thrives on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles, but the retail profile on the funky street is changing— again....
Girl Mania Files Suit Against Wet Seal Inc.
Girl Mania Inc. has filed a $10 million lawsuit against Wet Seal Inc. and Zutopia, its division of tween stores, for trade-dress infringement, unfair competition and misappr...
Cold Weather Offsets Easter Sales
Economic doubts and chilly weather froze out sales boosts for many retailers in April. Many had counted on the late Easter holiday to help spur sales last month, but consumers continued to hold onto t...
Developers Plan New Simi Valley Mall
Cleveland-based retail developer Forest City Enterprises Inc. will team with San Diego–based Corti Gilchrist Partnership and the...
