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Sanctuary Enters Owned Retail With Beverly Hills Flagship
By Alexandra Romero, Contributing Writer | March 6, 2026
After nearly three decades as a wholesale- and D2C-driven contemporary label, Sanctuary has entered owned retail with the debut of its first flagship, on Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Feb. 27.
Ports of LA, Long Beach Disrupted by Strike
Striking port workers picketed on Nov. 28 and 29 at the Port of Los Angeles and Port of Long Beach in a protest over ongoing contract negotiations.
Attention California Employers: New Employment Laws Affecting Your Business Effective Jan. 1, 2013
With the stroke of several employee-friendly pens, Gov. Jerry Brown enacted a number of new employment laws in California that take effect on Jan. 1, 2013. These laws further expand the right...
Santa Monica's Main Street: Contemporary by the Coast
Internationally and nationally prominent retailers are building more stores in the California beachside neighborhoods of Venice and downtown Santa Monica.
Fred Segal Announces Expansion Deal
Fred Segal is spreading from Los Angeles to the rest of the world....
Wet Seal Profits Slide in Third Quarter
In its first conference call with Wall Street analysts since a proxy battle ousted its chairman and several board members in October, The Wet Seal Inc. reported same-store sales declined 13.5...
Michael Stars Opens Its 1st Outlet Store
The Los Angeles–based casual contemporary brand Michael Stars is known for running 11 boutiques across the United States, but on Nov. 8, it held a party for its first outlet store. It...
Brooks Bros. Moves Back to Downtown LA
Brooks Brothers made clothes for Abraham Lincoln and Franklin Delano Roosevelt, as well as generations of lawyers, stockbrokers and entrepreneurs. Despite its great concentration of ...
Welcome Back, Alpha
Alpha was a leading men’s fashion and gift shop in West Hollywood, Calif., from 2003 to April 2012, when the store’s founder, Darren Gold, shuttered his Melrose Avenue boutique. ...
Scoop, All Saints, Alice + Olivia to N. Beverly Drive
Scoop NYC is opening a holiday shop at 265 N. Beverly Drive in Beverly Hills on Nov. 15, and it will be part of a wave of new boutiques moving onto the street, which is located one block over...
After Retail Survey, West Hollywood Says ’No Thanks’ to Fur
West Hollywood, Calif., is on track to become the first city in America to enforce a ban on new fur sales....
Burton Realigns Analog for Snow, Moves Brand to Vermont
Burton Snowboards has been one of the recession’s success stories—experiencing several years of financial growth and even paying out bonuses to its employees over the last two years. While this might h...
Joyrich Parties to Celebrate Wildstyle Opening
Los Angeles–based streetwear brand Joyrich has been running a colorful store at 7700 Melrose Ave. in Hollywood since 2007. On Oc...
Scotch & Soda Opens New Stores in San Francisco, Las Vegas
Kellwood Co.–owned brand Scotch & Soda frequently exhibits at the Project trade show in Las Vegas, and the Dutch-headquartered brand is in the midst of a rollout of American stor...
Cusp Opens at Westfield Topanga With a Fashion Presentation
Neiman Marcus will open its Cusp contemporary boutique on the second level of the luxury department store at the Westfield Topanga retail center, located more than...
Jill Roberts Owners Sued by Ari Emanuel
Veteran Los Angeles boutique owners Mark Freeman and Jill Roberts Freeman were sued for fraud by prominent Hollywood agent Ari Emanuel, the inspiration for the Ari character of HBO series “...
