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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.
Wet Seal Proxy-Fight Update
The proxy battle at TheWet Seal Inc. flared upagain, on Oct. 1, when the Foothill Ranch, Calif.–based retailer releasedanother letter to its shareholders urging they reject a New York–bas...
ICSC Forecasts 3 Percent Increase for Xmas Holiday
One of America’s most influential retail organizations, the International Council of Shopping Centers, released its forecast for the upcoming Christmas holiday season on Sept. 25. Sal...
Wet Seal Board Fights Back in Proxy Battle
The brewing proxy battle at The Wet Seal Inc. heated up Sept. 25 when the Foothill Ranch, Calif.–based retailer released a letter to its shareholders begging them to reject the call of a New York–based...
Name Change and Growth for Lisa Kline’s E-commerce
Lisa Kline is rebranding her e-commerce venture with a new name—Vault —and new online home at www.vau.lt. ...
Los Angeles Fashion Week Calendar
Los Angeles Fashion Week plans are underway, with several multi-day events and group shows already sc...
South Coast Plaza Celebrates 45th at the Hotel Bel-Air
For the 45th-anniversary fête of South Coast Plaza, owners and management of the luxury center in Costa Mesa, Calif., traveled 50 miles north to the Hotel Bel-Air, a historic boutique hote...
Connected: Braving the Heat for Fashion and Music
The crowd that turned out for the Connected Fashion Festival on Sept. 15 in downtown Los Angeles was a dedicated one—bra...
Barriers Being Raised to Curtail Apparel Exports to Brazil and Argentina
A trade war that will affect U.S. apparel sales is brewing in South America. American Apparel, one of the rare U.S. companies that has had its own company-operated store in Brazil, stocks only “...
Port Negotiations Deadline Extended
The United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) and the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) have agreed to extend contract negotiations an additional 90 days beyond the previous...
Gap Plans for Rebound With New Creative Director, New Line
With a new creative director and a new capsule collection for men, the beleaguered Gap brand hopes to shut the door on a period of creative doldrums and sales that were not up to the...
Gap Hires New Creative Director
Gap Inc. named Rebekka Bay as creative director and executive vice president for Gap global design, overseeing all Gap product—including men’s, women’s, accessories, Gap Body and 1969—sold onli...
Consumer Confidence Hits Five-Year High
Never since the depths of the 2008 recession have Californians been so buoyant about the economy and its future....
Education Required for Entry-level Retail Jobs, Analysts Say
The Friedman Group, a Culver City, Calif.–based retail consulting and training group with 10 offices around the world, recently introduced an online sales education course called Gold Star Selling—...
Holiday Sales Forecast: 3.3 Percent Increase
In one of the first forecasts for the 2012 Holiday shopping season, Chicago-based ShopperTrak predicted that national retail sales will increase 3.3 percent compared with last year, said Bill...
Can Wet Seal Resurface? Retailer Faces Bid Over Board Control, Discrimination and Declining Sales
It is a season of discontent for The Wet Seal Inc.—and a proxy fight for control of the board of the Foothill Ranch, Calif.–based specialty retailer is just the latest in the company’s...
