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.
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...
Port Negotiations Resume, but Shippers Prepare for Sept. 30 Strike Deadline
Shades of the 2002 West Coast port strike loom over contract negotiations between East and Gulf Coast ports and longshore workers as talks resume Sept. 17 after a nearly one-month acrimonious rupture....
Fashion Design Copyright Bill Reintroduced
The effort to extend copyright protection to fashion designs was renewed on Sept. 10, when Sen. Charles Schumer (D–N.Y.) reintroduced legislation that has drawn heated debate within the industry over whether fashion c...
Wet Seal Proxy Fight Brewing
The Wet Seal Inc. may be headed toward a proxy fight....
Fred Segal Sells Half of Its Santa Monica Compound
Since 1961, Fred Segal has pioneered high-end boutique retail in Southern California, but the retailer’s self-named Fred Segal Inc. is closing a chapter in its colorful history. In a low-prof...
Retail Focus Resource Guide
Amour Vert (650) 847-1707 [email protected] Products and Services: Amour Vert is the eco-conscious women’s contemporary line based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our mission is to provide chic, sus...
Checkpoint Systems Introduces New EAS Antennas
For its latest range of electronic article surveillance (EAS) antennas, Thorofare, N.J.–based Checkpoint Systems turned to apparel retailers for advice.
Days of Wine and Backless Dresses at LuLu’s
Based in Chico, Calif., LuLu’s (www.lulus.com) debuted in 1996, during the early days of e-commerce.As e-commerce picked up steam and its market started skyrocketing, LuLu’s co-founder Colleen ...
Studio City: L.A.’s Boutique Neighborhood With Foot Traffic
Car travel is required in Los Angeles’ sprawling San Fernando Valley, but Studio City remains an intriguing exception to the rule. Various stretche...
Fashion Bug Selling Off $500 Million Inventory
Three limited-liability companies—SB Capital Group LLC, Tiger Capital Group LLC and Great American Group LLC—have formed a joint venture to sell of...
Boutiques Gamble on Olive Street in Downtown LA
Downtown Los Angeles’ boutique scene has been growing, but on Aug. 30, it took a great leap forward when designer co-op IX II II opened at a gritty corner a few blocks away from the California Market Center
Swim Shorts 2013
2Chillies offers the market young fresh vibrant prints and fashionable shapes—and always at an accessible price point. 2Chillies ensures that its product meets the highest quality standards and places...
Kitson Opens New Concept Store
Call it Kitson’s greatest-hits store....
