ANALYSIS
Behind the Bankruptcy of Liberated Brands
February 7, 2025
AI Says: California’s Most Popular Fashion Brands in 2025
January 27, 2025
Fire Rebuilding Talk Brings LA Retail Developers to Fore
January 21, 2025
Liberated Layoffs and the Perils of Bigger is Better
January 14, 2025
SoCal Developers Take Cues from Boutiques for Malls’ New Era
January 6, 2025
West Coast Fashion and Retail’s Biggest Headlines of 2024
December 30, 2024
Behind Mexico Retailer El Puerto de Liverpool
December 24, 2024
Fashion Legacy Media Miss on Fred Segal
August 5, 2024
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ON A RELATED NOTE...
Luxury Returns to Palisades Village – But Rebuilding the Community is Far from Finished
June 3, 2025
Rick Caruso made headlines with the announcement of Elyse Walker’s flagship joining his tenant roster. Some wonder who will be there to shop in 2026.
Gap’s Dôen, Harlem’s Fashion Row Collabs Hit ‘New Generation’
June 2, 2025
Gap Inc.’s two largest brands – Gap and Old Navy – continue to make gains as “transformation” takes hold, CEO says.
Elyse Walker to Move Flagship to Caruso’s Palisades Village
May 29, 2025
The retailer, whose store was destroyed in January’s Palisades Fire, said she could reopen as early as Spring 2026 in Palisades Village.
