Finding So Cal in Glasgow
I just returned from a visit to the United Kingdom and spotted a bit of sunny So Cal on Glasgow’s Buchannan Street. Vans, Skechers and The Gap have boutiques on Buchannan–near a […]
Category Archives: Retail
Show Us Your Trench
The Art of the Trench Burberry has a couple of nifty features on its website to get its customers and fans involved in showcasing the breadth of the collection. The […]
Uniqlo Prefers Paramus
What’s cooler than L.A.? Paramus, N.J., apparently. At least, according to Uniqlo. The Japanese fast-fashion retailer continues its glacial rollout of U.S. retail with a store at the Westfield Garden […]
I’ll Take a Haircut to Go
Mohawk Matt I spotted the Bolt Barbers On Safari vintage mobile barbershop at the recent Lazr trade show at L.A. Live this week and had a chance to catch up over root […]
Maison Martin Margiela Teams with H&M
French fashion house Maison Martin Margiela is the latest designer to launch a capsule collection with Swedish fast-fashion retailer H&M. The women’s and men’s collection doesn’t hit stores until November, but the […]
Harvesting the Power of Mall Walkers
Here’s a bright idea. British company Pavegen Systems has created a technology that turns footsteps into useable energy. A single footstep doesn’t generate that much energy, but by installing Pavegen’s technology in […]
Forever 21’s Space-Age Fashion Show
Virtual fashion show, you say? Please. Forever 21 did it one better. The Los Angeles-based, fast-fashion emporium went a little sci fi when it kicked off an eight-city tour for its holographic […]
Painting With Light at Nordstrom
Can touch this. Nordstrom recently put on a little lightshow for Seattle residents in the windows of its flagship store. Actually, it was the customers and pedestrians who put […]
Gap Goes Supercute for Holiday
It’s going to be a cute, cute Christmas—if The Gap has anything to do about it. This holiday ad is currently airing—and (to me, at least) it has all the makings of […]
