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Retail roundup: J.C. Penney loan, Abercrombie apology, Mattel layoffs

2013-05-23 08:57:00

The week before the Memorial Day holiday has been a busy one for retailers. Here's a sampling of happenings from Mattel, J.C. Penney and Abercrombie & Fitch. Mattel: As the El Segundo-based toymaker adapts to its newly created North America division, it...

World Nutella Day survives after Ferrero reaches out to superfan

2013-05-22 09:35:00

Devotees of Nutella hazelnut chocolate spread can call off the riots -- the brand’s Italian parent Ferrero says it reached a peaceful understanding with the superfan founder of World Nutella Day, an annual appreciation event that the company tried...

'Star Trek Into Darkness' takes flak for Alice Eve in lingerie

2013-05-22 08:43:00

"Star Trek: Into Darkness" is taking some flak for a scene in which Alice Eve, playing Dr. Carol Marcus, strips down to panties and bra ... for no real reason. Screenwriter Damon Lindelof acknowledged via Twitter, "We should have done a better job of...

Gun buyback yields sniper rifle, AK-47, other weapons

2013-05-12 09:18:00

Thanks to a push from local faith-based organizations and an assist from the Pasadena Police Department, 135 guns were taken off the streets Saturday at the Pasadena Area Gun Buyback and Peace-source Fair. More than a hundred gun owners drove up to...

In Bangladesh, shock may give way to status quo

2013-05-15 15:44:00

NEW DELHI — The disaster caused shocking loss of life among young, mostly female garment workers, awoke the conscience of a nation, spotlighted dismal working conditions and spurred loud calls for construction and labor reform. So far, that...

Abercrombie CEO tries to stem backlash

2013-05-17 00:00:00

After days of silence during which long-held resentment toward Abercrombie & Fitch Co. began to boil over, Chief Executive Michael S. Jeffries tried to stem a backlash against the teen-focused retailer. Jeffries, in a statement Thursday, discussed...

Cinemark to build 14-screen movie theater at Carson mall

2013-05-16 04:00:00

Cinemark Holdings Inc., the nation's third-largest theater chain, is bulking up in Los Angeles County with plans to open a multiplex at the SouthBay Pavilion shopping mall in Carson. Vintage Real Estate, which owns and manages SouthBay Pavilion, said it...

Moviegoing at the midnight hour

2013-05-04 09:00:00

El Monte high school teacher Trevor Schoenfeld is an omnivorous moviegoer, the kind who wants to see films he's interested in at their first possible screening. For years, he's been willing to line up at the multiplex for the first midnight showings of...

Ottavio Missoni dies at 92; patriarch of Italian fashion brand

2013-05-09 22:53:00

Ottavio Missoni, patriarch of the Italian luxury fashion brand built on zigzag-patterned knitwear, died Thursday at his home in Sumirago, Italy. He was 92. A family spokesman announced his death but did not give the cause. The Missoni label gained...

Trader Joe's targeted for meat with antibiotics, candy with lead

2013-05-03 11:20:00

Quirky grocery chain Trader Joe’s is dealing this week with some concern over its products, including a public statement from a major advocacy group criticizing the presence of antibiotics in meat and a lawsuit from the state of California...

Duck fat, lamb sausage, bittersweet chocolate at a North Hollywood warehouse sale

2013-05-11 15:04:00

The anticipation outside Epicure Imports on Saturday morning was as thick as the French accents inside. Customers of the gourmet warehouse sale, which happens seven times a year, lined up in this industrial part of North Hollywood well before they would...

Safeway stock slides as revenue stalls, though profit rises

2013-04-25 09:40:00

Safeway Inc. stock slid nearly 20% in morning trading Thursday as the Northern California supermarket giant – facing competition from dollar stores and Wal-Mart – reported flat revenue in the first quarter. The Pleasanton company said...

There is such a thing as "cute wacky," as Julie Kessler, 19, of Marlton, New Jersey demonstrated in the infield. The Towson University student paired a neon pink Target sundress with pink sneakers she found "at the mall for $5, and pearl chandelier earrings from Francesca's Collections.

2013-05-18 00:00:00

Sarah Lo, 18, may have been in the audience at the MICA Annual Benefit Fashion Show, but this MICA fibers major had enough style to be on stage herself.

2013-04-12 00:00:00

There was great style both onstage at the MICA Annual Benefit Fashion Show - and off. Case in point - audience member Sarah Brousseau, a 19-year-old MICA sophomore from Attleboro, Mass.

2013-04-12 00:00:00