Hitler clothing store in India to change name
The owners of a men\’s clothing store in the Indian state of Gujarat said they would change the store\’s name from Hitler.
The owners of a men\’s clothing store in the Indian state of Gujarat said they would change the store\’s name from Hitler.
On Dec. 31, when the Barnes & Noble at the corner of Pico and Westwood boulevards closes its doors for the last time, the “people of the book” and everyone else who lives on the Westside of Los Angeles will move one step closer to becoming the “people without a bookstore.”
An Ahava store in London was forced to close again after pro-Palestinian activists blocked the entrance.
\”Go Ahead, Make My Shabbos!\” No, it\’s not Clint Eastwood turning religious, but a slogan on a T-shirt and coffee mug at Jewschool store, a Web site offering cheeky sloganned goods like T-shirts, underwear, caps, pins and bags.
The only store nestled in the verdant Laurel Canyon, Canyon Country Store, built in 1919, has served as a location for several films and is also a hangout for many artists, musician and actors.
There was a time when the retail clothing industry was thriving. \”In the \’80s, my customers spent almost 8 percent of their disposable income on clothing,\” said David Sacks, owner of Sacks SFO apparel stores. However, time and a change in consumer habits have eroded this reality. Over the last decade, Sacks, 53, has had to close several of his outlets. He watched his retail miniempire dwindle from 20 stores nationwide to two local outlets: one in Studio City (12021 Ventura Blvd.) and a new location in Culver City (9608 Venice Blvd.).
Business has continued to burgeon in the decade since Rabbi Shimon Kraft and his wife, Elizabeth, opened the 613 Mitzvah Store. There is rarely a slow time in the shop.