Hitler clothing store in India to change name

Published on September 4, 2012

The owners of a men's clothing store in the Indian state of Gujarat said they would change the store's name from Hitler.

Holiday Card Etiquette

By Julia Bendis
Published on December 23, 2011

Is the bookstore dead?

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on November 30, 2011

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.”

More Facts, Questions and Things I Will Never Understand or Have Answers To.

By Julia Bendis
Published on June 29, 2011

Chicken nuggets vs. my kids school lunches, Oye Vay…

By Julia Bendis
Published on March 11, 2011

Joys of growing up in Communist Soviet Union, and other tales of my Family.

By Julia Bendis
Published on February 16, 2011

I speak Latin, therefore I speak English

By Julia Bendis
Published on January 26, 2011

Vests and other useless articles of clothing!

By Julia Bendis
Published on January 3, 2011

Protest forces London Ahava store to close

Published on November 22, 2010

An Ahava store in London was forced to close again after pro-Palestinian activists blocked the entrance.

‘Jews for Jihad’ Just for Starters

By Amy Klein
Published on September 22, 2005

"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.

Star of the Canyon

By Mojdeh Sionit
Published on June 12, 2003

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.

Clothes Call

By Michael Aushenker
Published on March 21, 2002

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.).

People of the Book

By Judy Gruen
Published on March 29, 2001

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.