California: May 25, 2001
El Segundo, Calif.-based Mattel Inc. will release a limited edition Burberry Barbie wearing the British firm’s familiar black, tan and red plaid....Secaucus, N.J.-based childrenswear retailer Children’s Place Retail Stores Inc. has opened two new stores in Southern California, one in the Fox Hills Mall in Culver City and the other in the Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance; plans are also underway for stores in the Northridge Fashion Center in Northridge and in the South Bay Galleria in Redondo Beach; the goal is to open another 30 stores statewide; the company also leased a new 250,000-square-foot distribution center in Ontario....Giorgio Armani will open a 6,300-square-foot home furnishings and decorating store, Casa, on Robertson Boulevard in Los Angeles in October; the company plans to open a Casa store in New York in September...Torrance-based Globe Shoes will release its first skate video—titled “Opinion”—featuring Globe skate team members Chad Fernandez, Matt Mumford, Chet Thomas, Rodney Mullen, Gershon Mosley and Danny Gonzales.
