Not close enough to a big ol' Walmart superstore? If you're in the San Fernando Valley, you can pop in to a Walmart mini "pop-up" shop in place for the holiday season in Canoga Park. A second SoCal pop-up Walmart is located in downtown San Diego. The hitch: Most of the merchandise there isn't for sale. more ›

L.A. is a forward city, except when it comes to fashion. Retracing styles and trends from past eras, fashionistas pull and combine select pieces and make them work. Luckily, our urban sprawl offers some of the finest in flea markets and vintage boutiques. more ›

In preparation for the long-awaited cinematic release of TRON: Legacy, Royal/T in Culver City is hosting a TRON: Legacy Pop Up Shop where you can indulge in all kinds of merch while shopping for an appropriately metallic outfit to wear to the theater on opening night. more ›

Last night Royal/T celebrated the opening of the Emily the Strange pop-up store with masquerade fun, kitty ears, and rock & roll. Emily creator Rob Reger, shared some of Emily's dark thoughts with the crowd in an evening filled with music and celebration. more ›

Magnolia, the newest bakery to join the ranks of LA's many popular cupcake shops, will run their first-ever pop-up shop this Friday from 6-10 PM at Fred Segal as part of Fashion's Night Out. more ›

The search the for the cutest summer event in L.A. will begin and end with the Rilakkuma Weekend. This "kawaii" cute bear from Japan will be joined by his super adorable seal friend Mamegoma for a pop-up shop that will feature exclusive San-X merchandise, a party, a nail salon, and food trucks throughout the weekend. In addition through August 22 find Rilakkuma limited edition merchandise at all of the Umami Burger locations. Oishi! more ›

If you couldn't get enough of the food truck trend, here's another one to add to your list; however, it will be gone before you know it. Ketel One is launching a canteen--really, it's a food cart towed by an Escalade--that will serve free late-night food by Top Chef's season two winner Ilan Hall (the guy who recently opened The Gorbals in downtown). more ›

Psychedelic extremity gets up and close and personal this Thursday, when Oklahoma’s Flaming Lips open their very own pop-up shop in the lobby of the the Nike/ Ricardo Montalban Theater. Open from noon to midnight, the shop promises “unique artifacts available on this day and location” including a vinyl pressing exclusive to the event, as well as tickets to see the Lips play a full set inside the theater that night. Tickets are also available to purchasers of their new album Embryonic at Amoeba Records, starting today, and giveaways are being set up through KCRW and the LA Weekly. more ›

Monsters from "Where the Wild Things Are" are popping up everywhere. Cool Hunting compiled an impressive list of tie-ins, merchandise, and projects associated with the premiere of this Spike Jonze directed film. Images inspired by the movie are found in costumes, apparel, Kubrick toys, limited edition skateboards, and a whimsical pop-up shop at Space 15 Twenty in Hollywood. We headed over to the pop-up shop to see the installation, Urban Outfitters accessories, clothing, and other monster merch. Max's room is the ultimate kids' fort covered in a tapestry of blankets. The wild things world is created out of a twig cave forest and a hollowed out tree trunk filled with pillows. Christian Joy's created exclusive costumes will be donated to 826 National programs. more ›

Stores and restaurants are popping up everywhere. These temporary spaces turn shopping and eating into an adventure. At Royal/T in Culver City, the Poketo Pop-Up Shop is filled with original art and colorful designs and a special pix-fixe Poketo menu is being served in the cafe. more ›