a chain of retail stores owned and operated by Apple Inc., dealing in computers and consumer electronics. As of September 2008, Apple has opened 230 stores; 197 in 41 US states, 20 in the United Kingdom (18 in England, one in Scotland, and one in Northern Ireland), nine in Canada, seven in Japan, three in Australia, two in Switzerland and one in Italy, Germany and China.[

privately-held, international home products retailer that sells flat pack furniture, accessories, and bathroom and kitchen items in their retail stores around the world. The company, which pioneered flat-pack design furniture at affordable prices, is now the world's largest furniture manufacturer.

"Expect more, pay less."
http://www.target.com/

Best place for a ghetto lunch... $1.99 for a hotdog and bottomless pop
http://www.costco.com/

American Apparel (AMEX: APP) is the largest clothing manufacturer in the United States. It is a vertically-integrated clothing manufacturer, wholesaler, and retailer that also performs its own design, advertising, and marketing. It is best-known for making basic cotton knitwear such as t-shirts and underwear, but in recent years has expanded to include tank tops, vintage clothing, dresses, pants, denim and accessories for men, women, children, babies and dogs. The company is known for a number of progressive policies including promoting immigrant rights and labor policies the company dubs "sweatshop free."
http://americanapparel.net/

greatest electronics store in the usa
http://www.bestbuy.com

Affordable basics.
http://www.gap.com

Urban Outfitters, Inc. NASDAQ: URBN, owns and operates five retail brands: Urban Outfitters, Anthropologie, Free People, Terrain and Leifsdottir, a recently introduced luxury brand for Anthropologie. Urban Outfitters originated as "The Free People's Store" and in 1970 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, focusing on "funky" fashion and household products. Shortly thereafter the owner (now Chairman), Richard Hayne, changed the name to Urban Outfitters. Urban Outfitters line has evolved from vintage, bohemian, retro, ironically humorous, kitschy apparel and furniture to include luxury brands such as Lacoste, Evisu, Diesel, True Religion and Seven for All Mankind. Headquartered at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, Urban Outfitters operates more than 140 locations in the United States, Canada, Republic of Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Germany, Belgium, and the United Kingdom.
http://redirect.urbanoutfitters.com/urban/user/preference.jsp?refer=/

Hennes & Mauritz AB (operating as H&M), is a Swedish clothing company, known for its fast fashion clothing offerings for women, men, teenagers and children. H&M has more than 1,700 stores in 34 different countries and employ over 73,000 people.
http://www.hm.com/

an American public corporation that runs a chain of large, discount department stores. It is the world's largest public corporation by revenue, according to the 2008 Fortune Global 500.[5] Founded by Sam Walton in 1962, it was incorporated on October 31, 1969, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1972. It is the largest private employer in the world and the fourth largest utility or commercial employer, trailing the British National Health Service, and the Indian Railways. Wal-Mart is the largest grocery retailer in the United States, with an estimated 20% of the retail grocery and consumables business
http://www.walmart.com/

http://www.oldnavy.com/

http://www.ae.com

Banana Republic (Republique Bananique in French) is a chain of mainly United States based clothing stores founded by Mel and Patricia Ziegler in 1978 as a travel-themed clothing company. It was bought by Gap in 1983. The company has over 500 stores.
http://bananarepublic.gap.com/

One of my favorite hangouts when I was in LA

Victoria's Secret is an American retailer of women's wear, lingerie and beauty products. It is the largest segment of publicly-traded Limited Brands with sales surpassing US$5 billion and an operating income of $1 billion in 2006. Victoria's Secret is known for its fashion shows and catalogues, which feature top fashion models.
http://www.victoriassecret.com/