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Our favourite WeHo pop-up shop, SHOE BLISS, graces the front page of LA.com in the Style & Beauty section this weekend. For the best in designer footwear at factory-direct pricing run don’t walk to this stylish outpost.

Last week, we caught up with Apparel News editors to discuss this redhot West Coast phenom. Here’s what they said in today’s Retail Report: Pop-up shops continued to make a big splash in the past year. Seemingly every retailer, including Target, JC Penney and fashion lines—and even record labels and liquor companies— sought sales and media exposure with these short-term stores, which are typically based in temporarily vacant storefronts. These flashy blitzes of retail are a good way of creating a high profile without paying a heavy price or making a deep investment, according to retail analyst Mercedes Gonzalez, director of the New York–based Global Purchasing Cos. Link to the full story here and read Buzzflikr’s report on designer pop-up shop Shoe Bliss, just opened in West Hollywood.

Pop up shops are LA’s hot new retail trend. From gallery-like shopping spaces with art exhibitions to mobile units offering limited edition merchandise, these temporary retail concepts are best-kept secrets for style setters and celebrities alike. As the concept takes off, LA leads with some of the best creating bigtime buzz around the world. Of course here at Buzzflikr we’ve got the inside scoop on this trend, including the recent opening of Shoe Bliss in West Hollywood, a buzzworthy destination for designer footwear at factory-direct prices. Here you’ll find the latest in Spring/Summer 2008 womens shoes from runway in a stylish lounge setting. So head over to Le Pain Quotidien for a creamy latte, look for the chic Shoe Bliss banners and scoop up your fave summer slides, sexy platforms and patent pumps at a steal!