Latest Executive Edition
Vuori CEO on Wholesale Strategy, 2024 Performance, and Raising Capital
We asked Kudla about Vuori’s direct retail strategy, if the brand plans to open more national wholesale partners…
Executive Edition December 19, 2024Earnings Roundup: Journeys, Urban Outfitters, and The Buckle
Genesco Inc. hiked its guidance for the year due to a robust sales recovery for its flagship Journeys…
Executive Edition December 13, 2024It’s ‘Time to Get Louder’: Trade Under Trump Presents Risks and Opportunities
Megan Costello, the vice president of trade and customs policy at Sorini, Samet & Associates, thinks that when…
Executive Edition December 12, 2024Tilly’s Sees Weak Start to Holiday Selling
Tilly’s CEO Hezy Shaked blamed the softening sales on poor merchandising calls. The company, which did see a…
Executive Edition December 9, 2024Zumiez Reports Many Bright Spots in Business
All the details about the many encouraging signs in Zumiez's Q3 earnings for an industry that could use…
Executive Edition December 6, 2024Trump’s Tariffs Will Fall to Consumers, Say Snowsports and Surf Brands
Snow and surf brands and retail experts share how companies are trying to navigate the potential new tariff…
Executive Edition December 1, 2024Updated: Industry Brands Embrace Early Black Friday Deals, Specialty Accounts Struggle to Respond
Retailers weigh in on the early and deep discounting that is happening this holiday season with many industry…
Executive Edition November 26, 2024Rumpl Takes a Fresh Approach to Black Friday as It Looks to Rightsize Business
The Portland-based blanket maker couldn’t keep up with demand through the pandemic. Now, the company is rightsizing its…
Executive Edition November 25, 2024Rip Curl’s Q1 Sales Drop 7 Percent, Wholesale Orders Expected to Improve
Executives at Rip Curl parent company KMD Brands reviewed how the brand performed last year and in Q1…
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