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A classic Gotcha graphic on women's swim on the Urban Outfitters website

Op and Gotcha Make Retro Return

Two iconic surf brands are being resurrected for the hipster set with help from the brands’ founders and…

Executive Edition May 9, 2017
Photos courtesy of Supra

Supra to Come Out Swinging in 2017

After a year and a half of dealing with the upheaval that comes with an ownership change,  Supra…

Executive Edition May 5, 2017
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All Hail Adidas

We all know Adidas is on a hot streak, and the company’s Q1 results prove just how sizzling…

Executive Edition May 5, 2017
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Prana Not Immune to U.S. Wholesale Challenges

Parent company Columbia Sportswear had interesting things to say about the previously fast-growing Prana, and about the U.S.…

Executive Edition May 5, 2017
SPY Marketing Director Bonnie Chevalier and VP of Sales Charlie Ninegar. Photo courtesy of SPY.

SPY Takes Turnaround Seriously, Ads Not So Much

SPY's humorous ad campaign is part of its quest to regain lost share in a tough sunglass market

Executive Edition May 5, 2017
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Vans Continues its Winning Ways in Q1

A breakdown of how the brand performed in wholesale and DTC channels around the world from VF Corp.'s…

Executive Edition May 5, 2017
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Tough Start to 2017 for Core Stores

ActionWatch: Q1 2017 was quite horrible in terms of year-over-year sales growth

Executive Edition May 5, 2017
Signal Founder Dave Lee with a day's production. Signal screens its shipping boxes to resemble fragile fluorescent light tubes to get more careful freight handling. Photo courtesy Marc Wierenga.

Signal Snowboards Subscribes to Success

How Signal created a new way of selling hard goods on demand, direct from factory to consumer, to…

Executive Edition April 26, 2017
Volcom headquarters - File photo courtesy of Volcom

Tough 2016 for Volcom

Details about how Volcom performed in 2016 and the fourth quarter

Executive Edition April 26, 2017
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