Latest Executive Edition
Details about Vans and North Face's strong Q4 and 2013
We listened to VF's earnings call this morning and have info about how Vans and North Face performed…
Executive Edition February 13, 2014
The rising Blue Tomato
A visit to, and lots of photos of, a Blue Tomato store, the growing European chain owned by…
Executive Edition February 11, 2014
An interesting read: Salomon Snowboard leader on the state of snowboarding, and much more
Jérémy Joire on myriad challenges in the snowboarding industry, regional sales trends, the France/Portland Salomon strategy, why equipment…
Executive Edition February 9, 2014
Billabong Europe GM outlines priorities for the region
A talk with Jean-Louis Rodrigues about the new strategy for Europe, including two key positions they are looking…
Executive Edition February 4, 2014
Sport Chalet CEO comments on snow business strategies in wake of warm winter
Sport Chalet CEO Craig Levra made the comments during an earnings conference call Monday. Plus, details about Sport…
Executive Edition February 3, 2014
Insights on European market
Some nuggets of information we gleaned about distribution changes, key retailers, ISPO and more from our conversations with…
Executive Edition February 2, 2014
Snowboard industry examines its malaise – is it weather or something else?
Snowboarding is in a funk - we take a hard look at the statistics that are causing concern,…
Executive Edition January 22, 2014
ActionWatch: Some categories soar, some tank in Q4
A breakdown of how Q4 sales turned out for core stores on the ActionWatch Retail Panel, including information…
Executive Edition January 19, 2014
Skullcandy executives ready to "get gritty" in turnaround effort
Skullcandy CEO Hoby Darling and new CFO Jason Hodell outlined Skullcandy’s latest strategic plan at the ICR XChange…
Executive Edition January 16, 2014
