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The jaw-dropping, final sale price for West 49
The final sale price of West 49 is stunning, considering what Billabong paid for the Canadian retail chain…
Executive Edition February 20, 2014
Billabong names new global president of Billabong brand, announces other staffing changes
Billabong detailed a long list of new hires during an earnings call, and some positions it is looking…
Executive Edition February 20, 2014
Thoughts on the Pete Fox shocker
We sort the news about Pete Fox's exit as CEO at Fox Head and all the changes the…
Executive Edition February 19, 2014
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
