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Snowboard industry examines

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

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
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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
Tilly's CEO Daniel Griesemer - Shop-eat-surf file photo.

Tilly's CEO outlines growth plans and strategies, competitive strengths

Tilly's executives said the chain is best positioned for growth and updated analysts on holiday results, and competitive…

Executive Edition January 16, 2014
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Journeys leader: This holiday a "tipping point"

Genesco CEO Robert Dennis discussed major shifts happening at malls, the holiday performance of the Journeys and Shuh…

Executive Edition January 15, 2014
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Deckers CEO outlines plans for Sanuk, including gender shifts

Angel Martinez spoke at the ICR XChange this week and we have details about what he said about…

Executive Edition January 15, 2014
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PacSun CEO reviews strategies, holiday performance, real estate plans

Gary Schoenfeld gave a detailed presentation at the ICR XChange Tuesday. We have the highlights from his talk.

Executive Edition January 14, 2014
Summer Rapp and Mandy Fry

Rapp, Fry, Naude Q&A: "There is an insane void in the market"

We asked Summer Rapp, Mandy Fry and Paul Naude some questions about their new brand including about the…

Executive Edition January 5, 2014
The new aesthetic is described as "Dark Americana."  Photo courtesy of KR3W

KR3W to debut new brand aesthetic and positioning

New Global Brand Manager Brad Alband shares details on the new design aesthetic, marketing plans, and the target…

Executive Edition December 17, 2013
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