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ActionWatch: Pioneering brands that still dominate
A look at three brands - Nixon, Stance and Sanuk - that pioneered categories and an analysis of…
Executive Edition December 16, 2013
Hawaii store tour – interesting trends with Stance, Vans, PacSun, Zumiez, Macy's, Foot Locker, Nordstrom, more
We took our annual tour of industry customers and industry stores in Waikiki and at the Ala Moana…
Executive Edition December 12, 2013
DC woes depress Quiksilver Q4 results
Lots of details on Quiksilver, Roxy and DC results for Q4 and 2013, future plans, insight into retail…
Executive Edition December 12, 2013
More details on new Billabong strategy
CEO Neil Fiske provided specifics about his plan during a press conference. Details about merchandising, company structure, plans…
Executive Edition December 10, 2013
Billabong's new plan: Fewer, bigger, better
New Billabong CEO Neil Fiske announces major changes to Billabong's strategy including a new plan for brands and…
Executive Edition December 9, 2013
Zumiez execs on solid Q3 results, early snow sales, Europe plans, footwear and men's blues
Information on the environment at the mall, snow performance, some struggles in men’s and footwear, strong junior’s results,…
Executive Edition December 5, 2013
PacSun encouraged heading into holidays
How PacSun performed in Q3 in men's and women's, details about new strategies, and information about why CEO…
Executive Edition December 5, 2013
Tilly's expecting "pretty brutal" environment at the mall
Tilly's provided details about what it is seeing in the challenged teen space during its earnings call today.…
Executive Edition November 26, 2013
Ron Jon leaders on sales trends, brand trends, expansion plans, industry changes
A talk with President Debbie Harvey and Director of Buying Don Niemann about what is working, expansion plans,…
Executive Edition November 24, 2013
