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ActionWatch Offers Look at How Core Retail Fared in 2023

Nike unseated Vans, Billabong is king of boardshorts, and Katin is “doing very well,” says Senior Director Eric…

Executive Edition March 11, 2024
Journeys will ramp holiday promotions to stay competitive

Journeys Eyes up to 50 More Store Closings This Year

The plan comes on top of the 94 locations shuttered in the fiscal year ended Feb. 3 as…

Executive Edition March 8, 2024
Nordstrom Rack to see 22 new stores in 2024

Vuori, Hoka, On Running Standout Brands in Nordstrom Q4

Active, women’s, and beauty were the top performers for the Nordstrom Inc. business in the February quarter as…

Executive Edition March 6, 2024
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Urban Outfitters Brand Study Underway to Aid Turnaround

Net sales fell nearly 13% for the year as a comprehensive brand review aims to clarify the direction…

Executive Edition February 28, 2024

Salt Life Suitor Update

Delta Apparel Inc. discussed Monday the status of talks for its Salt Life clothing label as Delta's overall…

Executive Edition February 13, 2024

Supreme a Bright Spot in Tough Quarter for VF

The streetwear label, still small relative to VF’s other brands, saw “positive momentum” in the December quarter, according…

Executive Edition February 8, 2024
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Dickies Woes Result in 17% Sales Decline

The workwear brand’s business was challenged across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC regions in the quarter.

Executive Edition February 8, 2024

Vans Down 29%; VF Announces Strategic Review of Portfolio

The quarter marks another double-digit sales decline for Vans as VF CEO Bracken Darrell promises “underneath, there’s a…

Executive Edition February 7, 2024
Tilly's at the Glendale Galleria

Former Tilly’s CEO on Vans Slowdown, Nike Newness, and the Future of Malls

Ed Thomas offered lots of specifics at the ICR conference in Orlando earlier this month on who unseated…

Executive Edition January 26, 2024
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