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Looking at specialty and department store comps for the year

With the release of November comps today, we thought we would look back and put the year-to-date in…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Shop-eat-surf file photo.

Journeys on skate, new Canada plans, cost increases

Executives at Journeys commented during an earnings conference call today on skate and new plans for Canada. Shoe…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Quiksilver Americas President Craig Stevenson. Shop-eat-surf file photo.

How Quiksilver, Roxy, DC performed in Q2

Details from Quik's Q2 earnings call this afternoon: brand performance and future orders, retail results in Americas, plans…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Skullcandy CEO Jeremy Andrus. Shop-eat-surf file photo.

Skullcandy continues to invest in growth

We listened to Skullcandy's first earnings conference call as a public company this afternoon and have a complete…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Kelly Slater being interviewed at the recent premiere of his new movie.

Slater salary, executive bonuses and other Quik news

Editor's note: I asked former KeyBanc Capital Markets stock analyst Brandon Ferro, who is familiar with the ways…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013

Three indicators tell more about consumers

Today, we turn to three indicators to look deeper into merchandise volumes, how consumers are spending - and…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Quiksilver gross margins

Quiksilver gross margins improve, loss widens

Important details from Quiksilver's earnings call this afternoon including 5-year growth plan for DC, details about each region,…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Billy Stade at his new store at South Coast Plaza. Photo by Shop-eat-surf.

Billy Stade on his new store, the past, what's next

Billy Stade, creator of The Closet, is in business again with an upscale new store at South Coast…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
The CCS store in Santa Monica

Foot Locker discloses CCS store plans

Foot Locker Inc. disclosed on its conference call this morning how many CCS stores it would open in…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
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