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Large Retailers and Brands on Consumer Spending Trends, Inventory, and Promotions
We distill what large, publicly-traded retailers and brands are saying about consumer spending trends, inventory issues, promotions and…
Executive Edition August 29, 2022
Dick’s Optimistic About Back Half of Year
Dick's Sporting Goods is bucking retail trends on inventory, consumer spending, and more. Details about why the company…
Executive Edition August 25, 2022
Urban Outfitters Saw “Significant Weakness” in North America in Q2
The Urban Outfitters chain struggled in Q2 while sister brands Free People and Anthropologie continued to experience strong…
Executive Edition August 24, 2022
Nordstrom to “Aggressively Right-Size” Inventory
Executives turn more cautious after seeing a change in customer behavior and because of problems with the company's…
Executive Edition August 23, 2022
Retail Check In: Quiet Storm
As part of our Retail Check In series, we spoke with Bill Dreibelbis, the owner of Quiet Storm,…
News August 22, 2022
Back-to-School Observations at Industry Stores and Customers
SES stopped by the Irvine Spectrum Center this week to see how industry stores, industry retail customers and…
Executive Edition August 19, 2022
Burton Owner Shoots Down Sale Reports
Read Donna Carpenter's forceful email to employees that she just sent out denying a news report that Burton…
News August 17, 2022
New Fox Owner on Integration Plans
We talk with Vista Outdoor CEO Chris Metz about the Fox acquisition and how Vista manages the brands…
Executive Edition August 16, 2022
Photos from Waterman’s 2022
Industry leaders turned out for SIMA’s annual Waterman’s event at The Ranch in Laguna Beach Saturday night.
News August 15, 2022
