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Macy's holiday sales worse than expected, announces major restructuring

The company will slash thousands of jobs and close 40 stores, including at the Irvine Spectrum Center.

News January 7, 2016
Billabong CEO Neil Fiske and Americas President Ed Leasure - SES file photo

Billabong's Ed Leasure to retire

We talk with CEO Neil Fiske and Americas President Ed Leasure about the news and about Ed's impressive…

News January 7, 2016
Stance CEO Jeff Kearl - Photo by SES

Our favorites interviews of 2015

We conduct a lot of interviews during the course of a year, and some always stand out

News January 6, 2016
Rusty boardshorts - File photo courtesy of Rusty

Happy Shovel no longer Rusty licensee

Happy Shovel will no longer be operating the brand in North America.

News January 6, 2016
The mess at Macy's Ala Moana

Retail trends and surprises in Hawaii

There were lots of changes and noteworthy trends at industry stores in Hawaii and in the larger retail…

Executive Edition January 5, 2016
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Brutzkus Gubner Rozonsky Seror Weber LLP

We had a firm name change for 2016. We're a boutique business law firm based in Woodland Hills,…

News January 5, 2016
A RinseKit in action - Photo courtesy of RinseKit

The rise of RinseKit at retail

Like many companies in action sports, RinseKit started in a garage and has grown rapidly from there. Founder…

News December 30, 2015
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Eric John exits Volcom

Volcom's Global VP of Retail has departed the company

News December 22, 2015
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SIA Research Chief on snow sales trends

After several terrible seasons, it's finally snowing in the west, including in the key market of California. SIA's…

Executive Edition December 21, 2015
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