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Digging deeper into The Buckle

Digging deeper into The Buckle part II

I am obsessed with The Buckle. Nearly every other retailer in America is struggling because of the economic…

News May 13, 2013
Moving sale to May boosts

Moving sale to May boosts Nordstrom

Nordstrom's decision to move its half-year sale for women and kids to May from June drove a big…

News May 13, 2013
The story behind the Lost ads

The story behind the Lost ads

I don't usually write about marketing campaigns, but the recent Lost advertisements - especially the one with McCain…

News May 13, 2013
Heat coils in the H-Bomb wetsuit

Rip Curl rewards key retailers with H-Bomb wetsuit release

I talked with Rip Curl's Brian Bosson, right, recently about the company's new H-Bomb wetsuit, which arrived in…

News May 13, 2013
Executive Edition stories include charts like this one.

Shop-eat-surf launches Executive Edition

Today we bring you our newest expansion and improvements to shop-eat-surf-outdoor.com. A lot of you have asked if…

News May 13, 2013
Roy Turner of Surf Expo

Roy Turner gives an update on Surf Expo

I keep reading about car companies pulling out of trade shows, so I thought it would be a…

News May 13, 2013
The Lacoste store at South Coast Plaza

Retail sales better than expected in November

Excluding car sales and gas-station sales, retail sales climbed 0.3 percent in November from the previous month as…

News May 13, 2013
Holiday snapshot shows a gain

Holiday snapshot shows a gain last week, but down year-over-year

Holiday shoppers returned to stores to hit the after-Christmas clearance sales, and that lifted spending last week compared…

News May 13, 2013
J. Crew CEO Mickey Drexler after his ICR Xchange presentation

ICRX Report: Mickey Drexler says consumers will pay for quality

"It is what it is." That's what Mickey Drexler, CEO of J. Crew and retailing wizard, said over…

News May 13, 2013
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Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series