Nordstrom catalog: What brands made it
The Nordstrom holiday catalog landed in mailboxes this week. Only a few surf brands are featured. It seemed…
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Details from Nordstrom’s Q3 conference call
Nordstrom is increasingly carrying surf and skate brands, so here are some interesting bits of information from the…
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Holiday outlook: Val Surf
I asked Mark "Wally" Richards of Val Surf how he's feeling about business as the holiday season gets…
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Holiday outlook: McKevlin’s Surf Shop
I finally found a retailer who is optimistic about the holiday shopping season. Tim McKevlin owns McKevlin's Surf…
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Will Sole Tech jump into the retail biz?
I posted last week that DC Shoes was planning to open several company-owned stores in the next 12…
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Vipe Desai weighs in on retail debate
Vipe Desai has an interesting take on the discussion about manufacturers opening their own retail stores. He's worked…
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Spyder Surf: Challenging year ahead
So far, I'm hearing the holidays weren't so good for surf shops. I talked to several owners yesterday…
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Quiksilver looking to unload hardgoods
Belt tightening on the way Is Quiksilver ready to dump Rossignol? It sure sounded like it today at…
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Atwater makes key hire to strengthen team
Dean Bradley and Scott Madison of Atwater hired Greg Osthus this week to stabilize and strengthen Atwater's sales…
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