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Dick Baker speaking Thursday at the Board Retailers Association meeting in Puerto Rico.

Baker urges retailers to reinvent stores

Apparel industry veteran Dick Baker gave a well-received speech at the Board Retailers Association meeting Thursday that urged…

News May 13, 2013
Liz Pierce

Digging deeper into The Buckle results

For several months, I've been writing about how The Buckle is outperforming its retail competitors. At a time…

News May 13, 2013
Merchandise update on Chickäó»s

Merchandise update on Chick’s new owner

I found some information in an earnings conference call transcript about Dick's Sporting Goods plans to integrate Chick's…

News May 13, 2013
L to R: Guy Stagman

From QuikSilverEdition to Quiksilver Men’s

I heard there were changes happening at QuikSilverEdition so I stopped by Quiksilver headquarters yesterday to find out…

News May 13, 2013
Board shorts at a Bora Bora store in Puerto Rico.

How surf brands stack up in tough economy

Some news reports out there have said that surf apparel as a sector is struggling. I thought it…

News May 13, 2013
VF Corp. CEO Eric Wiseman.

Vans revenues grow 11 percent in Q 3

Vans, Reef and the rest of VF Corp's Outdoor Coalition recorded solid results in the third quarter, but…

News May 13, 2013
Adrenalina ups bid - PacSun

Adrenalina ups bid – PacSun rejects it

Adrenalina raised its bid from $4.50 to $5.00 for PacSun today. The move was quickly rejected by PacSun.…

News May 13, 2013
Donald

Dac Clark on Rusty lawsuit, new opportunities and more

I ran into Donald Clark, best known as Dac, of C&C Companies recently when I was visiting Sanuk…

News May 13, 2013
Pat

RVCA moving into former Paul Frank space…

RVCA is expanding its headquarters and moving into the old Paul Frank offices in Costa Mesa. The 70,000-square-foot…

News May 13, 2013
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