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Cary Allington

Half-year core store report from ActionWatch

Cary Allington of ActionWatch sent me some interesting data about the first six months of the year in…

News May 13, 2013
Dane Williams

An update on the Dane Williams case

Jack's Surfboards is adding $9,000 to an existing $1,000 reward for information in the suspicious death of Dane…

News May 13, 2013
Zumiez at Westminster Mall

Footwear and mens apparel hurt Zumiez

Zumiez reported this afternoon that footwear and mens apparel posted negative comp sales in February. Zumiez has 288…

News May 13, 2013
Zumiez comments on footwear

Zumiez comments on footwear business

Zumiez believes the macro economic environment is hurting footwear sales at its stores as shoppers delay more expensive…

News May 13, 2013
The Bulgari store at South Coast Plaza. Luxury good sales in the U.S. are holding firm.

Interesting U.S. and global economic data

I caught up on my Wall Street Journal reading this weekend, and saw several stories of interest to…

News May 13, 2013
Monica Wise

L*Space to partner with C and C owners

Upscale swimwear line L *Space is joining forces with the owners of C&C Partners, the company that formerly…

News May 13, 2013
CJ Olivares

FuelTV going global and mobile

I drove to LA yesterday to meet CJ Olivares, the general manager of FuelTV to find out what's…

News May 13, 2013
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
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