Mark Richards of Val Surf on retail debate
Mark Richards, co-owner of Val Surf, emailed me about the manufacturer retail debate. Val Surf operates five stores…
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Zumiez comp sales take big fall in Sept
A few same-store sales figures were released Wednesday, a day early, due to Yom Kippur, while some were…
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The story behind Quik’s “Natural Selection”
I wanted to find out more about Quiksilver's Natural Selection snowboarding competition, which sounded pretty interesting. Newest team…
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Billabong acquires DaKine in latest buy
Billabong International announced today it is buying accessories maker DaKine Hawaii, Inc. Billabong has agreed to pay US$99.9…
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Juniors bounces back at Nordstrom in Q2
I pulled out a few things of note from the Nordstrom second quarter earnings conference call yesterday. -…
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The drumbeat of bad news continues
Hopefully, the economic picture for retailers is not as bleak as it sounds on the financial pages lately.…
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Demo president out at PSUN
Pacific Sunwear has eliminated Lou Ann Bett's job as division president of Demo, the company announced this morning.…
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Analog: New West Coast warehouse coming
I stopped in to meet Kevin Meehan, formerly of Hurley International, who became general manager of Analog 2…
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Hollister comp store sales dive in July
Hollister got roughed up in July with same-store sales falling 11 percent. For Abercrombie & Fitch, which owns…
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