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Burtonäó»s West Coast headquarters in Irvine.

Burton makes another acquisition

Here's the release: BURTON ACQUIRES ALIEN WORKSHOP AND HABITAT   Company Increases Its Commitment to Boardsports by Acquiring…

News May 13, 2013
Quiksilver President Bernard Mariette at the ICR XChange conference in Dana Point in January.

Bernard Mariette out at Quiksilver

Quiksilver President Bernard Mariette, the architect of the company's troubled acquisition of Rossignol in 2005, is leaving Quiksilver,…

News May 13, 2013
Nordstrom planning for a tough

Nordstrom planning for a tough first half

Here are some details from the Nordstrom earnings release and conference call yesterday.   The business now and…

News May 13, 2013
The Hollister store at Westminster mall.

Same store sales fall at Hollister

One of the industry's biggest competitors had a tough month. The girls business at Hollister continues to struggle.…

News May 13, 2013
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Hurley records biggest quarter ever

Nike Inc. reported third quarter earnings yesterday and hosted a conference call for analysts. During the call, Nike…

News May 13, 2013
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The Surfing Walk of Fame induction at Jack’s

Tiffany was tied up in kindergarden-mania Thursday, so I jumped in for the festivities at the 15th Surfing…

News May 13, 2013
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Adio executive on recent layoffs

I spoke with Adio brand manager Dave Ahumada yesterday to try to sort out the rumors floating around…

News May 13, 2013
Sole Technology CEO Pierre Andrí© Senizergues and Ryan Sheckler at ASR.

Pierre on the state of the skate shoe industry

After I talked to Pierre about Sole Technology's environmental audit and goal to be carbon neutral by 2020,…

News May 13, 2013
Luis Santori

How business is going in Puerto Rico

I wanted to check out some stores while I was in Puerto Rico at the Board Retailers Association…

News May 13, 2013
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