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Erin Wasson designing collection for RVCA
Women's Wear Daily ran a story yesterday about model Erin Wasson and RVCA. According to WWD, Wasson has signed a three-year contract to design Erin Wasson for RVCA, a contemporary…
News May 13, 2013
PacSun raises guidance, juniors strong
Company-wide same-store sales fell 7.4 percent in January, but Pacific Sunwear raised its fourth quarter earnings per share guidance to 13 to 16 cents per share, up from the 11…
News May 13, 2013
Michael Tomson on Quik, Billabong, Volcom & more
I stopped by Michael Tomson's house in Laguna Beach to pick up a copy of his new book, "Goin' Big: Gotcha and the Evolution of Modern Surf Style" by Kevin…
News May 13, 2013
What is selling at Villains SF
I caught up with Randy Brewer, the head buyer and general manager of the three Villains stores in San Francisco, about what is selling for spring and what he liked…
News May 13, 2013
Ryan Heuser on changes at Paul Frank
As Paul Frank Industries switches from an in-house business model to a licensing strategy, big changes are happening at the Costa Mesa company. Last week, the company announced it had…
News May 13, 2013
ESPN expands and upgrades online mission
ESPN is creating an online action sports network that will launch in the fall and include several internet sites dedicated to specific action sports, the Los Angeles Times reports. The…
News May 13, 2013
O’Neill opens first flagship store in Anaheim
I checked out the new O'Neill store at the GardenWalk shopping center in Anaheim yesterday. I had lucky timing and was able to tour the store with O'Neill Clothing CEO…
News May 13, 2013March sales hurt PacSun
Same-store sales fell 8 percent at PacSun stores in March. The company experienced "significant" weekly sales volatility due to the earlier Easter. Apparel comps: up 4 percent, accounting for 78…
News May 13, 2013Columbia records flat U.S. sales in Q1
I found some interesting business information in Columbia Sportswear's earnings last week that could be useful to action sports executives - namely, how Columbia's retail customers are dealing with the…
News May 13, 2013
