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O’Quinn: It’s a great time to be a new brand
Dean Quinn mentioned something I heard a lot from smaller brands at the show. For small brands, it's not hard to get significant growth, even in a tough economy. "All…
News May 13, 2013
July apparel sales weak at Zumiez
Weak apparel sales hurt Zumiez results in July. Same-store sales fell 1.4 percent for one of the action sports industry's biggest customers. Strong sales in footwear and skate hard goods…
News May 13, 2013
Luxottica says Oakley hot in all regions
It's been 12 months since Luxottica bought Oakley, one of its biggest competitors. Since the acquisition, Oakley's wholesale and retail divisions have peformed "well above market trends," Luxottica said. I…
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How the surf industry helped save Trestles
I know action sports companies has been involved in the fight to save Trestles, but I wanted to find out exactly how they helped after the big Coastal Commission victory…
News May 13, 2013
More data about the skate shoe market
I've reported before that there appears to be some softening in skate shoe sales. On its monthly sales calls, Zumiez, one of the industry's largest customers, has noted the slowdown,…
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A clarification about Quiksilver layoffs
Quiksilver executives told me this afternoon I made an erroneous link earlier today between pending layoffs at the Huntington Beach-based company and its recent financial results. While the company is…
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A glimpse at Shaun White’s new Target line
Target is heavily promoting Shaun White's new clothing line which arrived in stores this month. I checked out the offering and price points online this morning to see how it…
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Highlights from Quik shareholder meeting
I stopped by the Quiksilver shareholder meeting Friday which drew a large crowd of investors, left, who listened to a presentation from Chairman, CEO and President Bob McKnight and CFO…
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Factor54 raising money to grow
I stopped by the Costa Mesa garage that Factor54 calls home the other day and met company owners Todd Miller and Ted Wueste. Factor54 is a small brand in the…
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