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Nike internal review could lead to job cuts
Nike said yesterday it will streamline and restructure its company to become more efficient and get products to market more quickly. The company has embarked on a top-to-bottom review of…
News May 13, 2013
Billabong says no thanks to PSUN price demands
Billabong said in its half-year earnings press release and conference call that it is focusing even more on the specialty market and walking away from some business with large mall…
News May 13, 2013
Kelly Gibson on new HB store, reinventing Rip Curl and more
I met with Rip Curl USA CEO Kelly Gibson last week and had an informative talk about Rip Curl's new flagship store in downtown Huntington Beach, how the reinvention of…
News May 13, 2013
Why Quiksilver is licensing its performance line
Quiksilver has opted to license it athletic apparel line to CF Brand, which will manufacture, promote, sell and distribute it exclusively in the United States. Quiksilver started the line in…
News May 13, 2013
Executive changes announced in Quik's European division
Quiksilver Europe said today that Sébastien Loux, vice president finance and operations, has resigned to pursue other interests. Loux worked for Quiksilver for 15 years. He will be replaced by Pierre…
News May 13, 2013
Designer labels fight back against department store discounts
I saw in interesting story about designer labels fighting back about deep department store discounts that took place last fall and holiday. A lot of the same discounting issues bubbled…
News May 13, 2013
Richard Woolcott helps rescue injured surfer
Updated Thursday 6:11 a.m. with link to new Register story with more details of the rescue Laguna Beach firefighters are crediting Volcom CEO Richard Woolcott and three other surfers with…
News May 13, 2013
Update: Source Interlink's prepackaged bankruptcy is moving right along
Source Interlink's pre-packaged bankruptcy appears to be proceeding just as the media giant intended when it filed late last month for Chapter 11 protection.
News May 13, 2013
Zumiez Q1 09 results: down double-digits, but better than expected
Zumiez reported a $1.7 milion net loss for its Q1 09 today, or 6 cents per dilulted share, compared to positive net income of $1.4 million in the same quarter…
News May 13, 2013
