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May a tough month for Zumiez
Zumiez reported this afternoon that same-store sales for May declined 20.7 percent. All departments comped down in May, including footwear, which has been a bright spot for the action sports…
News May 13, 2013
VF CEO sees some stabilization
VF's CEO said he has seen some stabilization in the marketplace at an investors conference Friday, according to Reuters. However, Eric Wiseman does not think any markets where VF operates…
News May 13, 2013
A visit to Zumiez headquarters
Since I'm in Seattle, I took the opportunity yesterday to visit Zumiez's corporate headquarters in Everett, about 40 minutes north of the city. Zumiez CFO Trevor Lang gave me a…
News May 13, 2013
How Sports Vision Bend is weathering the recession
While I was in Bend, Oregon, last week, I stopped in to visit Roberta Johnson, who owns the sunglass store Sports Vision Bend with her husband, Todd Johnson.
News May 13, 2013
The inspiration behind Volcom Swim for spring 2010
Volcom recently hosted a fashion show for its spring 2010 swim line. I wasn't able to attend, but followed up with Rene Heinz, Volcom's divisional swim merchandiser and Suzanne Vallely,…
News May 13, 2013CIT delays filing quarterly report; says there is still doubt about its future
CIT said today it was unable to file its quarterly report on time due to the lender's continuing restructuring efforts. The report was due Aug. 10 and the company said…
News May 13, 2013
Brands get back to basics at Surf Expo
Surf Expo was interesting on many levels this year. With a recession going on, many brands found creative ways to reduce costs while still being at the show and booking…
News May 13, 2013
Boston Media company acquires Foam magazine
I just got word that a Boston media company has acquired Foam Magazine from Airborne Media LLC. Airborne Media Partner Ross Garrett answered some questions about the deal and what…
News May 13, 2013
