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State of skate shoes – Osiris

State of skate shoes – Osiris

Today in our skate shoe series, Osiris partners Doug Weston and Brian Reid discuss how Osiris continues to make a profit and hand out bonuses to staff despite the recession,…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013

NRF upgrades holiday forecast

Press Release:   National Retail Federation Upgrades Holiday Forecast, Expects Sales to Rise 3.8 Percent to $469.1 Billion -Strong November Sales, Expected December Spending Lead to Revision-  

News May 13, 2013
Snow retailers on early sales trends, inventory levels, hot items

Snow retailers on early sales trends, inventory levels, hot items

Today in our snow series, we check in with three retailers around the country to see how the season is going so far - Joe Palaia of Buckmans in the…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Etnies gives new shoes to hundreds of kids

Etnies gives new shoes to hundreds of kids

Press Release:   ETNIES’ EIGHTH ANNUAL HOLIDAY FESTIVAL PROVIDES NEW ETNIES SHOES TO HUNDREDS OF KIDS   December 19, 2011 (Lake Forest, CA) – etnies celebrated the etnies Skatepark of…

News May 13, 2013
Looking back and ahead: Mark Miller

Looking back and ahead: Mark Miller

Industry consultant Mark Miller, formerly the SVP/GM Americas for DC Shoes, weighs in this morning for our series looking back at 2009 and ahead to 2010. He has some interesting…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Bird Rock Surf Shop breaks through

Bird Rock Surf Shop breaks through

Bird Rock Surf Shop was recently nominated for a SIMA Image Award in the Breakthrough Retailer of the Year category. We caught up with co-owner Ben Murphy to find out…

News May 13, 2013

Quiksilver execs on what's selling, gross margins and a new product line at DC

Here are some highlights from Quiksilver’s fourth quarter and year end conference call today. Click here to read a free summary of the company’s earnings results and sales by region…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013

Blitz Distribution partners with L.E.

Press Release:   Huntington Beach, California   Blitz announces today it’s partnership with the new brand L.E. and has entered into a multi-year licensing agreement with the Long Beach based…

News May 13, 2013
SES Retail Panel: Surf Ride, Saltwater Wine, Hi-Tech, Brave New World

SES Retail Panel: Surf Ride, Saltwater Wine, Hi-Tech, Brave New World

Today, we hear from four more retailers in the Shop-eat-surf Retail Panel about how holiday sales turned out, strong product trends and how store owners and managers are feeling about…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series