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Price controls to stop discounting return
The Wall Street Journal has an interesting front-page story today about a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that allows manufacturers to set minimum price standards for their products to force retailers…
News May 13, 2013
VF announces goals for outdoor group
VF Corporation owns a myriad of brands including Wrangler, Nautica, 7 For All Mankind and Lee. Its outdoor group includes Vans, Reef, The North Face, Eastpak and JanSport. The company…
News May 13, 2013
Ambission weighs in on retail debate
Dustin Odbert, an owner of the young Central Coast brand Ambission, wants to share some thoughts on the ongoing debate about manufacturers opening their own retail stores and selling direct…
News May 13, 2013
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…
News May 13, 2013
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,…
News May 13, 2013
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…
News May 13, 2013
