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Billabong acquires Australia’s Tigerlily
Here's the press release from Australia: Gold Coast, 7 December 2007: Billabong International Limited has today reached agreement to acquire Australia's Tigerlily swimwear and apparel business from founder Jodhi Meares.…
News May 13, 2013
Widely sold brands struggling at Zumiez
An interesting theme emerged during the Zumiez second quarter earnings conference call yesterday. CEO Rick Brooks said price cuts by competitors at the mall drove down apparel comps at Zumiez…
News May 13, 2013
Urban Outfitters has Bucklesque Q2
One of my readers suggested I should be covering Urban Outfitters, given how many action sports brands sell to the chain, including Analog, Insight, Burton, Obey, Paul Frank, RVCA, WeSC…
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December same-store sales flash report
Mostly, it wasn't pretty out there in December, though The Buckle had a stellar month. Here's the report: PACIFIC SUNWEAR The industry's biggest customer had a "weaker than expected performance…
News May 13, 2013
Wooly, others react to White/Target news
The news today that top snowboarder Shaun White is creating a line for Target makes me wonder: How do the action sports brands that sponsor Shaun, like Volcom and Burton,…
News May 13, 2013
Duke: Maybe retailers should start brands
Duke Edukas, co-owner of Surfside Sports in Costa Mesa, had an interesting idea for the future at a retail panel at ASR. He thought sometime down the road key retailers…
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Buckle still going strong despite economy
I think the only people spending money on a consistent basis are Buckle shoppers. Somehow, the company is still posting super strong results while nearly every other retailer suffers. In…
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Japanese economy shows signs of slowing, Australian retail sales soften
Economists are watching Japan closely after the country's unemployment rate rose and household spending fell in June. The jobless rate rose to 4.1 percent, the highest level in nearly two…
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Volcom earnings coming later today
Volcom releases fourth quarter and year end results this afternoon. I'll listen to the conference call and post a story later today. Here's a previous Volcom press release that forecast…
News May 13, 2013
