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Volcom acquires Japanese distributor
Volcom announced this morning that it has signed an agreement to buy its Japanese distributor as the company moves to bring another international region in-house. Chairman and CEO Richard Woolcott…
News May 13, 2013
Sole Tech takes a field trip, to the movies
Work ended early for many Sole Technology employees Monday afternoon.
News May 13, 2013
Bob McKnight’s business tips
During my interview with Bob McKnight last week, I asked him to share some business advice for entrepreneurs. He teaches classes on the subject at UCI, USC and other schools…
News May 13, 2013
Chat Noir changing to Savannah
David Wilhelm's Culinary Adventure group is changing its Chat Noir restaurant across from South Coast Plaza to Savannah, modeled after its Savannah chop house concept in Laguna Niguel. I'm trying…
News May 13, 2013
Oakley parent ramping up China stores
Luxottica, which is close to sealing its purchase of Oakley after Oakley shareholders approved the sale this week, plans to open 1,000 stores in China in the next five years.…
News May 13, 2013
PacSun reducing footwear, adding snow
There was some news that came out of PacSun's third quarter earnings conference call yesterday. Footwear PacSun is eliminating footwear at about 50 to 60 underperforming stores. Those stores will…
News May 13, 2013
Split founder takes helm at Ambiguous
David Patri, formerly of Split, is the new president of Ambiguous Clothing USA. David founded Split Clothing in 1988 and later introduced the Split Girl line in 1999. Frank Delgadillo,…
News May 13, 2013Billabong 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
Billabong annual revenues grow 18 percent
Billabong International Limited revenues increased 18 percent to $1.35 billion Australian dollars for the year. Net profit after tax rose 13 percent higher to A$176.4 million. Those figures, and others…
News May 13, 2013
