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No price cuts for ANF and Hollister
Abercrombie & Fitch, the parent company of action sports industry competitor Hollister, said in a conference call with investors this morning that it won't cut prices despite the tough economy…
News May 13, 2013
Damsel: A growing startup from industry vet
Launching a print magazine from scratch is expensive, nerve wracking and brave - especially in the internet age. But Luann Petix knew she had to do it when the opportunity…
News May 13, 2013
More reader feedback on White/Target news
Here's some additional reaction on the Shaun White/Target news from Bill Byrne of BBPR, a marketing communications firm in San Diego for both action sports and non-endemic brands. Here's what…
News May 13, 2013
Gravis: Launching skate program in spring
Fabrice Le Det, the general manager of Gravis, told me Gravis will launch a skate program and new product in the spring. Fabrice has revamped Gravis since it left the…
News May 13, 2013
Nordstrom continues to struggle in July
Same-store sales at Nordstrom declined 6.1 percent in July which was consistent with its outlook, the company said. Nordstrom's anniversary sale on fall goods led to a "small improvement over…
News May 13, 2013
Half-year core store report from ActionWatch
Cary Allington of ActionWatch sent me some interesting data about the first six months of the year in boardsport stores. ActionWatch plugs into the point-of-sale systems at 150 boardsport stores…
News May 13, 2013
An update on the Dane Williams case
Jack's Surfboards is adding $9,000 to an existing $1,000 reward for information in the suspicious death of Dane Williams, the Hurley employee who went missing at ASR and was later…
News May 13, 2013
Footwear and mens apparel hurt Zumiez
Zumiez reported this afternoon that footwear and mens apparel posted negative comp sales in February. Zumiez has 288 stores and is an important customer for action sports companies. Overall, same-store…
News May 13, 2013
Zumiez comments on footwear business
Zumiez believes the macro economic environment is hurting footwear sales at its stores as shoppers delay more expensive purchases. For fiscal 2007, Zumiez posted low single digit footwear comps for…
News May 13, 2013
