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Baker urges retailers to reinvent stores
Apparel industry veteran Dick Baker gave a well-received speech at the Board Retailers Association meeting Thursday that urged retailers to revamp their stores and take a new approach to their…
News May 13, 2013
Digging deeper into The Buckle results
For several months, I've been writing about how The Buckle is outperforming its retail competitors. At a time when so many retailers are posting weak results, The Buckle has been…
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Merchandise update on Chick’s new owner
I found some information in an earnings conference call transcript about Dick's Sporting Goods plans to integrate Chick's into its chain. Executives also briefly discussed how how action sports goods…
News May 13, 2013
From QuikSilverEdition to Quiksilver Men’s
I heard there were changes happening at QuikSilverEdition so I stopped by Quiksilver headquarters yesterday to find out more. QuikSilverEdition is Quiksilver's premium offering for men who have matured beyond…
News May 13, 2013
How surf brands stack up in tough economy
Some news reports out there have said that surf apparel as a sector is struggling. I thought it would be useful to examine results for publicly traded companies in the…
News May 13, 2013
Vans revenues grow 11 percent in Q 3
Vans, Reef and the rest of VF Corp's Outdoor Coalition recorded solid results in the third quarter, but VF cut its fourth quarter outlook due to deteriorating market conditions. The…
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Adrenalina ups bid – PacSun rejects it
Adrenalina raised its bid from $4.50 to $5.00 for PacSun today. The move was quickly rejected by PacSun. Here are the releases: Adrenalina Raises Offer for Pacific Sunwear to $5.00…
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Dac Clark on Rusty lawsuit, new opportunities and more
I ran into Donald Clark, best known as Dac, of C&C Companies recently when I was visiting Sanuk executives, and decided to follow up with him and ask a few…
News May 13, 2013
RVCA moving into former Paul Frank space…
RVCA is expanding its headquarters and moving into the old Paul Frank offices in Costa Mesa. The 70,000-square-foot building is significantly larger than RVCA's current spaces - a 15,000-square-foot office…
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