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National retailers use different strategies for the holidays
BusinessWeek has an interesting story about how some national retailers are approaching the holiday season. We all know what happened last year: retailers got caught with too much inventory after…
News May 13, 2013Jarden execs comment on snow business and more
Jarden Corp., owner of K2, Volkl, and myriad other brands, commented this week on its snow business during an earnings conference call, including the company's ability to handle reorders and…
News May 13, 2013
Registration now open to all for our Dec. 8 Executive Roundtable with Gary Schoenfeld
Registration is now open to all for our Executive Roundtable on Dec. 8, when I'll interview Pacific Sunwear CEO Gary Schoenfeld in front of a live audience. General admission is…
News May 13, 2013
The Buckle still strong – even against tough comps
Here is a summary of The Buckle’s earnings results for the quarter ended Oct. 31. The Buckle, an industry customer, operates 405 stores in 41 states and has been one…
News May 13, 2013
Sunglass Hut to expand at Macy's
Luxottica, the parent company of Oakley, Ray-Ban and a multitude of other sunglass brands, said today its Sunglass Hut retail chain is expanding at Macy's stores. Currently, Sunglass Hut has…
News May 13, 2013
Board gives top Quik execs raises
From a Quiksilver Inc. filing with the SEC today: “On December 15, 2009, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of Quiksilver, Inc. approved new annual base salaries (effective…
News May 13, 2013
Becker Surfboards closes two stores
Dave Hollander told me today he is closing Becker Surfboards’ Corona del Mar store, possibly by the end of the week. Becker has also closed its Huntington Beach location. In…
News May 13, 2013
Quik's Steve Wilson on design trends and his new job
Here another brand update from Surf Expo. I had a brief meeting with Steve Wilson, the new senior vice president of Quiksilver merchandise and design, who gave me some line…
News May 13, 2013
Burton cuts North American staff, reinstates salaries
Press Release: BURLINGTON, Vt. (February 11, 2010) - Burton today announced that it has restructured its North American staff, resulting in a layoff of less than 2% of its global…
News May 13, 2013
