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Themes from the BRA Summit
I spent two days talking to many of the 20 or so retailers at the Board Retailers Association Summit in Puerto Rico last week. Here are some themes that emerged.…
News May 13, 2013
More details about Deckers deal for Tsubo
I talked with Patrick McNulty to follow up on his company's decision to sell to Deckers Outdoor Corp. last week. Patrick is the co-founder of Tsubo, a high-end comfort footwear…
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Where Active wants to be and how it thrives
On the heels of Active Ride Shop's big win as men's retailer of the year at the SIMA Image Awards, I headed out to Mira Loma to meet President Shane…
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A closer look at the strategy for Lost Girls
As I was reporting my juniors series this week, a few retailers mentioned Lost Girls sold through well this season. That mirrors what Lost International CEO Joel Cooper told me…
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Catching up with Atwater over sushi
Dean Bradley, creative director and founder of Atwater, emailed me the other day with an idea. "You need to put the ‘eat' back into Shop-Eat-Surf," he said. "We'll take you…
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Insights from The Collective juniors event
 Here are highlights from The Collective juniors event at The Lab yesterday. I teamed up with Foam Magazine to organize the gathering, which was sponsored by 24|seven, so I…
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Electric's new iPhone application
Mike Carter, Electric Visual's director of global marketing, let me know about an interesting application the brand has created for iPhone. He says Electric is the first brand in the…
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Duke's take on snow season, plus industry stats from 2007
While I was on my trip to Tampa, I missed the Surfside Sports annual Snow Carnival, a sale and festival that seems to attract the whole industry. I thought I'd…
News May 13, 2013…Aqua VI moving into RVCA space
Lian Murray told me last night her growing company is moving into RVCA's space at the first of the year. She answered some questions for me about the move and…
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