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Reef bets big with girls launch, retailers respond
When most brands start a whole new women's line, they usually start small. A couple bikinis, some T-shirts, a few boardshorts. Not Reef of Carlsbad. It went deep with its…
News May 13, 2013
A retailer’s view on the upcoming snow season
The snowboard season is important to Surfside Sports in Costa Mesa, which has one of the deepest snow inventories around. Last winter was tough for retailers and manufacturers after historic…
News May 13, 2013
Volcom’s biz with PacSun, in Europe, etc.
Volcom provided lots of interesting information about its third quarter business - including performance at core stores, PacSun and in Europe - and its outlook for the rest of the…
News May 13, 2013
What's next for Quiksilver
When you get an interview with Bob McKnight, CEO of Quiksilver, you've got to use every last bit of information that comes from it. So here's a little more from…
News May 13, 2013
Mark Richards of Val Surf on retail debate
Mark Richards, co-owner of Val Surf, emailed me about the manufacturer retail debate. Val Surf operates five stores in the greater Los Angeles area. "I agree with Duke that if…
News May 13, 2013
Zumiez comp sales take big fall in Sept
A few same-store sales figures were released Wednesday, a day early, due to Yom Kippur, while some were released this morning. Here's a round-up. To me, the biggest surprise was…
News May 13, 2013
The story behind Quik’s “Natural Selection”
I wanted to find out more about Quiksilver's Natural Selection snowboarding competition, which sounded pretty interesting. Newest team rider Travis Rice has picked 17 riders to participate in the event,…
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
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
