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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,…
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Billabong acquires DaKine in latest buy
Billabong International announced today it is buying accessories maker DaKine Hawaii, Inc. Billabong has agreed to pay US$99.9 million, in addition to a later payment of a minimum of US$33.3…
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Juniors bounces back at Nordstrom in Q2
I pulled out a few things of note from the Nordstrom second quarter earnings conference call yesterday. - Women's apparel has been the toughest category but the company is seeing…
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The drumbeat of bad news continues
Hopefully, the economic picture for retailers is not as bleak as it sounds on the financial pages lately. The ominous signs of a widespread consumer pullback keep popping up. At…
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