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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
Damsel: A growing startup from industry vet
Launching a print magazine from scratch is expensive, nerve wracking and brave - especially in the internet age. But Luann Petix knew she had to do it when the opportunity…
News May 13, 2013
More reader feedback on White/Target news
Here's some additional reaction on the Shaun White/Target news from Bill Byrne of BBPR, a marketing communications firm in San Diego for both action sports and non-endemic brands. Here's what…
News May 13, 2013
Gravis: Launching skate program in spring
Fabrice Le Det, the general manager of Gravis, told me Gravis will launch a skate program and new product in the spring. Fabrice has revamped Gravis since it left the…
News May 13, 2013
Nordstrom continues to struggle in July
Same-store sales at Nordstrom declined 6.1 percent in July which was consistent with its outlook, the company said. Nordstrom's anniversary sale on fall goods led to a "small improvement over…
News May 13, 2013
Half-year core store report from ActionWatch
Cary Allington of ActionWatch sent me some interesting data about the first six months of the year in boardsport stores. ActionWatch plugs into the point-of-sale systems at 150 boardsport stores…
News May 13, 2013
