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An update on the Dane Williams case
Jack's Surfboards is adding $9,000 to an existing $1,000 reward for information in the suspicious death of Dane Williams, the Hurley employee who went missing at ASR and was later…
News May 13, 2013
Footwear and mens apparel hurt Zumiez
Zumiez reported this afternoon that footwear and mens apparel posted negative comp sales in February. Zumiez has 288 stores and is an important customer for action sports companies. Overall, same-store…
News May 13, 2013
Zumiez comments on footwear business
Zumiez believes the macro economic environment is hurting footwear sales at its stores as shoppers delay more expensive purchases. For fiscal 2007, Zumiez posted low single digit footwear comps for…
News May 13, 2013
Interesting U.S. and global economic data
I caught up on my Wall Street Journal reading this weekend, and saw several stories of interest to global action sports companies that give some insight into the U.S., European…
News May 13, 2013
L*Space to partner with C and C owners
Upscale swimwear line L *Space is joining forces with the owners of C&C Partners, the company that formerly held the Rusty license and currently manages Sanuk footwear and Liquid Force…
News May 13, 2013
FuelTV going global and mobile
I drove to LA yesterday to meet CJ Olivares, the general manager of FuelTV to find out what's going on with the 24-hour action sports cable channel that reaches 25…
News May 13, 2013
Baker urges retailers to reinvent stores
Apparel industry veteran Dick Baker gave a well-received speech at the Board Retailers Association meeting Thursday that urged retailers to revamp their stores and take a new approach to their…
News May 13, 2013
Digging deeper into The Buckle results
For several months, I've been writing about how The Buckle is outperforming its retail competitors. At a time when so many retailers are posting weak results, The Buckle has been…
News May 13, 2013
Merchandise update on Chick’s new owner
I found some information in an earnings conference call transcript about Dick's Sporting Goods plans to integrate Chick's into its chain. Executives also briefly discussed how how action sports goods…
News May 13, 2013
