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Neff resists alluring expansion offers for measured growth
With snow resorts opening for business thanks to cold weather, I thought it would be a good time to write about the hat company Neff. Neff makes irreverent beanies and…
News May 13, 2013CIT may file BK on Sunday night
From a WALL STREET JOURNAL news alert: CIT Group and Carl Icahn have reached a tentative deal that could end a recent feud over the lender's restructuring plan, said people…
News May 13, 2013
Puma sales weak in U.S. in third quarter
Footwear maker Puma said today that net income declined 23.6% to Euro 67.9 million for the third quarter. The decline included the impact of restructuring charges. Total sales fell 5.5%…
News May 13, 2013
Executive moves: Julie Bartholet joins Black Box
Julie Bartholet is the new director of sales at Black Box Distribution and will report to Black Box CEO Frank Messmann. Most recently, Julie was director of sales at Adio…
News May 13, 2013
ASR and Crossroads team up for skate trade show
Let the skate trade show wars begin. ASR is partnering with professional skater Jamie Thomas to bring his skate-focused Crossroads show to a site adjacent to ASR on Feb. 3…
News May 13, 2013
Billabong invests in Australian online retailer
Here’s some news from Billabong announced just before Christmas. The company has a conditional agreement to acquire a minority interest in Surfstitch, an online retailer in Australia. The agreement gives…
News May 13, 2013
Reef restructures sales force
Reef is restructuring its internal and external sales forces to align with different distribution channels. The company is moving from using 20 independent sales reps in different parts of the…
News May 13, 2013
Airblaster makes big plans for Ninja Suit
The more we talk to snowboard shops, the more we keep hearing about the Airblaster brand and its popular Ninja Suit. So I stopped by the Airblaster booth at SIA…
News May 13, 2013
PacSun hires Juniors exec from Urban
Pacific Sunwear announced today it has hired Christine Lee as the new senior vice president and general merchandise manager of Juniors' merchandising and design. Lee spent almost 20 years at…
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