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Web analysis and rankings, Day 2: Brands

Web analysis and rankings, Day 2: Brands

Yesterday, our web series focused on the retail side of the equation. Today, we'll explore how industry brands are doing online, why some brands are doing better than others, and…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Zumiez comps up 3.3% in October

Zumiez comps up 3.3% in October

Details about how Zumiez performed in October, including strong and weak categories during the month.

News May 13, 2013
Tommy Knapp: Retailers, differentiate to survive

Tommy Knapp: Retailers, differentiate to survive

Editor's note: Tommy Knapp co-founded the Honolua retail chain in Hawaii and founded Club Sportwear. He's now an adjunct professor at USC. This is Part II of his column on…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
PPR adds Italian men's luxury brand Brioni to stable

PPR adds Italian men's luxury brand Brioni to stable

  PRESS RELEASE Paris, November 8, 2011   PPR acquires Italian tailor Brioni   Acquisition of 100% of capital   A prestigious, profitable brand active in a growing market: high…

News May 13, 2013
Tourism in Hawaii, California and Florida slipped and 2009 forecasts are lower

Tourism in Hawaii, California and Florida slipped and 2009 forecasts are lower

Tourist travel and spending in three key industry states slipped, and forecasts from Hawaii, California and Florida call for 2009 to be even lower. Economists in those states built their…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
686 and Scion debut snowboarding concept car

686 and Scion debut snowboarding concept car

Press Release:   LOS ANGELES, CA (November 14, 2011) – 686® and Scion® are pleased to introduce the world's first and only car solely dedicated to snowboarding, "Numeric". Built for…

News May 13, 2013
U.S. consumers still searching for a bottom

U.S. consumers still searching for a bottom

U.S. consumers are sending mixed signals about whether the economic downturn is bottoming. March retail sales results released today show an end to the promising run of month-over-month growth in…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Billabong V1 wetsuit wins innovation awards

Billabong V1 wetsuit wins innovation awards

Press Release:   IRVINE, CALIFORNIA -- (November 16, 2011) -- Only months after being unveiled to the public, the Billabong V1 inflatable big wave wetsuit has received a pair of…

News May 13, 2013
Interesting insights from Bob McKnight's speech at UCI

Interesting insights from Bob McKnight's speech at UCI

Editor's note: This story was originally posted Wednesday May 20. We moved it so that it appears on the home page through the U.S. Memorial Day holiday weekend. Quiksilver CEO…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series