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Bernard Mariette out at Quiksilver
Quiksilver President Bernard Mariette, the architect of the company's troubled acquisition of Rossignol in 2005, is leaving Quiksilver, the company announced early this morning. His departure has been expected as…
News May 13, 2013
Nordstrom planning for a tough first half
Here are some details from the Nordstrom earnings release and conference call yesterday. Â The business now and the rest of 2008 Â The company said its biggest short term…
News May 13, 2013
Same store sales fall at Hollister
One of the industry's biggest competitors had a tough month. The girls business at Hollister continues to struggle. Hollister's parent company operates four chains: Hollister, Abercrombie & Fitch, Abercrombie and…
News May 13, 2013Hurley records biggest quarter ever
Nike Inc. reported third quarter earnings yesterday and hosted a conference call for analysts. During the call, Nike CEO Mark Parker said Hurley revenue grew 33 percent in the quarter…
News May 13, 2013
The Surfing Walk of Fame induction at Jack’s
Tiffany was tied up in kindergarden-mania Thursday, so I jumped in for the festivities at the 15th Surfing Walk of Fame induction hosted by Jack's in downtown Huntington Beach. (I'm…
News May 13, 2013Adio executive on recent layoffs
I spoke with Adio brand manager Dave Ahumada yesterday to try to sort out the rumors floating around about Adio's future. Dave told me the skate shoe company is not…
News May 13, 2013
Pierre on the state of the skate shoe industry
After I talked to Pierre about Sole Technology's environmental audit and goal to be carbon neutral by 2020, I asked him for his thoughts about the skate shoe market. Pierre…
News May 13, 2013
How business is going in Puerto Rico
I wanted to check out some stores while I was in Puerto Rico at the Board Retailers Association Summit so I asked Luis Santori if he would take me to…
News May 13, 2013
SIMA Image award winners named
The raucous SIMA Image award ceremony was held on the beach last night at the SIMA Surf Summit in Cabo San Lucas. Here are the winners. OVERALL AWARDS Breakthrough Brand…
News May 13, 2013
