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Zumiez says back-to-school better than expected

Zumiez says back-to-school better than expected

Zumiez said today that sales and product margins turned out better than expected during the back-to-school shopping season and the company raised its earnings guidance for the third quarter. Below,…

News May 13, 2013
Young Hawaiian brand uses interesting membership model

Young Hawaiian brand uses interesting membership model

BAYVI, pronounced "BaySix" or "Basics" is a fairly new brand that was showing at Class at ASR. Ron Peterson, an owner of BAYVI, said the brands is an artistic brand…

News May 13, 2013
Young Hawaiian company expanding in retail and wholesale

Young Hawaiian company expanding in retail and wholesale

Hawaiian company In4mation owns two stores on Oahu and recently opened a third store called Aloha Army. The company also sells a wholesale In4mation line at 150 stores around the…

News May 13, 2013
Executive Roundtable registration starts today for Executive Edition members

Executive Roundtable registration starts today for Executive Edition members

Registration is now open for our Executive Roundtable on Dec. 8, when I'll interview Pacific Sunwear CEO Gary Schoenfeld in front of a live audience. This week is members-only registration.…

News May 13, 2013
DC SVP of Apparel resigns

DC SVP of Apparel resigns

In the wake of the layoffs at Quiksilver and DC Shoes, a top DC executive has resigned. Vicki Redding, senior vice president of DC apparel, has left the company over…

News May 13, 2013

Weak U.S. sales hurt Foot Locker in Q3

Foot Locker said third quarter earnings were hurt by weak sales in the U.S., though vulcanized lifestyle shoes, including Converse styles, were a bright spot. U.S. same-store sales declined in…

News May 13, 2013
Becker's Dave Hollander on opening a new SUP-only store

Becker's Dave Hollander on opening a new SUP-only store

Becker Surf is doing something most retailers are not in this economic climate: opening a new store. Becker co-owner Dave Hollander told me he is opening a 7,000-square foot SUP…

News May 13, 2013
The top stories of 2009: what you viewed the most

The top stories of 2009: what you viewed the most

To cap off our “Looking back, looking ahead” series, we looked into our database to see what articles on Shop-eat-surf you viewed the most in 2009. The list is both…

News May 13, 2013
December boosts West 49 holiday sales

December boosts West 49 holiday sales

I’m catching up on some West 49 news about holiday sales that came out while I was at Surf Expo. The Canadian mall-based retailer released sales details from the five-week…

News May 13, 2013
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series