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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
Retail container traffic slowly climbing
Data released yesterday shows that traffic at major retail cargo ports is slowly climbing but is expected to stay below last year's levels through most of 2008. Also, the West…
News May 13, 2013A closer look at the climate for juniors
One of my loyal readers gave me a good idea. He was confused by the different data coming out of the juniors market. The juniors category at PacSun is doing…
News May 13, 2013PacSun same-store sales fall in May
PacSun same-store sales fell 3 percent in May. Apparel comps: up 10 percent Juniors: up mid 20s Strong categories: Bullhead denim, tops, dresses Weak categories: swim and shorts Guys: down…
News May 13, 2013Credit crisis and the retail slowdown
I sent out several emails to retailers and brands in the industry to see how the credit crunch is impacting them. I also asked about other issues, such as vendors…
News May 13, 2013
Details from Volcom's third quarter conference call
Here are some more details from Volcom's conference call yesterday for the third quarter ended Sept. 30. Tough environment: Volcom is meeting with key accounts regularly as they work through…
News May 13, 2013
Walking Jack's new Irvine store with Bobby
I stopped by Jack's Surfboards first off-beach Thursday and did a walk through with Bobby Abdel, right, a partner in the business and main buyer. We also talked about the…
News May 13, 2013
PacSun distribution center sale closes
I missed this release Friday afternoon, which contains important information about Pacific Sunwear closing the sale of its distribution center. The closing is good news for the company's cash position.…
News May 13, 2013
PacSun division President Thomas Kennedy resigns
Pacific Sunwear of California announced this afternoon that PacSun division President Thomas Kennedy has resigned. He won't be replaced. I expect we will see more resignations and departures from retailers…
News May 13, 2013
