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Adio 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
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…
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