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Quik Pro festival, concerts cancelled – contest goes forward
Quiksilver and City of Long Beach officials are making last minute changes to plans after impact of Hurricane Irene, Quiksilver announced this morning.
News May 13, 2013Update on Quiksilver's European business, photos from NY French party
We got an update on business in Europe from Pierre Agnes during the Quiksilver Pro New York, and have photos from a party the Quik French team threw in NYC…
News May 13, 2013Looking at specialty and department store comps for the year
With the release of November comps today, we thought we would look back and put the year-to-date in perspective. The big winner continues to be The Buckle, which is one…
Executive Edition May 13, 2013NRF: August retail sales remain flat
Press Release:  Washington, September 14, 2011 – August retail sales showed strong year-over-year growth but modest month-to-month gains, signaling a slight resistance from consumers who may be exhibiting signs…
News May 13, 2013Leadership in challenging times: Day 3, Employees
Today in Day 3 of our leadership series, industry leaders talk about the key qualities they need in their rank-and-file employees right now, including resiliency, creativity and adaptability. Steve Murray…
Executive Edition May 13, 2013Volcom's 3rd annual Give Jeans a Chance campaign
Press Release: Â Volcom and National Coalition for the Homeless Strive to Collect 50,000 Jeans and Jackets for the Homeless! Â COSTA MESA, Calif. --Volcom is proud to announce their…
News May 13, 2013Just how good is your customer service? Probably not as good as you think
Shop-Eat-Surf Retail Columnist I received a few responses to my column last month asking me to talk about customer service. From some of the responses I received, there seems to…
Executive Edition May 13, 2013Action Sports Merchandising to launch first issue
Press Release: Action Sports Merchandising Hits Shops this Fall BROOMFIELD, Colo.—The business source for snow, skate and surf retailers, Action Sports Merchandising magazine’s first issue launches November. This business-to-business trade…
News May 13, 2013Some good news in Australian consumer sentiment; not so in EU and US
We've been hearing lately that "flat is the new up," and the latest round of retail trade and consumer sentiment reports bring it home. In Europe, non-food retail trade remained…
Executive Edition May 13, 2013