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Breakfast with Rhythm General Manager Jamahl Grey
I had breakfast the other morning at Cappy's in Newport Beach with Jamahl Grey, the general manager of the Australian brand Rhythm. Jamahl was in the States to meet with…
News May 13, 2013
Truth Soul Armor doubles revenue in 2008; sees opportunity in 2009
At the last round of tradeshows, I saw that the Truth Soul Armor booth was packed with buyers. I decided to check in with owner Jeff Ray, right, to see…
News May 13, 2013
A Rusty update for 2008 and a look ahead for 2009
I checked in with Rusty North America President Charlie Setzler, right, to find out how things went with the brand last year now that Rusty is under the La Jolla…
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ICRX Report: VF CEO tells how consumers have changed
Eric Wiseman, CEO of VF Corp., which owns Vans and Reef, said the retail industry should expect more store closings, bankruptcies and consolidations in 2009. However, he was mum about…
News May 13, 2013
Wovens up, watches down in December at core stores
We all knew holiday was bad at retail. Now we know just how bad it was at core stores. While sales were pretty terrible, there was one bright spot overall:…
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Comune catches Bobby's attention
The Comune team in their Costa Mesa office.Frank Delgadillo is second from right. I've known Frank Delgadillo for about seven years, since my time at the Orange County Register, so…
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Hoven CEO joins in Adrenalina proxy fight
Adrenalina said in a press release today that Hoven CEO Craig Lark is one of its nominees to the board of directors of Pacific Sunwear. Adrenalina is attempting to elect…
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January tough for core stores
Sales at core stores fell 17 percent in January, according to data from ActionWatch. The ActionWatch retail panel includes approximately 200 stores. The same-store sales panel includes approximately 100 of…
News May 13, 2013
PacSun expects low 20s same-store sales decline in Q1
Here's the earnings release. More to come from conference call this afternoon. Same-store sales forecast for the first quarter is at the bottom of the release. Pacific Sunwear Announces Fourth…
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