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Sole Tech plans to go carbon neutral
Sole Technology and its CEO Pierre André Senizergues are known for being environmentally aware. Company headquarters have solar panels and waterless urinals. About 70 percent of Sole Tech's shoes are…
News May 13, 2013
Volcom looks forward at shareholder meeting
I stopped by the Volcom shareholder meeting Tuesday morning to hear the company's review of fiscal 2007 and its plans for the future, and to meet some more of the…
News May 13, 2013
Theme from the SIMA Surf Summit
While there was a lot of partying going on at the SIMA Surf Summit in Cabo San Lucas, there were also a lot of dynamic speakers sharing interesting information in…
News May 13, 2013
June comp store sales report mixed
Retailers same-store sales in June were mixed. Discount and value chains such as Wal-Mart, Target and Costco did better than expected while some higher priced stores such as Nordstrom and…
News May 13, 2013
Metropark files paperwork to go public
I saw a short item on the Apparel News website this morning that Metropark filed a prospectus this month to go public. I know some industry brands sell to Metropark,…
News May 13, 2013
Apparel sales weak at Zumiez in May
Zumiez reported a 0.2 percent increase in same-store sales for May. Strong categories: footwear and skate hardgoods Weak categories: juniors apparel and mens apparel More on footwear: During Zumiez first…
News May 13, 2013
Sabre partners with European execs
Two experienced European industry executives have signed on to be the licensee of sunglass maker Sabre Vision in Europe. Brooke McGregor, a partner in Sabre, told me yesterday that former…
News May 13, 2013
Core stores and fleece take sales hit in September
Cary Allington of ActionWatch sent me some grim figures for core stores in September. What is really troubling is the worst of the financial crisis hit in October, which means…
News May 13, 2013
Spy cutting costs as sales fall
Orange 21, the parent company of Spy Optics, issued a press release today outlining its cost-cutting initiatives. The company also released third quarter results that showed sales fell 9 percent…
News May 13, 2013
