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Shane Wallace on Active expansion plans
I caught up with Shane Wallace yesterday to hear the latest about Active Ride Shop, which now has 25 stores in Southern California.
News May 13, 2013
A few SIMA Surf Summit photos
Here are some images from the three-day conference in Cabo San Lucas. The event was held at the Sheraton Hacienda Del Mar Resort & Spa. The mornings were free for…
News May 13, 2013
Australian consumer sentiment falls
UPDATED July 11: Australia released new employment data Thursday that showed larger job gains than expected as mining companies expanded to meet Chinese demand for commodities. Employers hired 29,800 workers…
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Levine of RVCA on PacSun and SIMA award
There seems to be a lot happening with RVCA these days. The company won men's apparel brand of the year last month at the SIMA Image Awards in Cabo San…
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The sales story remains the same for Buckle
The Buckle shows no signs of slowing down. The consumer may be pulling back everywhere else in America, but not at The Buckle. Same-store sales rose 34.7 percent in May.…
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Interesting insights from a savvy retailer
While I was in Bend, Oregon last week, I met with Roberta Johnson, who owns Sports Vision Bend, a specialty sunglass store downtown, with her partner, Todd Johnson. Roberta is…
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Orange 21 rejects No Fear bid
Orange 21, the parent company of Spy Optic, filed a document today stating that it has rejected a proposal from No Fear Retail Stores Inc. to merge. In the document,…
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Hollister's pricing strategy and fashion plans
Retail sales may have fallen off a cliff, but Abercrombie & Fitch, the owner of surf industry competitor Hollister, refuses to cut prices. It's a contrarian strategy at the moment…
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Pent up demand could help retail sales
There's an interesting survey out today that says more shoppers plan to shop on the day and weekend after Thanksgiving than last year. Also, more people said they will be…
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