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Online retailers prep for promotion-heavy holidays
Press Release: Â Online Retailers Preparing for Promotion-Heavy Holiday Season, According to Shop.org eHoliday Survey -More than Half Plan to Start Holiday Marketing Promotions by Halloween- Â
News May 13, 2013Three indicators tell more about consumers
Today, we turn to three indicators to look deeper into merchandise volumes, how consumers are spending - and how they say they will spend in coming months. Negativity warning: The…
Executive Edition May 13, 2013
VonZipper debuts Dot Dash fashion line
VonZipper has introduced a new fashion-forward, lower-priced sunglass line called Dot Dash. Curt Fry tells us about the line and the strategic thinking behind it.
News May 13, 2013Why some teen retailers are outperforming the pack – it's not all about price
With all the bad retail news out there, it's easy to overlook the fact that some retailers are posting decent numbers despite the drop in consumer spending. We decided to…
Executive Edition May 13, 2013Source Interlink partners with Yahoo to bring Action Sports content to Livestand
Press Release: Â El Segundo, CA (November 2, 2011): Source Interlink Media (SIM) has joined Yahoo! as an official launch partner for the launch of Livestand from Yahoo!, featuring a…
News May 13, 2013U.S., Australian retail sales tick up a bit
The latest rounds of retail spending and consumer sentiment reports show slight upticks in the U.S. and Australia. Economists in both nations are wary of interpreting the results as indicating…
Executive Edition May 13, 2013
ISA announces surfing festival in China sponsored by Quiksilver
Press Release:  The world’s best surfers will meet in China in January for the Hainan Riyue Bay International Surfing Festival presented by Quiksilver  Hainan Riyue Bay International Surfing…
News May 13, 2013
Snow wrap, Day 1: Retailers and manufacturers on how the season went
With the snow season starting to wrap up, we decided to ask retailers, manufacturers and trade associations how the season went. I talked to several people, including Sport Chalet CEO…
Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Spy CEO on Q3 results
We spoke with Orange 21 President and soon to be CEO yesterday about the company's third quarter results. Michael Marckx talked about sales, inventory and what's to come.
News May 13, 2013
