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Looking 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, 2013

Alli Sports teams up with YouTube

Press Release:   ALLI SPORTS YOUTUBE CHANNEL NOW OFFERING DAILY ORIGINAL ACTION SPORTS CONTENT   “Inside Alli Sports”, “The Frendly Times” and “AWSM on Alli” with Todd Richards Headline the…

News May 13, 2013
Leadership in challenging times: Day 3, Employees

Leadership 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, 2013

One Distribution announces new hires

  Press Release:   ONE Distribution Announces The Hiring Of Rick Lohr and Gus Neves   February 13, 2012, Fountain Valley, CA—ONE Distribution is pleased to announce the acquisition of…

News May 13, 2013
Just how good is your customer service? Probably not as good as you think

Just 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, 2013
Hobie to participate in SUP championships

Hobie to participate in SUP championships

Press Release:   Hobie Team set to hit ISA World Stand Up Paddle and Paddleboard Championships   San Juan Capistrano, CA – Feb 17, 2012 Hobie Stand up Paddleboards is…

News May 13, 2013
Some good news in Australian consumer sentiment; not so in EU and US

Some 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

Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay downgraded in cost cutting move

Press Release:   Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay Downgrades from ASP World Title to ASP 6-Star for 2012   COOLANGATTA, Queensland/AUS (Friday, February 24, 2012) – The Billabong Pro Jeffreys Bay,…

News May 13, 2013
The new consumer-protection law: View from inside a testing lab

The new consumer-protection law: View from inside a testing lab

In the second day of our series on the new consumer product safety rules and their impact on action sports brands, I talked to the operators of Applied Technical Services…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series