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Hawaiian Island Creations CEO on Juggling Brands, Partnerships, Stores

Hawaiian Island Creations CEO on Juggling Brands, Partnerships, Stores

The CEO of the industry’s largest specialty retailer by doors talks brands, licensed stores and succession planning.

Executive Edition May 1, 2024
REI Reports Revenue Decline, Net Loss in 2023 Review

REI Reports Revenue Decline, Net Loss in 2023 Review

REI Co-op confirmed its revenue declined in 2023 in a financial recap of a year that saw the outdoor retailer shed hundreds of employees in response to a challenging environment.…

News April 30, 2024
Amer Sports Sells ENVE Composites to PV3 Investments

Amer Sports Sells ENVE Composites to PV3 Investments

Amer Sports, parent company to Salomon, Arc’teryx, Atomic, and other brands, announced Tuesday that it has sold its ENVE Composites brand to PV3, a Utah-based private investment firm whose owners…

News April 30, 2024
Retailers Are Putting the “Special” Back in Specialty Retail Via Private Label

Retailers Are Putting the “Special” Back in Specialty Retail Via Private Label

We talk to the owners of Val Surf, Jack's, Quiet Storm and Spyder about their extensive private label strategies, which helps them control pricing, distribution, turnaround times and more.

Executive Edition April 30, 2024
Columbia Sportswear Co. Q1 Meets Expectations

Columbia Sportswear Co. Q1 Meets Expectations

Though every brand in the Columbia Sportswear Company portfolio except Mountain Hardwear saw a decline in revenue, total company results were in line with expectations, according to CEO Tim Boyle.…

News April 29, 2024
Retailers, Brands, and Resorts Review Snow Season

Retailers, Brands, and Resorts Review Snow Season

“For among these winters there is one so endlessly winter that only by wintering through it will your heart survive.”  So wrote the poet Rainer Maria Rilke in the early 20th century.…

News April 29, 2024
Shop Eat Surf Debuts Inaugural Ranking of the Largest Surf Specialty Retailers

Shop Eat Surf Debuts Inaugural Ranking of the Largest Surf Specialty Retailers

SES details the industry’s 25 largest core surf stores based on their door count as part of a special series on surf retailers this week.

News April 29, 2024

SIMA’s Surfscape Draws Core, Crowds to Huntington Beach

The second annual event brought out brands such as Vissla, AVVA, AIPA, O’Neill, Jetty and Rip Curl for a weekend of demos and workshops.

News April 29, 2024
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series