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Zumiez emphasizing pricing and asking for higher mark ups

Zumiez emphasizing pricing and asking for higher mark ups

Zumiez is focusing more than ever on offering a full range of price points in its stores and is pushing brands for higher initial markups at every price point level,…

News May 13, 2013
PM Tenore of RVCA meets with Obama at the White House

PM Tenore of RVCA meets with Obama at the White House

The Obama administration invited RVCA founder and CEO PM "Pat" Tenore and several other small business owners to the White House this month to hear the President discuss his plans…

News May 13, 2013
No Fear shows no fear with retail strategy

No Fear shows no fear with retail strategy

I keep hearing about No Fear opening new stores, so I thought it would be good to check in with Michael Pratt, executive vice president of corporate development, to find…

News May 13, 2013
Surfer, Surfing and Skateboarding magazines' parent company declares bankruptcy

Surfer, Surfing and Skateboarding magazines' parent company declares bankruptcy

Source Interlink, the company that publishes Surfing, Surfer, Skateboarder, Snowboarder and five other action sports magazines and web sites, said today that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The…

News May 13, 2013
Iconix buys 50 percent stake in Ed Hardy Brand

Iconix buys 50 percent stake in Ed Hardy Brand

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News May 13, 2013
Insights from Urban Outfitters CEO

Insights from Urban Outfitters CEO

I always enjoy hearing Urban Outfitters CEO Glenn Senk opine on the current state of fashion and the consumer and how it all ties back into the company. Here are…

News May 13, 2013
Billabong execs on fall orders, store closures and market share

Billabong execs on fall orders, store closures and market share

Billabong corporate executives in Australia provided some interesting details about Billabong's U.S. business in a conference call with analysts last week. The call mainly focused on Billabong's lowered sales and…

News May 13, 2013
McKnight on new partners plus more details about Quik's Q2 performance

McKnight on new partners plus more details about Quik's Q2 performance

Quiksilver CEO Bob McKnight described the financial restructuring of the company announced today as a pivotal point in the company's history and for the future. Bob sounded excited about being…

News May 13, 2013
Talking with Podium VP Brian Dunlap about business, DVS, Matix and more

Talking with Podium VP Brian Dunlap about business, DVS, Matix and more

The crew at Podium are some of my most loyal readers and we've been trying forever to get together and talk about what's going on with their business. Everytime we…

News May 13, 2013
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series