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Yeti, Merrell, Birkenstock, Saucony: Strong Brands Appear to Be Outrunning a Shaky Macro Backdrop, for Now
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Holiday snapshot shows a gain last week, but down year-over-year
Holiday shoppers returned to stores to hit the after-Christmas clearance sales, and that lifted spending last week compared to the prior week, according to the latest snapshot of seasonal comps…
News May 13, 2013
ICRX Report: Mickey Drexler says consumers will pay for quality
"It is what it is." That's what Mickey Drexler, CEO of J. Crew and retailing wizard, said over and over again today at the ICR XChange morning session in Dana…
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Green Foam finds a way to reduce, reuse and recycle board blanks
Joey Santley kicked off this edition of ASR - and a new business - at 6:30 Thursday morning with a TV interview. The San Diego local media love to drop…
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Zumiez comp sales fall double digits in January, but fourth quarter stronger than expected
Zumiez said this afternoon that same-store sales in January fell 14.8 percent vs. the same month last year. Total sales fell 2 percent to $20.3 million. The good news is…
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Quiksilver appoints new board member
Quiksilver and Bob McKnight deepen their relationship with USC with new board member James Ellis, dean of USC's Marshall School of Business. Press Release Source: Quiksilver, Inc. Quiksilver, Inc. Appoints…
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Ambsn growing and gaining influential supporters
I recently caught up with Ambsn, the young brand from Central California that moved a few months ago to San Clemente and shortened its name from Ambission. The brand is…
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2009 SIMA Image Award nominees revealed
SURF INDUSTRY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR 2009 SIMA IMAGE AWARDS - Surf Industry Recognizes Its Most Influential Companies With 7th Annual Awards Program - ALISO VIEJO, Calif. (March 16,…
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Atwater focuses on strengths as it navigates economic storm
I caught up with Dean Bradley of Atwater this week on the heels of the brand's nomination for "Breakthrough brand of the year" for the SIMA Image Awards. I wanted…
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Remembering Dick Baker, Part I
Click here to read more tributes to Dick on Remembering Dick Baker, Part II Updated Monday 8:05 p.m.
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