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Jacks headed to downtown San Clemente
Jack's Surfboards has purchased a 10,118 square-foot building in downtown San Clemente across the street from Avila's El Ranchito on Avenida Del Mar, said Jamal Abdelmuti, a Jack's owner. Jamal…
News May 13, 2013
A talk with Ezekiel team about its strategy
I stopped by to meet the Ezekiel team recently, to find out more about what is happening with the brand. We talked about sales, distribution, style and the financial turmoil…
News May 13, 2013
Zumiez expects rough fourth quarter and 2009
Zumiez slashed its fourth quarter comp store and earnings projections yesterday after weak October sales. The company also said it expects 2009 to remain challenging, and is lowering its inventory…
News May 13, 2013
PacSun increasing discounts to clear inventory
PacSun said this afternoon in its third quarter earnings conference call that it is planning to significantly reduce inventory by year-end. The company will raise its promotional level during the…
News May 13, 2013
Black Friday results stronger than expected; a sampling of promotional levels
Black Friday sales turned out better than expected, thanks to deep discounts and pent up demand that drove traffic. ShopperTrak RCT, a tracking and measurement service used by malls and…
News May 13, 2013
Adrenalina makes more noise about PacSun bid
Adrenalina is upset Pacific Sunwear has not taken its bid for PacSun more seriously and is contacting large Pacsun shareholders to discuss its offer. The analysts I have spoken with…
News May 13, 2013
News and notes – Mossimo/Target update and Jarden on snow
Here are some tidbits of interesting news released this morning. Mossimo will remain in Target through 2012. Iconix, which owns the Mossimo brand, announced the renewal of the direct-to-retail license…
News May 13, 2013
ICRX Report: Volcom's strength this year linked to supporting core specialty stores
Volcom's strategy for maintaining solid financials in the coming year rests on supporting core retailers with unique product, CFO Doug Collier told an afternoon session at the ICR Xchange. "Product…
News May 13, 2013
DC executives stay focused on plan
Whenever I talk to the top executives at DC, the same topic usually emerges: The plan. Relentlessly focusing on its five-year business plan to grow to $500 million in sales…
News May 13, 2013
