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Nordstrom Q3 beats conservative plan
Nordstrom, a department store customer of the action sports industry, yesterday reported improved results in the third quarter and raised its full year guidance. Here’s a short summary of Nordstrom’s…
News May 13, 2013
More fast fashion competition for juniors brands coming
Industry executives have said publicly that “fast fashion” retailers – stores that offer super trendy clothes at very low prices - are hurting sales of their juniors’ brands, especially at…
News May 13, 2013
Snow sales in West remain weak: Internet growth booming
SnowSports Industries America (SIA) released some interesting snow sales data last week for the August through October period. Some interesting trends include: Sales grew in all regions except in the…
News May 13, 2013
Former DC president joins Fox board
Nick Adcock, the former global president of DC Shoes who drove that brand’s rapid growth over the past several years, is joining the board of Fox Head Inc. Fox’s roots…
News May 13, 2013
Four Star partners with streetwear brand Copy
Press Release: San Clemente, Calif., (January 25, 2010)— COPY founder Murphy Martines has joined forces with Four Star Distribution, owners of the well-known footwear and apparel skate brand, C1RCA, to…
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Sport Chalet narrows loss, says other stores discounts hurt sales
I’m catching up on Sport Chalet’s earnings for the quarter ended Dec. 27 that were released during ASR. The important industry retailer narrowed its net loss to $3.8 million vs.…
News May 13, 2013
Photos from new Becker SUP store
Becker Surf Co-Owner Dave Hollander sent me some photos from Becker’s new SUP store in Mission Viejo, Calif. The 7,000-square-foot store opened this month in a site previously occupied by…
News May 13, 2013
Rocker boards continue hot streak
Four out of five of the top-selling snowboards this season have been reverse camber models, according to new data from SnowSports Industries America. Overall, sales of snow goods between August…
News May 13, 2013
Val Surf launches new video blog
Retail shop Web sites and interactive blogs are becoming more prevalent, and action sports retailer Val Surf is stepping into the arena with a new site devoted to video blogs.
News May 13, 2013
