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PacSun to explore sale of Demo chain
This news came out this afternoon. Funny, I was just checking out the demo store at Brea Mall yesterday that the company turned into an all-women's location and made it…
News May 13, 2013
The story behind Hurley’s Ramones effort
The folks at Hurley in Costa Mesa are in the midst of several events to promote the company's special Joey Ramone collection. Thursday, there's a party at American Rag CIE…
News May 13, 2013
Duke weighs in on retail/manufacturer issue
Duke Edukas, co-owner of Surfside Sports in Costa Mesa, e-mailed his thoughts about yesterday's retail/manufacturer posts. "I think that both Mikke and Bob make great points. "The single most important…
News May 13, 2013
Funny Rusty video from Brazil
Charlie Setzler, president of Rusty Clothing North America in Irvine, sent me a link to a pretty hilarious Rusty YouTube video from the streets of Brazil. The Rusty team there…
News May 13, 2013
Stefan Kaelin talks snow – and business
The Stefan Kaelin store in Newport Beach will host a "snow dance" from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. The party includes face painting, music and customers dancing with their own…
News May 13, 2013
Stores say Quiksilver Women's line a hit
I stopped by Quiksilver the other day to find out how the Quiksilver Women's line is doing now that it is in stores. I also called or emailed several buyers…
News May 13, 2013Shopping center execs pessimistic on BTS
The International Council of Shopping Centers surveys mall executives each month and the July results are sobering. The survey results, released this month, show business conditions deteriorated significantly in July,…
News May 13, 2013
La Jolla Group promotes Forsell and Gage
Some executive moves at La Jolla. Here's the release: Irvine, CA (January 8, 2008) - La Jolla Group announced today the promotion of Erik Forsell to the position of Vice…
News May 13, 2013
PacSun's plans for 2008
I sat in on PacSun CEO Sally Frame Kasaks' presentation today at the ICR XChange conference. Here are some interesting things she had to say. In 2008, PacSun plans to…
News May 13, 2013
