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What is selling at Villains SF
I caught up with Randy Brewer, the head buyer and general manager of the three Villains stores in San Francisco, about what is selling for spring and what he liked…
News May 13, 2013
Ryan Heuser on changes at Paul Frank
As Paul Frank Industries switches from an in-house business model to a licensing strategy, big changes are happening at the Costa Mesa company. Last week, the company announced it had…
News May 13, 2013
ESPN expands and upgrades online mission
ESPN is creating an online action sports network that will launch in the fall and include several internet sites dedicated to specific action sports, the Los Angeles Times reports. The…
News May 13, 2013
O’Neill opens first flagship store in Anaheim
I checked out the new O'Neill store at the GardenWalk shopping center in Anaheim yesterday. I had lucky timing and was able to tour the store with O'Neill Clothing CEO…
News May 13, 2013March sales hurt PacSun
Same-store sales fell 8 percent at PacSun stores in March. The company experienced "significant" weekly sales volatility due to the earlier Easter. Apparel comps: up 4 percent, accounting for 78…
News May 13, 2013Columbia records flat U.S. sales in Q1
I found some interesting business information in Columbia Sportswear's earnings last week that could be useful to action sports executives - namely, how Columbia's retail customers are dealing with the…
News May 13, 2013Jarden discusses K2 ski business and orders
Jarden Corp., which acquired K2 last year, hosted its first quarter conference call yesterday. First quarter sales rose 48 percent to $1.22 billion, below analysts expectations of $1.23 billion. Net…
News May 13, 2013
Zumiez ordering conservatively for 2008
Zumiez executives said during the company's first quarter earnings conference call that they are maintaining their conservative outlook for the rest of the year. Zumiez beat its earnings guidance in…
News May 13, 2013
Billabong acquires Sector 9 for its latest buy
I've heard executives say some of the best deal-making gets done in tough economies. Billabong is certainly making lots of deals lately. The company announced today it is buying San…
News May 13, 2013
