Markdowns hurt Bikini Village margins
Bikini Village, a 61-store chain in Canada that carries industry swimwear brands, said its margins were hurt by…
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How Sports Vision Bend is weathering the recession
While I was in Bend, Oregon, last week, I stopped in to visit Roberta Johnson, who owns the…
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Foot Locker execs on CCS test stores, adding skate to European stores, and more
During Foot Locker's second quarter earnings conference call last week, company executives commented on the performance of the…
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National retailers use different strategies for the holidays
BusinessWeek has an interesting story about how some national retailers are approaching the holiday season. We all know…
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Zumiez same store sales improve in West
Zumiez reported an 8.5% decline in November same store sales this afternoon. Last November, same store sales declined…
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Green Rooms boosting sales for some stores
For the last seven years, Frank Scura, founder of the Action Sports Environmental Coalition (ASEC), dreamt of action…
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Murray leaves VF for Urban Outfitters
Steve Murray, president of VF Corp's Action Sports Coalition, is leaving VF to become the president of the…
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Easter shift tempers Zumiez April comps
Two categories post positive results. Stores in the West post continue upswing as well.
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PacSun CEO Gary Schoenfeld on action sports branding and managing change
General registration for our Executive Roundtable with Fox Head CEO Pete Fox continues through Friday. These two video…
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