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West 49 sees stability in its

West 49 sees stability in its back-to-school results

Canadian action sports retailer West 49 reported yesterday that it "held its ground" in the 2009 back-to-school selling…

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Nordstrom Q3 beats

Nordstrom Q3 beats conservative plan

Nordstrom, a department store customer of the action sports industry, yesterday reported improved results in the third quarter…

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Active Ride Shop's bankruptcy was the most-viewed story in 2009.

The top stories of 2009: what you viewed the most

To cap off our “Looking back, looking ahead” series, we looked into our database to see what articles…

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Retail sales improved in

Retail sales improved in February

Retailers reported improved same store sales in February indicating consumers opened their wallets last month and the easier…

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Weekly retail sales rise again

NEW YORK (April 13, 2010) – Retailers continued to see their sales rise for the fourth consecutive week…

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Dave Hollander

Billabong buys Becker's 5 stores and online operation

Billabong invests again in retail.

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Zumiez CEO Rick Brooks. Shop-eat-surf file photo.

Zumiez bids for West 49

Zumiez throws its hat in the ring for Canadian retailer West 49, a week after Billabong said it…

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A Sandanista sweater.

Comune creates new line for PacSun

Comune creates a new pop up brand exclusively for PacSun with attractive price points and fashionable, yet simplified…

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Nine Star closes store

Nine Star closes store

Nine Star has closed one of its Southern California locations.

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Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series