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A Hollister T-shirt. Shop-eat-surf file photo.

Rip off rewarded – Hollister sales reach $2 billion

Hollister revenue in 2011 totaled $2 billion. That makes the Ohio-based retailer arguably the largest surf brand in…

News May 13, 2013
Paul Naude

Photos from a busy Day 1 at Agenda

Lots and lots of photos from the floor of Day 1 at Agenda, which featured a wide array…

News May 13, 2013
A Blue Tomato store in Germany. Photo courtesy of Blue Tomato.

Zumiez's Blue Tomato expands

Four months after Zumiez's acquisition of Blue Tomato closed, the European retailer is expanding its brick-and-mortar footprint.

News May 13, 2013
L*Space models show some of the key styles for the brand's Summer 2013 season where the theme is from swim to gym

Photos, swim trends from the Swim Collective

We check in with L*Space, vitamin A, Vix, Beach Riot and Tavik at the Swim Collective trade show…

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The new Rip Curl store by Hansen's in Encinitas

Josh Hansen on opening a Rip Curl store in Encinitas

The Hansen's owner shares why he is opening a Rip Curl store and the vision behind it. Plus,…

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New PacSun CEO: One tough cookie

I had a great interview with Sally Frame Kasaks, a retail industry heavyweight who is now CEO of…

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Hollister looking for international locations

The surf industry's nemesis, the Hollister retail chain owned by Abercrombie & Fitch, is actively looking for sites…

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Chat Noir changing to Savannah

Chat Noir changing to Savannah

David Wilhelm's Culinary Adventure group is changing its Chat Noir restaurant across from South Coast Plaza to Savannah,…

News May 13, 2013
Juniors apparel sales improve

Juniors apparel sales improve in August

Cary Allington at ActionWatch sent me an interesting same store sales report for August for core stores. Here's…

News May 13, 2013
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