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Zumiez offices in Everett

Late buying rush pushes Zumiez to positive comps for December

Last-minute and after-holiday shoppers came out in enough force – and bought more, lower priced goods -- to…

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Retailers head into Q3 from Q2

Retailers head into Q3 from Q2 in a positive direction

Press Release: At the end of Q2 2010, quarter to quarter positive sales and margin trends continue to…

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Retail sales up 0.7 percent in February as consumers adjusted spending

Press release:   WASHINGTON, March 13, 2013 – Retail sales beat estimates in February as consumers quickly adapted…

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ZJ Boarding House owners Mikke Pierson

ZJ Boarding House: What’s selling now

Fall goods have been in stores for awhile now so I thought I'd check in with ZJ Boarding…

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Spy parent company sales up 17

Spy parent company sales up 17 percent

Orange 21 Inc. said yesterday that sales increased 17 percent to $14 million in the second quarter. The…

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Japanese economy shows signs of slowing, Australian retail sales soften

Economists are watching Japan closely after the country's unemployment rate rose and household spending fell in June. The…

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Bobby

What is selling now at Jack’s Surfboards

I checked in yesterday with Bobby Abdel, a buyer and co-owner of Jack's Surfboards, to see what spring…

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Liz Pierce

Digging deeper into The Buckle results

For several months, I've been writing about how The Buckle is outperforming its retail competitors. At a time…

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Core stores and fleece take

Core stores and fleece take sales hit in September

Cary Allington of ActionWatch sent me some grim figures for core stores in September. What is really troubling…

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