Toby Bost: There’s opportunity in downturn
I talked to Toby Bost, the CEO of La Jolla Group and O'Neill Clothing quite a bit at…
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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…
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Billabong cuts forecast due to soft consumer spending in U.S. and elsewhere
Billabong has cut its forecast for the 2008-09 financial year citing softness at the wholesale and retail level,…
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A preview of Jack's new San Clemente store
Jamal Abdelmuti from Jack's Surfboards sent me this rendering of the retailer's new store planned for San Clemente.…
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Wovens up, watches down in December at core stores
We all knew holiday was bad at retail. Now we know just how bad it was at core…
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Volcom's Jason Steris on boardshorts, Stone Age and denim
I had an informative talk with Volcom President Jason Steris recently about what the company is focusing on…
News May 13, 2013Firewire not impacted by Perrin bankruptcy
News surfaced out of Australia this week that Matthew Perrin filed for bankruptcy. Perrin, a former Billabong CEO,…
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Highlights from Quiksilver's shareholder meeting
I stopped by the Quiksilver shareholder meeting yesterday at company headquarters in Huntington Beach, where CEO Bob McKnight…
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Remembering Dick Baker, Part I
Click here to read more tributes to Dick on Remembering Dick Baker, Part II Updated Monday 8:05 p.m.
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