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Zumiez at the Florida Mall. Shop-eat-surf file photo.

Worrisome trends at Zumiez – snow, footwear, Q4

On an earnings call today, executives reported some sales and category headwinds. We have details about grim snow…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Volcom Executive Chairman Richard Woolcott and CEO Jason Steris. Photo by Shop-eat-surf.

Volcom ready to execute new initiatives in 2013

A talk with Richard Woolcott and Jason Steris about the Volcom footwear launch, and revamped accessories and snow…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Spy CEO Michael Marckx and Chairman of the Board Seth Hamot. Hamot owns about 50% of the company. Photo by Shop-eat-surf.

Spy CEO: strategy taking root as sales grow double digits

A talk with Michael Marckx about how a new strategy is changing Spy, which reported 2012 results Wednesday.…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Vans

VF Corp. Q3 highlights

What consumer slowdown? The parent company of Vans, Reef, The North Face, Wrangler, 7 For All Mankind and…

News May 13, 2013
The new DC store in Los Angeles.

DC “star” of Quiksilver results; Hardgoods continue to dampen earnings; stock falls

Quiksilver hosted an information-packed conference call for investors today. Here are the highlights: The basics Fourth quarter revenues…

News May 13, 2013
Ryan Immegart of Volcom Entertainment with Volcom CEO Richard Woolcott at ASR.

Volcom: More acquisitions ahead

This info comes from Volcom's power point presentation at the ICR XChange this afternoon. I'm not there now…

News May 13, 2013
The Atwater crew: Dean Bradley

Some good retail and economic news

Some of my friends at Atwater have been teasing me about having so much doom and gloom economic…

News May 13, 2013
The DC store in L.A.

DC apparel moving into department stores

DC Shoes is bucking the current macro economic trends, according to Quiksilver executives. During a conference call today…

News May 13, 2013
Hollister same store sales

Hollister same store sales drop 16 percent

Hollister's parent company Abercrombie & Fitch recorded a 10 percent decline in same-store sales company wide. Here's the…

News May 13, 2013
The Buckle rules retail in

The Buckle rules retail in April

The Buckle maintained its momentum in April. The company recorded a 34 percent rise in same-store sales during…

News May 13, 2013
Billabong USA President Paul Naudí©

Billabong acquires retailer Quiet Flight

Billabong International picks up Quiet Flights 14 stores on the East Coast. June 11, 2008 PRESS RELEASE Billabong…

News May 13, 2013
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