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Hurley revenues grow double digits in Q2

Nike executives hosted a conference call Wednesday to discuss second quarter earnings. A few interesting nuggets emerged about…

News May 13, 2013
Burtonäó»s West Coast headquarters in Irvine.

Burton makes another acquisition

Here's the release: BURTON ACQUIRES ALIEN WORKSHOP AND HABITAT   Company Increases Its Commitment to Boardsports by Acquiring…

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The Volcom booth at ASR in January.

Volcom earnings coming later today

Volcom releases fourth quarter and year end results this afternoon. I'll listen to the conference call and post…

News May 13, 2013
A clarification about

A clarification about Quiksilver layoffs

Quiksilver executives told me this afternoon I made an erroneous link earlier today between pending layoffs at the…

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March sales hurt PacSun

Same-store sales fell 8 percent at PacSun stores in March. The company experienced "significant" weekly sales volatility due…

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Hollister growing despite weak

Hollister growing despite weak economy

I'm catching up on the Abercrombie & Fitch first quarter earnings conference call from last week. The overall…

News May 13, 2013
Board shorts at a Bora Bora store in Puerto Rico.

How surf brands stack up in tough economy

Some news reports out there have said that surf apparel as a sector is struggling. I thought it…

News May 13, 2013
Adrenalina ups bid - PacSun

Adrenalina ups bid – PacSun rejects it

Adrenalina raised its bid from $4.50 to $5.00 for PacSun today. The move was quickly rejected by PacSun.…

News May 13, 2013
Moody's downgrades

Moody's downgrades Quiksilver's credit ratings

Some tough news for Quiksilver this morning. Here's the Associated Press story about the company's credit rating being…

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PacSun CEO Sally Frame Kasaks

More details on Tom Kennedy's resignation from PacSun

A few more details emerged yesterday about the departure of PacSun division President Tom Kennedy during a Pacific…

News May 13, 2013
December comps for national

December comps for national chains grim for most

Updated at 10:19 with ICSC results, at the bottom of this post. National retailers released comp sale numbers…

News May 13, 2013
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