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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

Quiksilver executives take pay cut

The Quiksilver board of directors approved a pay cut for top company executives last week, according to a…

News May 13, 2013

WSJ story worth reading about impact of huge discounts at Saks

The Wall Street Journal has a front page story today that examines the ramifications of Saks Fifth Avenue's…

News May 13, 2013
Volcom records tough Q4

Volcom records tough Q4, expects double-digit sales declines for Q1

Volcom CEO Richard Woolcott described Volcom's fourth quarter results as "not acceptable" on a conference call today as…

News May 13, 2013

Quik shows a sharp Q1 decline and forecasts mid-teen drop in Q2

Quiksilver's Q1 09 results show a $9 million loss and an 11 percent drop in revenue compared to…

News May 13, 2013
Signs of stability in retail

Signs of stability in retail sales and port volume data

Have we reached a bottom in the global economic downturn? A few signs indicate the answer is "maybe."…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013

Source Interlink SVP discusses bankruptcy filing

Source Interlink's bankruptcy filing will help the company, and its action sports titles, focus on online upgrades and…

News May 13, 2013
Retail sales appear to be

Retail sales appear to be stabilizing across the globe

Ahead of the U.S. retail sales report due tomorrow, we're taking a look today at the most recent…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013

CCS opens store in California, more to come

Online skate retailer CCS has opened a brick-and-mortar store in Santa Monica and another test store will open…

News May 13, 2013
A West 49 store in British Columbia

West 49 posts solid topline results in Q1

West 49, a key Canadian action sports retailer, reported a 7.7 percent increase in same-store sales in its…

News May 13, 2013
The former Active store in downtown San Diego

Active sale approved by judge

A bankruptcy judge approved the sale of Active Ride Shop Tuesday to Active Sports Lifestyle USA, LLC, according…

News May 13, 2013
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Strategy & Planning Series
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