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Shaheen tips on surviving a recession

I turn to Shaheen Sadeghi for my second installment of how to survive in a recession. I'm aiming…

News May 13, 2013
Spy parent narrows Q1 loss and

Spy parent narrows Q1 loss and sales rise

I'm still catching up on first quarter results that were released during my travels this month. Here are…

News May 13, 2013
Cary Allington of ActionWatch

The challenges ahead for ActionWatch

The ActionWatch name keeps popping up in different places. Volcom CEO Richard Woolcott cited ActionWatch data during a…

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Columbia announces layoffs

Columbia Sportswear said today it will layoff 4 percent of its workforce, or 75 employees. The company blamed…

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Roy Turner of Surf Expo

Roy Turner gives an update on Surf Expo

I keep reading about car companies pulling out of trade shows, so I thought it would be a…

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A Quiksilver booth at ASR

Quiksilver pulls out of ASR

UPDATE, 8:16 AM: All Quiksilver brands, including Roxy, Quiksilver, Quiksilver For Women, Quiksilver Mens, Raisins, will not be at…

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Eric Wiseman at ICR Xchange 2009

ICRX Report: VF CEO tells how consumers have changed

Eric Wiseman, CEO of VF Corp., which owns Vans and Reef, said the retail industry should expect more…

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Nick Adcock

La Jolla hires away Quiksilver Americas CFO Bill Bussiere

The La Jolla Group has hired Quiksilver Amercias CFO Bill Bussiere as president and chief financial officer. Bill…

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U.S., Australian retail sales tick up a bit

The latest rounds of retail spending and consumer sentiment reports show slight upticks in the U.S. and Australia.…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
January tough for core stores

January tough for core stores

Sales at core stores fell 17 percent in January, according to data from ActionWatch.  The ActionWatch retail panel…

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Pacific Sunwear CEO Sally Frame Kasaks

More details about PacSun value stores and 2008 results

Increased discounting battered PacSun's gross margins in the fourth quarter as the industry's largest customer moved to aggressively…

News May 13, 2013
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