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Steele Platt

Yard House owner’s tips for entrepreneurs

I'm discovering that many of you have your own companies. If you are working for someone else, there's…

News May 13, 2013

Billabong acquires Australia’s Tigerlily

Here's the press release from Australia: Gold Coast, 7 December 2007: Billabong International Limited has today reached agreement…

News May 13, 2013
Richard Woolcott expands Volcomäó»s reach with the acquisition.

Huge news! Volcom buys Electric visual

Geesh, I was just emailing with Richard Woolcott yesterday and didn't get a whiff of this. Volcom is…

News May 13, 2013
Quiksilver President Bernard Mariette at the ICR XChange conference in Dana Point in January.

Bernard Mariette out at Quiksilver

Quiksilver President Bernard Mariette, the architect of the company's troubled acquisition of Rossignol in 2005, is leaving Quiksilver,…

News May 13, 2013
The Hollister store at Westminster mall.

Same store sales fall at Hollister

One of the industry's biggest competitors had a tough month. The girls business at Hollister continues to struggle.…

News May 13, 2013
Fernando Aguerre

Fernando on the downside of rapid growth

I had an interesting interview with Reef co-founder Fernando Aguerre awhile back. There are some gems from the…

News May 13, 2013
The Volcom management team

Volcom looks forward at shareholder meeting

I stopped by the Volcom shareholder meeting Tuesday morning to hear the company's review of fiscal 2007 and…

News May 13, 2013
Oakley doing äóìvery welläó in

Oakley doing “very well” in second quarter

Oakley's new owner, Luxottica Group, hosted a conference call last week to reaffirm its guidance for the second…

News May 13, 2013
A photo of an Adrenalina store from the companyäó»s website

More about the Adrenalina CEO

Adrenalina CEO Ilia Lekach is not new to the business scene, nor to Wall Street. Lekach made public…

News May 13, 2013
Spy cutting costs as sales

Spy cutting costs as sales fall

Orange 21, the parent company of Spy Optics, issued a press release today outlining its cost-cutting initiatives. The…

News May 13, 2013

Three indicators tell more about consumers

Today, we turn to three indicators to look deeper into merchandise volumes, how consumers are spending - and…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
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