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November same-store sales

November same-store sales flash report

November same-stores sales numbers were released this morning. Department stores appear to be the big winners. Retailers were…

News May 13, 2013
Even Volcom canäó»t escape the softening retail environment.

Volcom’s Q4 business weaker than forecast

In addition to its big acquisition news, Volcom also lowered its fourth quarter and full year guidance today.…

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Luxottica says Oakley hot in

Luxottica says Oakley hot in all regions

It's been 12 months since Luxottica bought Oakley, one of its biggest competitors. Since the acquisition, Oakley's wholesale…

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Buckle continues its winning

Buckle continues its winning ways

The Buckle continues to outperform other retailers, and its mens business is particularly strong. The company, with 269…

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Vans and North Face help lift

Vans and North Face help lift VF results

VF Corp. recorded strong second quarter results, beating earnings estimates despite the tough economic climate and rising costs.…

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Volcom CEO Richard Woolcott.

Details from Volcom conference call

I'm catching up on this one from Puerto Rico. The biggest news from the conference call was that…

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Cary Allington of ActionWatch

Shoe sales bounce back in core stores

Cary Allington of ActionWatch sent me some interesting sales data for May. The ActionWatch same-stores sales report measures…

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Credit crisis and the retail slowdown

I sent out several emails to retailers and brands in the industry to see how the credit crunch…

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Rossignol sale closes

Some good news from Quiksilver today as the company announced it has completed the sale of Rossignol.  The…

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Looking at specialty and department store comps for the year

With the release of November comps today, we thought we would look back and put the year-to-date in…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Bob Hurley at the SIMA Summit

Hurley and Converse revenues log high-teens growth in quarter

Nike Inc. executives said yesterday during an earnings conference call with analysts that revenues from its Hurley and…

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