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December boosts West 49

December boosts West 49 holiday sales

I’m catching up on some West 49 news about holiday sales that came out while I was at…

News May 13, 2013
Department stores sales and

Department stores sales and earnings trends

Since many brands sell department stores, I’m catching up on some earnings news from Macy’s, Nordstrom and Dillard’s…

News May 13, 2013
Urban Outfitters chairman

Urban Outfitters chairman sells loads of stock

Urban Outfitters Inc. Chairman, President and Co-founder Richard Hayne sold more than 1.3 million shares of stock over…

News May 13, 2013
Rhone may own 30% Quik by year

Rhone may own 30% Quik by year end

Quiksilver and Rhone proposed a debt for equity swap today that gives Rhone a significant stake in the…

News May 13, 2013
Billabong's Paul Naude with Ron Abdel of Jack's at the Waterman's Ball this year.

North Americas President Paul Naude on Billabong's results

Naude on Billabong's full-year results, including the performance of Nixon, Element and Billabong, the challenges in Australia and…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Biillabong-owned stores in the U.S. have been a bright spot. Comps are up approximately 10% in November and in the first two weeks of December. Shop-eat-surf file photo.

Billabong lowers earnings guidance

Billabong lowered its constant currency six-month and full-year earnings guidance today based on several factors including bad weather…

News May 13, 2013
Japan natural disasters to

Japan natural disasters to impact Billabong earnings

Some Billabong stores in Japan are closed due to the events in Japan and the company expects wholesale…

News May 13, 2013
Volcom Q1 net income falls

Volcom Q1 net income falls

Volcom’s Q1 revenue came in higher than forecast and earnings per share hit the top end of its…

News May 13, 2013
Francois-Henri Pinault

SES interviews PPR CEO on Volcom buy

Now that PPR's acquisition of Volcom is official, we ask Francois-Henri Pinault some questions about the deal, including…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
DC

DC, Quik, Roxy, Quik Girls, Retail performance in Q3

We listened to Quiksilver's Q3 earnings report and have all the details including the performance of Roxy, DC…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
What CEOs make: A special

What CEOs make: A special report

Today we launch our series that analyzes CEO compensation for 24 companies, including Quiksilver, Billabong, Skullcandy, Volcom, Deckers,…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series