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Senior Research Analyst Jeff Klinefelter of Piper Jaffray & Co.  authors the twice-yearly äóìTaking stock with Teensäó survey

Ranking action sports brands for spring

I've heard many executives reference the Piper Jaffray "Taking stock with Teens" survey, so thought I'd take a…

News May 13, 2013
VF CEO on acquisitions and

VF CEO on acquisitions and more

I had a chance this morning to read the transcript from the VF Corp. third quarter conference call…

News May 13, 2013
Wall Street worried about

Wall Street worried about PacSun's cash position; third quarter earnings released later today

I'm hearing a lot of anticipation today as PacSun releases earnings later this afternoon. The stock price of…

News May 13, 2013
Billabong cuts forecast due to

Billabong cuts forecast due to soft consumer spending in U.S. and elsewhere

Billabong has cut its forecast for the 2008-09 financial year citing softness at the wholesale and retail level,…

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What holiday snapshot

What holiday snapshot foretells for the 2008 season

Yesterday, Tiffany took you on her first annual holiday core-storefari, where she found that traffic was decidedly mixed…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
ICRX Report: Analysts see a

ICRX Report: Analysts see a challenging 2009, and offer advice going forward

Retailers and brands face another challenging year, but innovation and differentiation will lead strong companies to thrive once…

News May 13, 2013
PacSun CEO Sally Frame Kasaks. PacSun will no longer report monthly sales results.

January results for PacSun, Buckle, Urban Outfitters, Macy's and more

The numbers may look grim, but several retailers said January sales met expectations or were a little better…

News May 13, 2013
Quiksilver CEO Bob McKnight

Quiksilver appoints new board member

Quiksilver and Bob McKnight deepen their relationship with USC with new board member James Ellis, dean of USC's…

News May 13, 2013

Joe's Sports & Outdoors, an important snow and skate retailer, declares bankruptcy

Joe's Sports & Outdoors, a sporting goods store with 31 outlets in Washington, Oregon and Idaho, has declared…

News May 13, 2013
Some good news in Australian

Some good news in Australian consumer sentiment; not so in EU and US

We've been hearing lately that "flat is the new up," and the latest round of retail trade and…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Tom Campion

Top Zumiez executives take salary hit in 2008

Zumiez filed its proxy yesterday and I was intrigued by how the growing retailer pays its top executives.…

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