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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.…

News May 13, 2013
April retail comps better than

April retail comps better than expected for some chains

April same-store sales were better than expected for several retailers. Here is a report for some chains that…

News May 13, 2013
Zumiez Q1 09 results: down

Zumiez Q1 09 results: down double-digits, but better than expected

Zumiez reported a $1.7 milion net loss for its Q1 09 today, or 6 cents per dilulted share,…

News May 13, 2013
Quiksilver will keep all

Quiksilver will keep all brands; Q2 revenue drops by 8 percent in constant currency

Quiksilver executives said today during an earnings conference call that it didn't need to sell assets now that…

News May 13, 2013
Mark Weber of Hurley

Converse, Hurley buck economy to deliver strong results, Nike says

Despite the tough economy, Converse and Hurley posted strong revenue and profit results for the year ended May…

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