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Interesting business trends at Quiksilver in Q1

Quiksilver hosted an information-packed earnings conference call Thursday, and we have all the highlights.

Executive Edition March 6, 2014
The main entrance

A talk with the BC Surf & Sport owner and a visit to a Colorado BC store

A visit to the BC Surf & Sport store in Broomfield, Colorado and a talk with Bruce Cromartie…

Executive Edition March 3, 2014
Mervin co-founder Pete Saari

Mervin CEO on new ownership, business trends, future plans

A talk with Mervin CEO Ryan Hollis about the changes at Mervin since Altamont Capital bought the company…

Executive Edition March 2, 2014
The K2 booth at ISPO - Jarden Corp. owns K2 and several other ski and snowboard brands

Winter companies on 2013 results, forecasts for 2014

Jarden, Columbia, Amer Sports and The North Face all discussed in some detail how the winter is shaping…

Executive Edition February 25, 2014
The Volcom skatepark - Photo courtesy of Volcom

Kering details Volcom and Electric 2013 results

Kering provided lots of details about Volcom and Electric results in several reports and in a conference call…

Executive Edition February 20, 2014
Billabong CEO Neil Fiske - Shop-eat-surf file photo

Americas woes temper Billabong results

Lots of information emerged during Billabong's half-year earnings conference call including results by region, Sector 9's change in…

Executive Edition February 20, 2014
Susan Branch

Neil Fiske's big plans for Billabong Women's

Billabong CEO Neil Fiske unveiled some big, long-term goals for Billabong Women's during an earnings conference call.

Executive Edition February 20, 2014
The jaw-dropping

The jaw-dropping, final sale price for West 49

The final sale price of West 49 is stunning, considering what Billabong paid for the Canadian retail chain…

Executive Edition February 20, 2014
Billabong names new global

Billabong names new global president of Billabong brand, announces other staffing changes

Billabong detailed a long list of new hires during an earnings call, and some positions it is looking…

Executive Edition February 20, 2014
Vans President Kevin Bailey - Shop-eat-surf file photo

Details about Vans and North Face's strong Q4 and 2013

We listened to VF's earnings call this morning and have info about how Vans and North Face performed…

Executive Edition February 13, 2014
Blue Tomato Munich store manager Max Rudek

The rising Blue Tomato

A visit to, and lots of photos of, a Blue Tomato store, the growing European chain owned by…

Executive Edition February 11, 2014
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series