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Updated: Moody's downgrades

Updated: Moody's downgrades Quiksilver credit rating

Updated with comments from CEO Pierre Agnes. Credit rating agency Moody’s downgraded Quiksilver yesterday following the company’s second…

News June 11, 2015
Photo courtesy of Zumiez

Zumiez CEO on snowboarding, Europe and Canada plans, and the evolution of Zumiez

Zumiez CEO Rick Brooks provided some interesting insights about Zumiez’s business at the William Blair investors conference Tuesday.

Executive Edition June 9, 2015
Ted Li - SES file photo

Quiksilver hires new Americas sales leader

Quiksilver has hired a new SVP of Sales for Quiksilver Americas – Ted Li from Oakley.

News June 8, 2015
Quiksilver stock takes big

Quiksilver stock takes big hit, new team outlines improvement plans

Quiksilver's stock price is down 37% in trading this morning after its earnings release. We listened to the…

Executive Edition June 8, 2015
Hurley has a large section in a prime spot at Dick's Sporting Goods in Newport Beach

Industry brands embrace growing Dick's Sporting Goods

In an industry where the larger brands are hungry for growth, we keep hearing more and more about…

Executive Edition June 7, 2015
SES file photo

Spring goods sell slowly at Zumiez

Details about Zumiez's results for Q1 and the worrisome sales trends at the start of Q2 from the…

Executive Edition June 4, 2015
Elizabeth Dolan - LinkedIn photo

Quiksilver board member resigns

Quiksilver board member Elizabeth Dolan, a high level marketing executive at FOX, has resigned saying she has been…

News June 3, 2015
Robert Capener

K-Swiss acquires Supra, KR3W – appoints new president

K-Swiss Global Brands, owned by a large Korean conglomerate, has acquired One Distribution, the company that owns Supra…

News June 1, 2015
SES file photo

PacSun continues to alter merchandising mix; interesting commentary about heritage brands

PacSun is adding more new brands to its merchandising mix, and executives had some interesting details about the…

Executive Edition May 28, 2015
A sampling of newer women's product for Sanuk - File photo courtesy of Sanuk

Deckers comments on new Sanuk strategies, 2015 revenue results

Deckers Brands executives made several comments about Sanuk’s evolving strategy and provided details about how the company performed…

Executive Edition May 28, 2015
Sport Chalet CEO Craig Levra with team members at the downtown LA store - SES file photo

Changes come to Sport Chalet post acquisition

SES has learned that the new owners of large industry customer Sport Chalet are making some big changes…

Executive Edition May 27, 2015
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