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The Buckle at the Florida Mall in Orlando - SES file photo

The Buckle reports soft February

The women’s business dragged down results at industry customer The Buckle in February.

News March 4, 2015
Blue Tomato in Munich

Zumiez records solid February, Blue Tomato shines

Some say February is a dead month in retail, but not for Zumiez and Blue Tomato.

News March 4, 2015
Hollister is rolling out more new store fronts with more windows

Hollister's woes continue, plus a big change for Hollister Australia

Hollister’s problems continued in the fourth quarter as parent company Abercrombie & Fitch struggles to reinvent itself. The…

Executive Edition March 3, 2015
Quiksilver delays Q1 results

Quiksilver delays Q1 results due to audit committee investigation

Quiksilver said Wednesday morning that it is delaying the release of its first quarter results that had been…

News March 3, 2015
SurfStitch Managing Director Lex Pedersen and CEO Justin Cameron - Photo courtesy of SurfStitch

SurfStitch, Swell, Surfdome results – plus which retailers Swell is targeting

Online retailer SurfStitch, which now also owns Surfdome in Europe and Swell in the U.S., released earnings. Executives…

Executive Edition March 3, 2015
Ford Wright

Longtime Zumiez executive to retire

Ford Wright, Zumiez’s longtime Executive Vice President of Stores, is retiring, the company said this week.

News March 2, 2015
Terry Strumpf

Terry Strumpf exits Vissla, moves to yoga brand

Terry Strumpf, the Vice President of Operations for Vissla and Amuse Society, has exited the company to take…

News March 1, 2015
Photo courtesy of Sport Chek

Canada's Sport Chek records banner year

While the Canadian market is reportedly tough of late, one large industry customer had a banner fourth quarter…

News February 26, 2015
Billabong CEO Neil Fiske - SES file photo

An interview with Billabong CEO Neil Fiske about Billabong results

A talk with Neil Fiske about the wholesale resurgence he sees for Billabong in the U.S., how Billabong…

Executive Edition February 25, 2015
Billabong International CEO Neil Fiske praised the Billabong brand leadership team

Billabong swings to profit, sees U.S. wholesale improvement

Billabong today reported financial results for the six months ended Dec. 31, and CEO Neil Fiske pointed to…

Executive Edition February 25, 2015
Spy CEO Michael Marckx

How Spy is growing its snow business, plans for '15

An interview with CEO Michael Marckx about Spy's growing goggle business plus 2015 plans for other categories.

Executive Edition February 23, 2015
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