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CEO Gary Schoenfeld presented Wednesday at the ICR Xchange investors conference in Miami and described the mix of heritage, emerging and proprietary brands it is striving for. Read More...
Details about Billabong's warning about retail sales and profit shortfalls and its strategic review of options to reduce debt to strengthen its balance sheet. Read More...
The company notified the market today that sales are weaker than expected, that its EBITDA growth would be lower than planned and that is was reviewing strategic alternatives. Read More...
We listened to Quik's conference call this afternoon. Details include revenues for each brand, 5-year growth plan, rebounding retail, Roxy upside, mountain division launch. Read More...
We listened to PacSun's earnings call for details on its store closures, new financing, Q3 results and Q4 guidance. Updated with analyst reaction to PacSun's closures, etc. Read More...
Some mall retailers fared better than others during the important holiday selling month of November. We have a round up of some industry customers and competitors. Read More...
Today we look at total pay packages for 24 apparel, retail and action sports executives of publicly-traded companies, including restricted stock and option grants. Read More...
Today we launch our series that analyzes CEO compensation for 24 companies, including Quiksilver, Billabong, Skullcandy, Volcom, Deckers, VF Corp., Nike, Abercrombie, more. Read More...
The Safilo Group said it plans to buy Polaroid Eyewear, which specializes in polarized sunglasses. Safilo detailed the purchase price, expansion plans for Polaroid. Read More...