This article was occasioned by PPR’s release of its quarterly results, but that’s not really what it’s about. When PPR, or Decker’s or VF or Jarden releases earnings we’re interested in what happened mostly because we’d like to know what’s going on with Volcom, or Sanuk, or Reef, or K2/Ride. We never find out very much. Volcom […]
PPR Earnings Release and Volcom- Exit Strategies for Core Brands Read More »
Globe actually released these back in February. As far as I can tell everybody, including me, missed them. There’s never a lot of information in these Australian six month results. Still, I thought a brief look might be in order. You can download the report yourself if you want to see it. Globe’s revenues fell 8% from $46.4
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Not much is different in this filing, but we do get a few additional pieces of information. You can review what I wrote about their initial filing last July here. I updated that analysis in March of 2012 when they released their numbers for the year. My opinion hasn’t changed and I think the analysis is still valid.
Tilly’s IPO Moving Forward; Another S1 Amendment is Filed Read More »
Nike recently came out with their 10Q for the quarter ended February 29th. I looked through it, read the conference call transcript, and sat down with the intention of doing my usual analysis. Then I thought to myself, “Who am I kidding?” You want my analysis? They keep growing, make a lot of money, and their balance sheet
Nike and Their Approach to Product Innovation. It’s Not All About Team Riders Read More »
I want to start by focusing on some comments PacSun’s management made that are indicative, I think, of why this is a harder environment for most industry companies and especially for one that is working through a turnaround. Strategies Improving their merchandise assortment planning is not a new theme for PacSun. It’s something that CEO Gary
PacSun’s Year and Quarter; Progress, but Work Left to Do Read More »
The more I think about it, the less I feel I know for sure. I know the internet and brick and mortar are changing each other, that brands are becoming retailers and retailers brands, that easy information and product availability is making most products commodities at some level, that brands are really pushing product extensions, and
Trying to Think About the Junction of Retail, Brands and the Internet. Read More »