During the last couple of years, I’ve written some articles pointing to the emergence of 3D printing, urging you to at least be aware of the trends even if we agreed it wasn’t going to rock your world today. I wrote about it here, here, and here.
3D Printing Finally Taking Off? Read More »
Roots, a Canadian retailer, has filed a prospectus for a public offering. Here’s the link to their web site. As usual, the initial prospectus is missing a lot of key numbers, but I’ll do the best I can. Roots has been around since 1973, so they must be doing something right. “As of July 29,
Retailer Plans to Go Public. Wait…Now?…A Retailer?…Really? Read More »
A reader sent me this article discussing how retail seems likely to evolve. Why don’t you go and read it before I offer my comments? The author (Doug Stephens) and I are, in general, in violent agreement about the direction and speed of retail change. We further agree that if you, as a retailer are
More Ideas About the Future of Retail Read More »
In my travels, I’ve come across a few articles describing some new retail ideas. I don’t know which might turn out to be “right” or “wrong,” but it seems incumbent on us to be aware and consider whether any of the ideas might apply to our businesses. I guess this is my way to help
Some New (or Not) Retails Ideas Read More »
During the quarter, Zumiez increased its sales and reduced its loss compared to the same quarter last year. It continued to follow its strategy and its balance sheet remains solid- perhaps a bit stronger than a year ago. I’ve generally been a supporter of Zumiez’s strategy. It’s not that they necessarily know any better than
The Details We Don’t See; Zumiez’s July 29 Quarter Read More »
Globe is no more immune to economic conditions than any other company. But what I’ve always liked about them is they seem to be in touch with reality and have a positive attitude about it. They haven’t always been right (me neither) but they’re not slow to realize when something should change and in making
Not Too Bad, But Not Too Good. And Generally Uninformative. Globe’s Annual Results Read More »
Here’s what I said six months ago about Billabong: “Six months ago [talking about a year ago], reporting on Billabong’s results for the whole year, I said this was a challenging turnaround, Billabong was doing things right, they were starting to see results, but the market was tough, and implementing their plan was taking longer
More of the Same; Billabong’s Results for the Year Read More »
As you probably know, Emerald Expositions (EE) is the owner and manager of Surf Expo, Outdoor Retailer, and now what was formerly SIA’s Snow Show. Overall, they operate over 50 shows as well as other events. They’ve grown by acquisition, and expect to continue to do so. Their shows are in many industries and include
SGB Media published an article last week called, “What’s Causing the Delays in Back-To-School Buying?” Here’s the link to the article. If you read the article (you should- SGB does a pretty good job), you’ll find a discussion of the factors said to be causing the delays- the usual suspects. I’d like to offer
Why is Back to School Shopping Slow? Read More »
The 10-Q reads this way: “…in light of the recent and continuing changes in the retail environment, we also believe it is prudent to further reduce our global brick and mortar footprint. We expect to continue to reduce our footprint through a combination of store closures and the conversion of owned stores to partner retail
To Have or Not to Have Stores; That is the Question. Deckers’ June 30 Quarter Read More »