Last week or so, SIA President David Ingemie sent out an appeal for support for the Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month bring a friend initiative. Check out the web site. Look under “The Challenge.” While I’d love to say something strategically brilliant about the program and give you some blinding insights into its value, […]
Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month; Can’t We All Do Just One Thing? Read More »
Zumiez reported a 12% increase in revenue for the quarter that ended August 2nd to $177 million from $158 million in the same quarter they last year. Their net income was up 57.3% from $4.74 to $7.46 million. Naturally, with that kind of good result, the stock fell 18.8% the next trading day from $32.4
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I have in front of me the pleasant task of reviewing the quarterly fillings of a bunch of our favorite retailers. But before I get to that, I thought I might point you at this article that talks about the future of malls in the U.S. It may have something to do with the evolution
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You know, maybe it’s a delusion, but an awful lot of corporate reports for the companies I follow are starting to sound the same. I need to read something else. Most of them say some variation of we’re trying to figure out how to integrate brick and mortar with online, sales growth is hard to
Quik’s July 31 Quarter: Restructuring Results Slow to Appear. Read More »
Back in its glory days, PacSun was a destination for its young customers and expanded to around 900 stores. It lost its way for reasons that included too much growth and overexposure, unattractive stores, problems getting the right product to the right stores at the right time, thoughtful, better positioned competitors, and a weak economy.
The Issue Continues to be Competitive Positioning: PacSun’s Quarter Read More »
Here’s a good, short article on where we really stand.
U.S. Labor Market; What Shape is it Really In? Read More »
While I was buried under Billabong’s annual report, Globe also filed theirs for the year ended June 30. Globes proprietary brands, in case you don’t remember, include Globe, Callaz, Dwindle, Enjoi, Blind, Almost, Cliché, Darkstar, Tensor, Speed Demons, Dusters, and FXD. Its licensed brands include Stussy and Vision Streetwear. For the year, Globe’s revenues rose 24%
Globe’s Results for the Year: Poor Bottom Line, But Operating Progress Read More »
The top and bottom of Park City are owned by two different companies. They are in a fight over, naturally, money and it has the potential to mean the resort won’t open this winter. I hope it doesn’t come to that. They might find that keeping loyal customers is way easier than getting back
As If Running a Winter Resort Wasn’t Hard Enough Read More »
As I recall, the report I wrote on Billabong last year broke the 4,000 word barrier. I’m probably the only person who read the whole thing. But there was chaos and uncertainty last year and it seemed necessary to explain everything that was going on. As of this year’s end at June 30, there’s still chaos and
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Deckers is mostly of interest to us because of their ownership of Sanuk. We’ll talk about how Sanuk is doing. But Deckers management say some interesting, perhaps even insightful, things about online business and the omnichannel and I want to focus on those as well. Let’s start by getting some of the numbers out of the way. In
Thoughts on the Omnichannel; Decker’s June 30 Results and Sanuk’s Impact Read More »