Zara has 5,900 stores in 85 countries. Only 45 are in the United States. I’ll get back to why that is. I’ve been aware of Zara for a while of course, but when my ever vigilant research department sent me this article, I decided there were some lessons we could all learn. Because I don’t want to rehash […]
Some Lessons From Zara; How Fast Fashion Fits Today’s Economy Read More »
Since Skullcandy went public, I’ve characterized the bet they are placing as “whether or not you can be cool in Fred Meyer.” I’ve also asked if coolness is enough of a market differentiator in a product which, especially at the lower end, is increasingly something of a commodity. And finally, I’ve wondered if Skull can have any
Skullcandy’s September 30 Quarter; This is Going to Get Interesting Read More »
Well, here we are in the middle of a new snow season. Among the things people are probably thinking about are: “It can’t be any worse than it was last season.” That seems statistically likely to be correct. “What am I going to do with last year’s product?” Probably something brands and retailers are both still thinking
Let’s Review; Lessons for Being in the Winter Sports Business Read More »
Nike’s 10Q was released three days ago, so it’s time to take a look at their results. Sometimes I wonder why we even talk about Nike. I guess it’s because after arrogantly stumbling around in the dark in the action sports world for a few years, they developed some patience, mixed it with a bit of
Nike’s Quarter- It’s (Still) Good to Have a Big Balance Sheet Read More »
I’m kind of late getting this done. The June 30 fiscal year results were released at the end of August. But we only see Australian company results twice a year, so it still seems worthwhile. Happily for me, there’s not that much information in the report so it shouldn’t take long. The “Review of Operations” for the whole year
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I read a lot of stuff. From time to time I come upon something I want to share with you. Often I hold on to it until it fits into something I’m writing. But at this point, I’ve got a few articles I’ve been saving that it’s just time to spring on you in the hope you might
Miscellaneous Stuff; Not Your Typical Market Watch Read More »
I should start out by telling you that the Buckle July 28, 2012 balance sheet is strong. But long term investments include $15.1 million in Auction Rate Securities (ARS). An ARS is a long term security with an interest rate that resets via a “Dutch auction” every 7 to 49 days depending on the terms of the
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A couple of readers were thoughtful enough to send me articles on the possible sale of Rip Curl. You can read them here and here. What’s intriguing from my perspective is that the offers came along at the same time as the conditional TPG offer for Billabong. As you know, that’s in due diligence right now, though there’s
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Quik’s net income for the quarter rose 16% to $12.5 million compared to $10.7 million in the pcp (prior calendar period- same quarter the previous year). But the provision for income taxes fell from $9 million to $2.5 million or from 45.6% to 16.8%. Here’s what Quik says in their 10Q about why that happened. “This decrease
Quiksilver’s July 31 Quarter: Net Income Rises due to Lower Tax Rate Read More »
We need to start by recalling that Tilly’s converted from an S to a C corporation on May 2nd, 2012 and went public May 3rd. That had an impact on its comparative financial statements. Let’s review the GAAP results than look at that impact. Sales grew 20.5% to $105 million from $87.3 million in the
Tilly’s Quarter: The Connection Between Operations and Marketing Read More »