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April 8, 2009
You start cycling your new running shoe inventory through channels like Kohl’s. Um, we knew the UA running shoe launch was bad, we just didn’t know it was THIS BAD, THIS SOON! Yes dear reader, my retail spies across the nation have confirmed that UA running shoes are popping up at discount retailers. Ouch. If […]
Filed by admin at April 8th, 2009 under OAKLEY, Action Sports, NKE, NIKE, KSS, UA, athletic apparel
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March 20, 2009
Golf retailer Golfsmith (NASDAQ:GOLF) is banking on sexy Spaniard Sergio Garcia as a “Cinderella Story”at Augusta. But, instead of a glass slipper you get to refund the price of your Taylormade club if he wins! Sounds like a pretty damn creative promotion–as if we needed ANOTHER reason to watch SERGIOOOOOOOOOO. Who knows if it moves the […]
Filed by admin at March 20th, 2009 under Sergio Garcia, PGA, ELY, ASHW, PVH, NKE, athletic apparel, GOLF, NIKE, love it
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March 19, 2009
Snow/ski stocks have been wiping out lately. Since Quicksilver’s (ZQK) retail woes began, speculation of a take-out has been prolific. NKE, VFC and now even Singapore’s prominent Ong Family have all been cocktail party chatter and bandied about in conference rooms galore. With inventories elevated, Quick’s margins remain under pressure and with EBTIDA coming in around $160M for 2009, […]
Filed by admin at March 19th, 2009 under SKI, Snow, burton, Billabong, VFC, Quicksilver, Surf, ZQK, NIKE, athletic apparel, NKE, Action Sports, Surfing, teen retail
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Get your minds out of the gutter silly, I meant Action SPORTS. You know, surf, skate, snow, etc. The Talented Blonde is now expanding her little realm to include coverage of the Action Sports industry. An industry that has witnessed start-ups blossom into multi-million dollar industries, Action Sports have been treading water during this […]
Filed by admin at March 19th, 2009 under SKI, Snow, Surf, burton, Billabong, Quicksilver, Roxy, ZQK, Skate, Shameless Self-Promotion, zumz, athletic apparel, UA, Outdoor Lifestyle, Surfing, Action Sports, teen retail
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March 16, 2009
The Talented Blonde just loves looking good on the green. Makes up for a multitude of sins with my lefty swing. However, now you can look EVEN BETTER now that $PVH and Calvin Klein have struck a global golf licensing deal with Premium Golf Brands (PBG), Europe’s grand daddy of golf apparel. Here’s the link:CK […]
Filed by admin at March 16th, 2009 under GOLF, NKE, PVH, Outdoor Lifestyle, UA, athletic apparel, Conjecture, love it
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January 30, 2009
Ouch–you knew the quarter was gonna be painful over at Under Armour (UA)but geeeez. Tons O’ inventory out there that needs to go away. Great brand, but young, and the management team needs to step it up. Remember–anytime you try to go against NIKE (NKE) in the footwear market, you get CRUSHED. One word: OAKLEY. […]
Filed by admin at January 30th, 2009 under H&M, HMB, Japanese Fashion, Fast Retailing, Esprit, UNIQLO, Zara, Inditex, OAKLEY, DKS, Twitter, CAB, ITX, WMT, Top retail picks, Conjecture, Shameless Self-Promotion, American Apparel, Fashion Week, athletic apparel, GES, UA, NIKE, NKE, Random Acts of Fashion, Hunting, Outdoor Lifestyle, loathe it
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January 6, 2009
So, The Talented Blonde hates victory laps . . . but, you can’t deny that Japanese phenom FAST RETAILING kicked major retail ass-ets this December–a Herculean task in the global recession we are all in. Go with me BEHIND the brand, as I interview Shin Odake, the COO of UNIQLO, their hottest concept and new SOHO […]
Filed by admin at January 6th, 2009 under Top retail picks, ARO, Video, Random Acts of Fashion, Esprit, UNIQLO, Inditex, H&M, Japanese Fashion, Fast Retailing, APP, Outdoor Lifestyle, Same Store Sales, teen retail, ANF, love it, athletic apparel, DENIM, GES, Shameless Self-Promotion, GPS, American Apparel, fashion
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January 2, 2009
Ok-so there are a handful of retailers you’d want to touch with a ten foot pole these days. One stock I’d actually want to own is NKE. Watch the video with my trusty side-kick Brittany Umar here:
Filed by admin at January 2nd, 2009 under Outdoor Lifestyle, NIKE, NKE, Shameless Self-Promotion, athletic apparel, teen retail, Footwear, love it
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December 5, 2008
Ok ya’ll-here is part three of my interview with American Apparel’s CEO Dov Charney.
Filed by admin at December 5th, 2008 under TGT, Burberry, BRBY, Macy's, Shameless Self-Promotion, GES, Video, Random Acts of Fashion, APP, AAPL, ANN, teen retail, ANF, love it, Same Store Sales, athletic apparel, GPS, American Apparel, DENIM, fashion
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November 25, 2008
But wait-there’s more! See part two of my wide-ranging interview with American Apparel CEO, Dov Charney here:We get to the bottom of all this legal drama . . . just don’t ask him about the mustache.-Talented
Filed by admin at November 25th, 2008 under Shameless Self-Promotion, Macy's, Paris Hilton, APP, Video, Random Acts of Fashion, GPS, American Apparel, ANF, love it, teen retail, Same Store Sales, athletic apparel, fashion
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