August 25, 2007
Ok TB readers: this week I will be reporting to you LIVE from VEGAS from the MAGIC apparel conference. http://show.magiconline.com/magic/v42/index.cvn What’s MAGIC you say? Only the biggest retail apparel conference of the year. EVERYONE is there: from PVH to ANF to TRLG,and I will be there to give you the skinny on all that’s […]
Filed by admin at August 25th, 2007 under Plus Size, Footwear, Same Store Sales, athletic apparel, teen retail, ANF, love it, loathe it, hot topic, abercombie, fashion
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August 8, 2007
Ok—trust me on this. I used to LOVE Hot Topic (NASDAQ:HOTT). It was one of the truly differentiated concepts in the Mall. Goth freaks and music dorks unite! In 1989, there was nary a place in the mall where you could buy that Guns n’Roses T-shirt, or that leather belt with spikes and matching chain […]
Filed by admin at August 8th, 2007 under Same Store Sales, teen retail, hot topic, loathe it, fashion
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May 26, 2007
Ok-the consumer is busted. You know this already. Two words: equity extraction. Don’t even get me started on gas prices. I’m talking Mass here–not LUXURY. So, after visiting the Mall I’ve decided for most Teen retailers it’s not about product mix anymore. It’s the Economy stupid. Retailers are going to have to GET […]
Filed by admin at May 26th, 2007 under teen retail, ANF, hot topic, loathe it, fashion
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