ACTIONWATCH JAN RESULTS DOWN -11.3% ALL CATEGORIES
Our ActionWatch US retail panel recorded a great start to 2020 with January up (+11%) across all categories. January’s US results are all the more encouraging thanks to the addition……
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ACTIONWATCH US RETAIL SHOWS +11% GROWTH FOR JAN 2020
ASB MAGAZINE: Our ActionWatch US retail panel recorded a great start to 2020 with January up +11% across all categories. January’s results are all the more encouraging thanks to the……
SHANNAN NORTH ON SIMA’S ‘AGGRESSIVE’ OUTLOOK + 2020 AWARDS FINALISTS
ASB MAGAZINE: The Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA) President Shannan North recently updated SIMA Members with the associations ‘aggressive’ plans for 2020 including trade shows, key notes, surf summit, business……
RIP CURL x KATHMANDU – THE FIRST THREE MONTHS
Rip Curl’s new owner, Kathmandu hosted a strategy session and trading update with investors last week after taking the keys to the business three months ago. Key presenters from Rip……
‘JUST BLOODY REMARKABLE’ – RIP CURL FOUNDERS REFLECT ON KATHMANDU SALE & 50 YEARS
In late 2019, Doug Warbrick and Brian Singer pulled off the sale of their beloved Rip Curl with the same integrity and felicitous timing that have characterised so many of……
ACTIONWATCH OZ NOV DOWN JUST (-0.3%)
ACTIONWATCH: Our ActionWatch Oz panel closed down just (-0.3%) for the month of November compared to the previous year. While only slightly down November results brings the YTD (-1.4%) and arresting some……
ACTIONWATCH (USA) YTD 2019 GROWTH STAYS AT +4%
ACTIONWATCH: November turned out to be a bit lackluster after the blockbuster +15% growth in October. From a broad category perspective there has been continued strength in Apparel while Footwear had……
RIP CURL CEO MICHAEL DALY ON KATHMANDU INTEGRATION
In a chance encounter at the Waikiki International Marketplace in July this year, I bumped into Rip Curl CEO Michael Daly and two other gentlemen outside a Hurley store. It……
ACTIONWATCH 🇺🇸 OCTOBER +15% SALES BRINGS YTD +4%
ACTIONWATCH USA: While we expected some growth due to the relatively soft comps to Oct ‘18 we certainly didn’t imagine in our wildest dreams that we would see +15% growth……
TARGETING GEN P: GENERAL PANTS CO LAUNCH ‘LED BY NONE’ CAMPAIGN
General Pants Co. have launched a new brand positioning ‘LED BY NONE’ to celebrate individuality in a world with no boundaries. The launch follows an extensive customer research piece produced……
QUIKSILVER’S GARRY WALL ON THE ‘RETURN TO RAW’ AT G-LAND
On 6 November 2019, Quiksilver and the World Surf League announced the return of the most anticipated and exciting surf event in twenty-five years, the Quiksilver Pro G-Land, which will……
ACTIONWATCH ANALYSIS OF SUNGLASSES, JACKETS & WATCHES
ACTIONWATCH OZ: A much higher percentage of sunglass units were sold in the $55-$70 price range so far this year compared to the same time period last year, continuing a……