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And Now for Something Completely Different
You haven’t heard from me much. Spent the last few months trying to figure out just how I could be useful to the industry. I decided it wasn’t by analyzing publicly traded company filings. Truth be...
View ArticleSeptember’s Leap in Outdoor Sales
The Leisure Trends Group does a lot of good work. On October 20th, they sent out an email you may have seen announcing record September outdoor retail sales of $462 million up 17% over a year ago....
View ArticleDo Retailers Really Need to Carry All That Inventory?
I suppose that seems like a stupid question. But having just been through another Christmas shopping (and return) season, I’m not so sure it is. I’ve shopped on line. I’ve been to too many malls too...
View ArticleSIA’s Numbers Through January: The Silver Lining
Like me, you probably got the SIA press release this morning with the snow sport industry’s numbers through January. And, if you’re like me, you know that SIA always cherry picks the good news and...
View ArticleRetail Evolution and Industry Conferences: What’s the Connection?
Maybe ten days ago, I wrote this article that talked about JC Penney’s new pricing policy and strategy and referred you to an article on that strategy and why it might not work. I thought that article...
View ArticleMiscellaneous Stuff; Not Your Typical Market Watch
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...
View ArticleLet’s Review; Lessons for Being in the Winter Sports Business
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...
View ArticleSome Interesting Numbers
I was lucky enough last week to be at IASC’s Skateboard Industry Conference. I was sorry to have to leave early, but among the things I enjoyed doing while there was making a presentation. As part of...
View ArticleThe Dilemma of Growth in Action Sports
Help me out here. Name me one company that (1) has its roots in action sports, (2) has grown to have revenues greater than, say, $200 million, (3) has gone public, (4) hasn’t been acquired and, (5) is...
View ArticleThe Long Term, Historical Context for Running Your Business- This Time Is Not...
Is this a business article? Yes. But politics, economics and history are going to rear their ugly heads. Let’s put things in the context of history none of us were around to experience, because...
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And Now for Something Completely Different
You haven’t heard from me much. Spent the last few months trying to figure out just how I could be useful to the industry. I decided it wasn’t by analyzing publicly traded company filings. Truth be...
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