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Power Moves | Roberto Cavalli Names CEO, Aquascutum MD, Carven Men's Designer Exits

BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.


Retail

Can SurfStitch Resuscitate the Surfwear Industry?

Shares of Billabong and Quiksilver, the surfwear industry's biggest labels, surged to records in 2007, then crashed. A young, ambitious player has hopes of reviving the salty dream.

Retail

Can SurfStitch Resuscitate the Surfwear Industry?

Shares of Billabong and Quiksilver, the surfwear industry's biggest labels, surged to records in 2007, then crashed. A young, ambitious player has hopes of reviving the salty dream.


News & Analysis

Oaktree May Combine Reorganised Quiksilver With Rival Billabong

Oaktree Capital Management LP may consider combining bankrupt surfwear retailer Quiksilver Inc. with Billabong International Ltd.

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Oaktree May Combine Reorganised Quiksilver With Rival Billabong

Oaktree Capital Management LP may consider combining bankrupt surfwear retailer Quiksilver Inc. with Billabong International Ltd.


Workplace & Talent

Power Moves | Andrew Bolton to Lead Costume Institute, Style.com Appointments

BoF compiles the most important professional moves of the week.


News & Analysis

Top Australian Stock Picker Bets on Comeback for Billabong

Surfwear label Billabong’s journey from a backyard on Australia’s Gold Coast to a $3.2 billion public company culminated in its shares losing 99 percent of their value. Money manager Sebastian Evans is betting on a comeback.

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Top Australian Stock Picker Bets on Comeback for Billabong

Surfwear label Billabong’s journey from a backyard on Australia’s Gold Coast to a $3.2 billion public company culminated in its shares losing 99 percent of their value. Money manager Sebastian Evans is betting on a comeback.


Retail

Billabong Rebuilds Brick-and-Mortar After Closing 215 Stores

SYDNEY, Australia — Billabong is ready to open new stores "right now," Chief Executive Officer Neil Fiske said. The company based in Gold Coast,

Retail

Billabong Rebuilds Brick-and-Mortar After Closing 215 Stores

SYDNEY, Australia — Billabong is ready to open new stores "right now," Chief Executive Officer Neil Fiske said. The company based in Gold Coast,


News & Analysis

Australia's Billabong Faces Possible Class Action Lawsuit

SYDNEY, Australia — Law firm Slater & Gordon Ltd said on Thursday it was preparing a class action lawsuit against Australian surfwear company

News & Analysis

Australia's Billabong Faces Possible Class Action Lawsuit

SYDNEY, Australia — Law firm Slater & Gordon Ltd said on Thursday it was preparing a class action lawsuit against Australian surfwear company


News & Analysis

Billabong Posts Fourth Consecutive Loss as Sales Slump 4.6%

SYDNEY, Australia — Billabong International Ltd., Australia's largest surfwear company, posted its fourth consecutive half-yearly loss after A$65.6

News & Analysis

Billabong Posts Fourth Consecutive Loss as Sales Slump 4.6%

SYDNEY, Australia — Billabong International Ltd., Australia's largest surfwear company, posted its fourth consecutive half-yearly loss after A$65.6


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Market Pulse | Buying Designers Like It’s 1999

The Savigny Luxury Index has gained good ground in September and is up by 3.7 percent, outperforming the MSCI World Index by over one percentage point, as Asian tourist flows to Western fashion hubs remain strong and the world's largest luxury conglomerates snap up young designers, reports Pierre Mallevays of Savigny Partners.

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Market Pulse | Buying Designers Like It’s 1999

The Savigny Luxury Index has gained good ground in September and is up by 3.7 percent, outperforming the MSCI World Index by over one percentage point, as Asian tourist flows to Western fashion hubs remain strong and the world's largest luxury conglomerates snap up young designers, reports Pierre Mallevays of Savigny Partners.


News & Analysis

Wipe Out: How Things Got Gnarly for Surfing's Megabrands

Once flying high, Australia’s iconic 'big three' surf brands – Rip Curl, Quiksilver and Billabong – now face shrinking sales and mounting debts. What went wrong?

News & Analysis

Wipe Out: How Things Got Gnarly for Surfing's Megabrands

Once flying high, Australia’s iconic 'big three' surf brands – Rip Curl, Quiksilver and Billabong – now face shrinking sales and mounting debts. What went wrong?