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The Secrets Of Visual Merchandising How your store looks is sometimes more important that what you are selling. We’ll explore the basics on merchandising your store from a visual perspective and also discuss how to build a formula to keep your store fresh and exciting to your frequent shoppers as well as your new guests. 10/06/2008 The Girls Of Surf Expo All the latest swimwear fashions, modeled at Surf Expo's Fashion Shows and at the swank Peabody Hotel. 09/25/2008 Fate Of Trestles Now In Hands Of U.S. Federal Government (Gulp!) Thousands stand together in oppostiion to the 241 Toll Road extension during the U.S. Department Of Commerce public comment meeting at the Del Mar fairgrounds. But support and involvement from the surf industry was suprisingly muted at the hearing. So what gives? 09/24/2008 New Faces: Kane'ohe Bamboo Provisions  Building their company philosophy around the belief that the natural beauty of the Hawaiian Islands is as irreplaceable as it is inspiring, Kane'ohe Founders Bryan and Kyle Harris built a brand that would embody island beauty, luxury, and environmental responsibility. 09/13/2008 5th Annual WakeAwards Bash Goes Off At Surf Expo WakeBoarding, the world's number one wake sports magazine, hosted the 5th Annual Wake Awards presented by Rockstar Energy Drink, on September 12 in Orlando, Florida during Surf Expo. 09/12/2008 Surf Expo Staff Anticipates Solid Show After a few nervous days carefully monitoring weather reports, the skies over Orlando are clear and this show is shaping up to be on par with Surf Expo's largest September show ever. 09/11/2008 Surf Expo Golf Tournament Fourteen fearless foursomes braved the fickle Central Florida elements during the annual Surf Expo Golf Tournament at Shingle Creek Golf Course. 09/11/2008 Liquid Nation Ball 5 Raises Funds for 14 Surf-Related Humanitarian Organizations Surf industry business executives, professional surfers, and La Jolla VIPs gathered at the ocean-front home of Fernando and Vicky Aguerre in La Jolla, Calif. to help raise funds for 14 surf-related humanitarian organizations and honor the first ever SIMA Humanitarian of the year, Dr. Dave Jenkins, CEO of SurfAid International. 09/10/2008 Catching Up With: Origin Skate Trucks Origin Skate Trucks was started by Richard Wooten and Todd Palmer with a new design on a truck, a truck the owners says is designed for performance because it has a 40% larger grinding surface and weighs the same as a standard Indy truck. 09/08/2008
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Retail Container Traffic Slowly Climbing
Traffic at the nation’s major retail cargo ports is slowly climbing despite the continuing economic slowdown, but is expected to remain below last year’s levels through most of 2008, according to the monthly Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Global Insight. Meanwhile, West Coast dockworkers’ union contract expired July 1, but negotiations are continuing and no disruption to cargo movement is expected.
“Month to month numbers are climbing as we build toward the peak of the shipping season, but remain below last year because of reduced consumer demand,” NRF Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold said. “The gap is starting to narrow, however, and we expect October to show an increase over last year. That’s an important sign because October is when the largest share of merchandise sold during the holiday season usually comes through the ports. November is expected to decline again, but the second half of the year is looking much better than the first half, and we hope to see the trend continue in that direction.”
U.S. ports surveyed handled 1.31 million Twenty-Foot-Equivalent Units (TEU) of container traffic in May, the most recent month for which actual numbers are available. That’s up 3.4 percent from April but down 5 percent from May 2007. One TEU is one 20-foot container or its equivalent.
June was estimated at 1.34 million TEU, down 7.8 percent from a year ago, and July is forecast at 1.4 million TEU, down 3.1 percent. August is forecast at 1.45 million TEU, down 0.8 percent; September at 1.42 million TEU, down 3.6 percent; and October at 1.47 million TEU, up 1.7 percent. The October figure would represent the first year-to-year rise since July 2007, when 1.44 million TEU were handled compared with 1.4 million in July 2006. November 2008 is forecast to drop to 1.35 million TEU, down 2 percent from 2007, but traffic typically declines after peaking in October each year.
Year-to-year numbers are expected to deteriorate less during the second half of this year than they did during the first half. Traffic for January-June 2008 was down 6 percent from the same period in 2007, but June-November 2008 is expected to be down only 0.6 percent from June-November 2007.
Meanwhile, all U.S. ports covered by Port Tracker – Los Angeles/Long Beach, Oakland, Seattle and Tacoma on the West Coast; New York/New Jersey, Hampton Roads, Charleston and Savannah on the East Coast, and Houston on the Gulf Coast – are rated “low” for congestion, the same as last month.
The U.S. West Coast longshore labor union contract expired on July 1, but negotiations have continued and workers have remained on the job with no sign of disruptions to cargo movement.
“There is no indication that either side wants a work stoppage to pressure for an agreement,” Global Insight Economist Paul Bingham said. “There are no other significant short-term labor issues threatening the ports, and port and related transportation labor is expected to continue to be adequate.”
Port Tracker, which is produced by the economic research, forecasting and analysis firm Global Insight for NRF, looks at inbound container volume, the availability of trucks and railroad cars to move cargo out of the ports, labor conditions and other factors that affect cargo movement and congestion. The report is free to NRF retail members. Subscription information is available at www.nrf.com/PortTracker or by calling (202) 783-7971. Non-NRF members can contact Global Insight Director of Business Development Diana Wyman at (202) 481-9265.
The National Retail Federation is the world's largest retail trade association, with membership that comprises all retail formats and channels of distribution including department, specialty, discount, catalog, Internet, independent stores, chain restaurants, drug stores and grocery stores as well as the industry's key trading partners of retail goods and services. NRF represents an industry with more than 1.6 million U.S. retail establishments, more than 24 million employees - about one in five American workers - and 2006 sales of $4.7 trillion. As the industry umbrella group, NRF also represents more than 100 state, national and international retail associations. www.nrf.com
Global Insight Inc. is a privately held company that brought together the two most respected economic information companies in the world, DRI and WEFA. Global Insight provides the most comprehensive economic and financial information available on countries, regions and industries, using a unique combination of expertise, models, data and software within a common analytical framework to support planning and decision-making. Through the world's first same-day analysis and risk assessment service, Global Insight provides immediate insightful analysis of market conditions and key events around the world, covering economic, political, and operational factors. The company has over 3,800 clients in industry, finance, and government with revenues in excess of $105 million, more than 690 employees and 25 offices in 14 countries covering North and South America, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia.
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Halloween Wakeboard Day With Keith Lyman at the Carlsbad Lagoon Wakesports will host a Halloween costume party at the Carlsbad Lagoon on Saturday, October 18th. The fun will kick off around noon and continue until sunset. Liquid Force is flying professional wakeboarder Keith Lyman out to join in the festivities.
10/10/2008 Buckle, Inc. Reports Comp Store Sales Up 19.7% The Buckle, Inc. (NYSE: BKE) announced today that comparable store net sales, for stores open at least one year, for the five-week period ended October 4, 2008, increased 19.7 percent from comparable store net sales for the five-week period ended October 6, 2007.
10/10/2008 C4 Waterman Team to Go Big at Battle of the Paddle C4 Waterman and their distributor, Boardworks, have rallied a red-hot team of stand up paddle (SUP) racers for this Saturday's $25,000 Battle of the Paddle at Doheny State Beach, Dana Point, California.
10/10/2008 Rip Curl promotes Brian Bosson to VP of Merchandising Operations Rip Curl is excited to announce the promotion of Brian Bosson to Vice President of Merchandising Operations. In his new role, Bosson will expand his responsibilities overseeing the Tech Product Division into the production and development business.
10/10/2008 Bikini Flavors Gives Conservation a High Fashion Makeover Bikini Flavors is proud to announce its partnership with the Caribbean Conservation Corporation (CCC).
10/10/2008 Steamer Lane Prepares For Oakley Pro Junior Series Finale The nation's top professional junior surfers will compete at the Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Grade-3 North America Oakley Pro Junior Championships at the 2008 O'Neill Cold Water Classic at Steamer Lane, Santa Cruz, Calif. Oct. 21-26.
10/10/2008 Zumiez Total Net Sales Up 4.8% While Comp Store Sales Dip Zumiez Inc. today announced that total net sales for the five-week period ended October 4, 2008 increased 4.8% to $33.6 million, compared to $32.1 million for the five-week period ended October 6, 2007.
10/10/2008 Jetpilot Announces Website Launch The Web site is designed with efficiency and clarity in mind. The goal was simple: Create a window into the world of Jetpilot and what the brand is all about.
10/06/2008 Grenade Launches Footwear Collection Grenade Footwear was designed to cover our feet when the days grew colder and so we could stop rummaging through the bins at Goodwill for the next good pair to skate.
10/06/2008 Furl TV To Conquer Colorado On Comcast Exciting new Fall snowboard series “The Adventures of Danny & The Dingo” and “Standard Snowboard Show” perfect for new market.
10/06/2008 Sign Up For SIMA's HR Boot Camp Today Registration open for 4th event in SIMA’s new educational Coot Camp Series: HR Boot Camp.
10/06/2008 DC Supports "Movember" With Limited Edition Sandal Release For the second consecutive year DC is proud to support Movember, an annual charity ‘mo’-vement committed to changing the way men think about, discuss and treat their own health issues.
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