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Former Quiksilver chairman and chief executive Harry Hodge has joined Surfstitch's board.

How the surf brands missed the wellness wave

Surfstitch founders Lex Pedersen and Justin Stone have quit the board of the troubled action sports group amid mounting criticism of a series of costly acquisitions.

Amazon go

Amazon's physical grocery store has no checkouts

Amazon has revealed that it will open a brick-and-mortar grocery store called Amazon Go, an ambitious bid by the once online-only retailer to gobble up more of Americans' shopping dollars by taking the fight more directly to traditional supermarkets.

Retailers are feeling decidedly upbeat as they had into the critical Christmas holiday season.

Retailers expect bountiful Christmas, new year

The housing boom, a local currency that is just right, and strong employment figures have buoyed retailers this year, and now they are feeling more upbeat ahead of Christmas than they have in years.

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