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SurfStitch President on U.S. Retrenchment
A detailed interview with Lex Pedersen about why SurfStitch is scaling back operations in the U.S. market, the…
Executive Edition June 21, 2016SES Podcast: Jeff Fitzhugh and Justin Heit of RAEN
A talk about what is driving RAEN's big growth this year despite the tough sunglass market, what changes…
Executive Edition June 17, 2016DC Shoes Leader on Big Surf Move
We talked with Global Brand Lead Jeff Taylor about DC's plans for the surf category
Executive Edition June 16, 2016Zumiez CEO on State of Consumer, Competitor Bankruptcies and more
Zumiez CEO Rick Brooks spoke at a conference yesterday, and provided interesting insights into the state of the…
Executive Edition June 15, 2016SES Podcast: Duke Edukas of Surfside Sports
Duke Edukas, always forthcoming, shared a lot of details about current retail trends, what brands are selling in…
Executive Edition June 10, 2016Here Comes Arcade Belts
Arcade is gaining huge marketshare in an overlooked category, following a path forged by other brands such as…
Executive Edition June 7, 2016Sanuk's New Marketing Director on Brand Authenticity
A Q&A with Anders Bergstrom, who had some intriguing things to say about Sanuk's brand identity and Sanuk's…
Executive Edition June 6, 2016Zumiez: Q1 More Challenging Than Expected
Zumiez will slow its store growth in 2016 as a result. We have details from the earnings conference…
Executive Edition June 3, 2016Foot Locker High on Adidas Originals
Foot Locker executives talked a lot about Adidas on an earnings conference call
Executive Edition May 31, 2016