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SurfStitch President and Co-Founder Lex Pedersen - Photo courtesy of SurfStitch

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, 2016
RAEN CEO Jeff Fitzhugh and Founder and Creative Director Justin Heit - Photo courtesy of RAEN, RAEN glasses - Photo courtesy of RAEN, RAEN offices - Photo courtesy of RAEN

SES 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, 2016
The DC Surf Team: Bruce Irons

DC 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, 2016
Zumiez CEO Rick Brooks - SES file photo

Zumiez 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, 2016
Surfside Sports Co-owner Duke Edukas - Photo by SES

SES 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, 2016
Arcade Belts are designed for the active lifestyle

Here 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, 2016
Sanuk Director of Marketing Anders Bergstrom - Photo courtesy of Sanuk

Sanuk'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, 2016
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Zumiez: 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, 2016
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Foot Locker High on Adidas Originals

Foot Locker executives talked a lot about Adidas on an earnings conference call

Executive Edition May 31, 2016
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