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The Swell homepage today - the plan calls for eventually moving away from heavy discounting

Swell restructures as new owners change strategies

SurfStitch's Lex Pedersen explains the changes at Swell, including a new executive hire from Quiksilver, and how Swell…

Executive Edition July 6, 2015
Fox sees a lot of opportunity to grow the moto category internationally - Photo courtesy of Fox

New Fox CEO on new executive hires, new strategies

SES spoke with Paul Harrington about his first few months on the job, and asked him about Fox’s…

Executive Edition June 30, 2015
Bob Hurley - SES file photo

Bob Hurley on Hurley's website moving to Nike.com

We followed up with Hurley Founder Bob Hurley to find out more about the Hurley website and ecommerce…

Executive Edition June 25, 2015
VP of Marketing Brent Futagaki and new President Rick Mina - Photo courtesy of Active Ride Shop

New Active President on ambitious expansion, big plans for Active apparel and more

An interview with Active Ride Shop President Rick Mina about new store plans for 2016 and beyond, Tengram…

Executive Edition June 24, 2015

Globe CEO on rising apparel line, changing footwear landscape, and growing in a down market

We always learn a lot when we talk to Globe CEO Matt Hill. We recently spoke with him…

Executive Edition June 18, 2015
Photo courtesy of Zumiez

Zumiez CEO on snowboarding, Europe and Canada plans, and the evolution of Zumiez

Zumiez CEO Rick Brooks provided some interesting insights about Zumiez’s business at the William Blair investors conference Tuesday.

Executive Edition June 9, 2015
Quiksilver stock takes big

Quiksilver stock takes big hit, new team outlines improvement plans

Quiksilver's stock price is down 37% in trading this morning after its earnings release. We listened to the…

Executive Edition June 8, 2015
Hurley has a large section in a prime spot at Dick's Sporting Goods in Newport Beach

Industry brands embrace growing Dick's Sporting Goods

In an industry where the larger brands are hungry for growth, we keep hearing more and more about…

Executive Edition June 7, 2015
SES file photo

Spring goods sell slowly at Zumiez

Details about Zumiez's results for Q1 and the worrisome sales trends at the start of Q2 from the…

Executive Edition June 4, 2015
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