Top 25 stories of 2010

 

It was a newsy year in the industry, with Billabong making several acquisitions, ASR closing and Quiksilver continuing to make moves to get its financial house in order and celebrating Kelly Slater’s big win.

 

Here is a list of the Top 25 viewed stories on Shop-eat-surf since January 1, 2010. Some are stories from previous years that readers found in our archives and read a lot in 2010.

 

1. Grenade moves into moto

 

2. Nike revamps 6.0 logo

 

3. ASR calls it quits

 

4. Details about Slater’s salary

 

5. Billabong acquires RVCA

 

6. Hurley vows to tackle water

 

7. Supra profile

 

8. Quiksilver sells swim brands

 

9. Zumiez moving warehouse

 

10. One Distribution/Supra/KR3W interview

 

11. Billabong acquires West 49

 

12. Jenna Graves moves to Volcom

 

13. Billabong buys Becker

 

14. Waterman’s Ball photos

 

15. Quiksilver hires key Burton employee

 

16. Berra, Brown, Welinder on new Street League

 

17. Stance targets socks

 

18. Photos from Day 1 of ASR/Class

 

19. Tips for sales reps

 

20. Photos and recap of Surf Summit

 

21. La Jolla hires former Quiksilver employee

 

22. Firewire CEO on growing through a recession

 

23. Photos from Agenda

 

24. Quiksilver hot topic on Wall Street

 

25. How Quiksilver is marketing Slater’s big win