As 2011 comes to a close, we take a look back at the 50 most viewed stories on Shop-eat-surf during the year.
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The industry kept us busy in 2011 with major stories such as French luxury company PPR buying Volcom. I still vividly remember that morning in early May when the deal was announced – I almost fell off my chair.
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Other popular stories included Sole Technology putting its Ă©S brand on hiatus, Nike deciding to embrace the swoosh and end Nike 6.0 and lots of executive changes at several companies.
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Here is the Shop-eat-surf top 50 for 2011:
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1. Sole Tech puts a brand on hiatus
2. Pete Fox, Dyrdek launch sunglass brand
7. Potential payouts in Volcom deal
8. La Jolla licenses another brand
9. Bevacqua autopsy inconclusive
10. Sr. Quik executive takes new job
11. Outsider named CEO of Hurley
12. Investor takes large stake in PacSun
13. Hurley makes internal changes
14. Lost Clothing and La Jolla separate
16. Vipe Desai launches new company
17. What CEOs make
18. Comune staff quits in dispute
20. La Jolla Group president leaving
21. Hurley secures patent for Phantom
22. Photos from Day One of Surf Summit
26. Skullcandy settles workplace dispute
28. Skullcandy files to go public
30. PPR on Volcom executive contracts
31. Billabong warns of sales, profit shortfalls
33. Marty Samuels takes on CEO role
34. Photos and wrap from Magic
36. More about PPR and its CEO
37. Sanuk acquired
38. Vrignaud moving on from Burton
39. O’Neill debuts technical bikini
40. Michael Tomson: Where’s the weirdness?
41. PacSun to close 175 to 200 doors
42. PacSun kicks off spring with party
43. Matix, Hurley, Fox updates
44. Hollister lands bargain for HB video
45. New VP of Global Marketing for Skullcandy
46. Why PPR went for Volcom instead of Quiksilver
48. Photos from Sun Diego grand opening
49. Foot Locker/CCS marriage not going well
50. Aaron Pai on new Volcom store
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