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Funny Rusty video from Brazil

Charlie Setzler, president of Rusty Clothing North America in Irvine, sent me a link to a pretty hilarious…

News May 13, 2013
The Stefan Kaelin store in Newport Beach.

Stefan Kaelin talks snow – and business

The Stefan Kaelin store in Newport Beach will host a "snow dance" from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday.…

News May 13, 2013
A mask hoodie from the Etnies Web site.

“Mask” hoodies banned in South County

The Orange County Register has a story today about some South Orange County schools banning hoodie sweatshirts with…

News May 13, 2013
John Vance

Sanuk adds styles as rapid growth continues

I stopped by the Sanuk offices over the holidays and met with president John Vance. John moved into…

News May 13, 2013
Nordstrom at Irvine Spectrum. Photo courtesy of the Irvine Company.

Nordstrom Rack opening at Laguna Hills Mall

Nordstrom, an increasingly important customer for the surf industry, announced early this morning a new Nordstrom Rack will…

News May 13, 2013
Ryan Immegart of Volcom Entertainment with Volcom CEO Richard Woolcott at ASR.

Volcom: More acquisitions ahead

This info comes from Volcom's power point presentation at the ICR XChange this afternoon. I'm not there now…

News May 13, 2013
Stussy Sales Director Scott Terpstra.

Stussy opens Hawaii store; more on the way

I met with Stussy Sales Director Scott Terpstra Friday to catch up on what's going on with the…

News May 13, 2013
An Op T-shirt courtesy of the Wal-Mart website

Emerging markets next target for Op

I caught up on the Iconix Brand Group, Inc.'s second quarter conference call, which had some interesting detail…

News May 13, 2013
The Buckle continues winning

The Buckle continues winning streak

The Buckle is still going strong while others are struggling in the tough economy. The retailer reported a…

News May 13, 2013
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