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Surflineäó»s plans for the

Surfline’s plans for the future

I headed to Surfline's headquarters yesterday to talk with CEO Jonno Wells about Surfline's growing media empire. Jonno…

News May 13, 2013
Spy parent company sales up 17

Spy parent company sales up 17 percent

Orange 21 Inc. said yesterday that sales increased 17 percent to $14 million in the second quarter. The…

News May 13, 2013
Richard Woolcott expands Volcomäó»s reach with the acquisition.

Huge news! Volcom buys Electric visual

Geesh, I was just emailing with Richard Woolcott yesterday and didn't get a whiff of this. Volcom is…

News May 13, 2013
Reef co-founder Fernando Aguerre in his offices in La Jolla.

Fernando: The industry’s biggest challenges

As ASR gets underway today I thought it would be good to step back and talk about the…

News May 13, 2013
Dane Williams works in the Hurley marketing department. He was last seen late Friday night/early Saturday morning in San Diego.

Hurley employee missing from ASR

"Dane Williams from the Hurley Marketing Dept. has been missing since Friday night at ASR (Action Sports Retailers…

News May 13, 2013
Aaron Pai

Aaron Pai announces inductees for 2008

From Aaron, the owner of Huntington Surf & Sport:   "This year's 2008 SURFERS' HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES…

News May 13, 2013
Quiksilver President Bernard Mariette at the ICR XChange conference in Dana Point in January.

Bernard Mariette’s employment agreement

UPDATE: I posted details about the severance agreement Feb. 13. I have not seen a filing with the…

News May 13, 2013
The Volcom booth at ASR in January.

The hottest brands for holiday

Here are some details from Mitch Kummetz' survey of board sport retailers about holiday sales and trends that…

News May 13, 2013
PacSun records strong sales in

PacSun records strong sales in February

The action sports industry's largest customer had a good month despite the difficult economy. CEO Sally Frame Kasaks'…

News May 13, 2013
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Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series