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Anything Sing film available for free download
Press release: (Carlsbad, CA) – May 1st, 2013 – Fresh off the Global Movie Premiere Tour of Anything Sing, the first installment of the Just Passing Through Series, Reef…
News May 13, 2013Billabong in trading halt pending announcement
Press Release: Billabong International Limited TRADING HALT The securities of Billabong International Limited (the “Company”) will be placed in Trading Halt Session State at the request of…
News May 13, 2013
Sources: Altamont still in Billabong hunt, VF not
I spoke with sources close to the Billabong negotiations today that told me VF Corp. is not still involved in talks to buy Billabong, but Altamont Capital Partners is.
News May 13, 2013Dan Levine leaves RVCA for Skull Candy
Dan Levine resigned his position at RVCA after serving just shy of a year as the company’s president, RVCA announced today. Dan will be moving to Park City, Utah, to…
News May 13, 2013Surfing publisher: Chose surf over Wall Street
I met Ross Garrett at Zinc Cafe in Corona Del Mar for coffee yesterday. He's the publisher of Surfing Magazine, and in the midst of planning a big event for…
News May 13, 2013Some OC restaurants feeling the slowdown
I talked to Steve Carley of El Pollo Loco who told me the operating environment for restaurants was the worst he's seen since 9/11.Steve Carley, chief executive officer of El…
News May 13, 2013
Roxy goes big with stores, wide-legged denim
I missed getting a Roxy product update at ASR, so I caught up this week with Laurie Etheridge, the new senior vice president of merchandising and design. But first, a…
News May 13, 2013
Billabong king of summer boardshort sales
Cary Allington of ActionWatch emailed me some same-store sales information for core boardsport stores for July. I also asked him what brand had the best results in boardshorts this summer.…
News May 13, 2013
Fashion show gives O'Quinn more exposure
O'Quinn's first line debuted in stores in spring this year: printable T-shirts, fleece sweatshirts and hats.
News May 13, 2013
