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How the surf industry helped save Trestles

How the surf industry helped save Trestles

I know action sports companies has been involved in the fight to save Trestles, but I wanted to find out exactly how they helped after the big Coastal Commission victory…

News May 13, 2013
More data about the skate shoe market

More data about the skate shoe market

I've reported before that there appears to be some softening in skate shoe sales. On its monthly sales calls, Zumiez, one of the industry's largest customers, has noted the slowdown,…

News May 13, 2013
A clarification about Quiksilver layoffs

A clarification about Quiksilver layoffs

Quiksilver executives told me this afternoon I made an erroneous link earlier today between pending layoffs at the Huntington Beach-based company and its recent financial results. While the company is…

News May 13, 2013
A glimpse at Shaun White’s new Target line

A glimpse at Shaun White’s new Target line

Target is heavily promoting Shaun White's new clothing line which arrived in stores this month. I checked out the offering and price points online this morning to see how it…

News May 13, 2013
Highlights from Quik shareholder meeting

Highlights from Quik shareholder meeting

I stopped by the Quiksilver shareholder meeting Friday which drew a large crowd of investors, left, who listened to a presentation from Chairman, CEO and President Bob McKnight and CFO…

News May 13, 2013
Factor54 raising money to grow

Factor54 raising money to grow

I stopped by the Costa Mesa garage that Factor54 calls home the other day and met company owners Todd Miller and Ted Wueste. Factor54 is a small brand in the…

News May 13, 2013

Welcome new Shop-eat-surf sponsors

Two new sponsors join Shop-Eat-Surf today - pretty exciting for my little startup. Moss-Adams LLP and Innovative Systems LLC are coming on board because they understand this audience and want…

News May 13, 2013
Mark Miller of DC on new Spectrum store

Mark Miller of DC on new Spectrum store

I live near the Irvine Spectrum and am at the shopping center a lot. This week, I happened to see workers putting up "coming soon" signs at the new DC…

News May 13, 2013
Spy parent narrows Q1 loss and sales rise

Spy parent narrows Q1 loss and sales rise

I'm still catching up on first quarter results that were released during my travels this month. Here are the first quarter results for Orange 21 Inc., the parent company of…

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