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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, 2013A 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, 2013Highlights 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, 2013Factor54 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, 2013Welcome 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, 2013Mark 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, 2013Spy 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, 2013Trestles hearing set for July 25
A lot of surf companies sent employees to the previous hearing on Trestles, which helped sway the California Coastal Commission to vote against the toll road extension. A new date…
News May 13, 2013Vans DC and Nike shoes staying in PacSun
PacSun will reintroduce Vans, DC and Nike shoes into 200 top PacSun stores in the fall, according to the Associated Press. Many in the footwear community may already know this,…
News May 13, 2013