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Black Box CEO to James Perse
We ran into Frank Messmann last night and found out the details about his next career move.
News May 13, 2013
Lucille’s owner: Pent up demand in S. OC
I checked in with Craig Hofman this week. He's a super nice guy with an interesting story. His parents founded Hof's Hut in the 1950's. He ran the business for…
News May 13, 2013The power of OC surf shops; changes at PacSun
Today, OC METRO releases its surfwear issue, and I've got a cover story and a column that explore the duality of O.C. surf brands' distribution strategy: the core surf shops…
News May 13, 2013Jack’s fights to open in Laguna Beach
Mark your calendars for Sept. 18. That's when Jack's Surfboards will take its fight to open in downtown Laguna Beach to the City Council.Bobby and Ron Abdel, part of the…
News May 13, 2013
Slowest growth in six years for Xmas sales
The National Retail Federation released its annual forecast for holiday sales this morning. Earlier this month it also published some interesting data about online sales. Retail sales in November and…
News May 13, 2013
Volcom acquires Japanese distributor
Volcom announced this morning that it has signed an agreement to buy its Japanese distributor as the company moves to bring another international region in-house. Chairman and CEO Richard Woolcott…
News May 13, 2013
Sole Tech takes a field trip, to the movies
Work ended early for many Sole Technology employees Monday afternoon.
News May 13, 2013
Bob McKnight’s business tips
During my interview with Bob McKnight last week, I asked him to share some business advice for entrepreneurs. He teaches classes on the subject at UCI, USC and other schools…
News May 13, 2013
Chat Noir changing to Savannah
David Wilhelm's Culinary Adventure group is changing its Chat Noir restaurant across from South Coast Plaza to Savannah, modeled after its Savannah chop house concept in Laguna Niguel. I'm trying…
News May 13, 2013
