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A tour of a converted Chick's store

A tour of a converted Chick's store

It's a new world at the old Chick's stores. Chick's Sporting Goods was a large and important customer for the action sports industry. The 15-store chain carried a wide selection…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Quik Americas President on marketing leadership changes

Quik Americas President on marketing leadership changes

Rob Colby provides some details about the new leadership team in Quiksilver's marketing department. He also answers the question: Is the old model of marketing dead?

News May 13, 2013
Core careers: Eric Thomas, RVCA VP of Sales

Core careers: Eric Thomas, RVCA VP of Sales

In our next installment of Core Careers, Eric Thomas, vice president of sales at RVCA, tells us how he got started in the industry, why the person with the gold…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Skullcandy wins multiple vendor awards

Skullcandy wins multiple vendor awards

Press Release:   PARK CITY, Utah, April 26, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Skullcandy, Inc. (Nasdaq:SKUL), a high growth performance lifestyle audio brand, is proud to announce that it has recently…

News May 13, 2013
Changes at Roxy and DC, consolidation of Quik design teams and more news from conference call

Changes at Roxy and DC, consolidation of Quik design teams and more news from conference call

Lots of news emerged during the Quiksilver conference call this afternoon including significant strategic changes underway at Roxy, a consolidation of regional design teams as part of the company's continued…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013

Deckers wins lawsuits against counterfeiters

Press Release:   GOLETA, CA. May 1, 2012: Deckers Outdoor Corporation (NASDAQGS: DECK) announced today its victory in two cases against 3,007 Chinese-based counterfeit websites selling counterfeit UGG® Australia products.…

News May 13, 2013
State of skate shoes – Globe CEO Matt Hill

State of skate shoes – Globe CEO Matt Hill

As part of our special skate shoe report, Globe International CEO Matt Hill discusses the state of the skate shoe market, what is working for Globe and how the brand…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013

Global Surf Industries debuts iPad catalog

Press Release:   GLOBAL SURF INDUSTRIES DEBUTS IPAD CATALOGUE   May 4, 2012 – In order to reduce their carbon footprint by cut down on paper waste, transportation and to…

News May 13, 2013
Five questions with Burton CEO Laurent Potdevin

Five questions with Burton CEO Laurent Potdevin

Today in our snow series, we ask Burton CEO Laurent Potdevin questions about business, the challenging hardgoods market, policing discounted internet sales, and more. What business adjustments has Burton made…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series