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Vans promotes Jeff Moore, two others
Some Vans news via press release: Vans President Steve Murray announced Wednesday that Jeff Moore, currently Vans Director of Sales for the Core channel, has been promoted to Vans Vice…
News May 13, 2013
The story behind Surfer Mag apparel
Ever since Bobby Abdel at Jack's Surfboards in Huntington Beach told me that Surfer Magazine shirts were selling well, I wanted to find out the story behind the…
News May 13, 2013
Surfing as art: A talk with Michael Gallagher
Surfside Sports recently took delivery of a long board painted by Michael Gallagher. I happened to be at Surfside just after it arrived, and co-owner Paul Burnett told me the…
News May 13, 2013
Rusty: Starting from scratch
I stopped by the Rusty offices in Irvine to see how things are going three months after parent company the La Jolla Group secured the apparel license. Let's just say…
News May 13, 2013
Interesting story about Zara supply chain
BusinessWeek has a story about Zara and how it uses its supply chain to win the "fast fashion" game. Several surf shop owners have told me the fast fashion experts…
News May 13, 2013
Sadeghi on industry distribution in the future
I've been talking to people lately about industry distribution in light of the changes in the PacSun business and the manufacturers' retail initiatives. Some interesting ideas and predictions have emerged,…
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Rhythm coming to the U.S. from Australia
Rhythm is headed to the U.S. from Australia and plans to make its debut at the upcoming ASR show in September. Rhythm started in 2003 and is best known for…
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Skechers wants to buy Heelys
Skechers is making a bid for Heelys, according to the Wall Street Journal. Skechers raised its offer to $142.8 million after Heelys rebuffed a previous offer in May. The current…
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Fred Segal: What’s selling now
Everybody wants their clothes in Fred Segal, the Los Angeles and Santa Monica institution that carries the most fashionable, up-and-coming brands. I wanted to find out if any action sports…
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