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Looking back and ahead: Roy Turner

Looking back and ahead: Roy Turner

Surf Expo Show Director Roy Turner talks about the need for the industry to exert leadership and work together to avoid fragmentation and dissolution in our "Looking back and ahead"…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013

May chain-store sales post 4 percent gain

Press Release:   NEW YORK, May 31, 2012 – U.S. chain-store sales excluding the drug store chains rose by 4.0% on a year-over-year basis according to the International Council of…

News May 13, 2013
Action sports, outdoor brands lead VF’s growth

Action sports, outdoor brands lead VF’s growth

VF Corp.’s Outdoor & Action Sports Coalition brands – lead by the North Face and Vans – grew faster than the company as a whole, and surged to become the…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Sun Diego Showdown crowns champions

Sun Diego Showdown crowns champions

Press Release:   SUN DIEGO HIGH SCHOOL SURF TEAM SHOWDOWN CROWNS CHAMPS South County Schools North County in The Gameâ„¢   CARLSBAD, Calif.—The inaugural Sun Diego High School Surf Team…

News May 13, 2013
Moto Momentum: Brands and retailers see opportunity

Moto Momentum: Brands and retailers see opportunity

Editor's note: This is Part I in a three-part series on the growing Moto opportunity in action sports. Today, we examine the market and talk to action sports brands about…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
The Frendly Gathering releases festival app

The Frendly Gathering releases festival app

Press Release:   Windham, VT – June 11th, 2012. When do SOJA, Deer Tick and Railroad Earth play? What and where is Junk Town? How do you hike to the…

News May 13, 2013
Social Media Science: Brands share best practices

Social Media Science: Brands share best practices

Today, Vans, Sanuk, Hurley, 686, Fox, Rip Curl, Skullcandy and more share how they approach social media and what they've learned along the way. Tomorrow: what NOT to do.

Executive Edition May 13, 2013

Sourcing Snow to debut at 2013 Snow Show

Press Release:   Washington, DC (June 18, 2012) - Last week, a task force comprised of snow sports industry representatives met in Denver, Colorado to discuss and approve plans for…

News May 13, 2013
George Powell: Skate industry must fight back

George Powell: Skate industry must fight back

Powell exhorts the industry to work together to protect skateboarding from outsiders with public money who are pulling skateboarding apart "like buzzards shredding a carcass."

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