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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,…
News May 13, 2013
Rip Curl: The marketing of two champs
As Kelly Gibson tries to revive Rip Curl in the U.S., he's gotten a big boost from two Rip Curl surfers who won the ASP world championships this year. I…
News May 13, 2013Interesting details from Macy's call
A few details of note came through on the Macy's second quarter earnings conference call yesterday, including: - While same-store sales fell 2.1 percent during the quarter and total sales…
News May 13, 2013
Quiksilver’s business worse than expected
It was just yesterday I wrote it seemed like the bad economic news keeps coming. Well here's some more today. Industry leader Quiksilver said this afternoon its first quarter loss…
News May 13, 2013
Quiksilver Women’s line debuts – See photos
Here's the scoop on Quiksilver's new women's line that debuts for fall. Quiksilver is showing the line at ASR this week. The goal is to appeal to an older customer…
News May 13, 2013
