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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

Nordstrom reports Q4 and 2011 financial results

Press Release:   SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Nordstrom, Inc. (NYSE: JWN - News) today reported net earnings of $236 million, or $1.11 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter ended January 28,…

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
Spy signs multi-year deal with Bob Soven

Spy signs multi-year deal with Bob Soven

Press Release:   REDHEADED RAIL RIDER SOVEN RALLIES WITH SPY   CARLSBAD, Calif.—SPY Inc. today announced a multi-year sponsorship deal with Bob Soven, 2011 Alliance Wakeboarder of the Year, self-proclaimed…

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

Registration open for Surf Summit 15

Press Release:   - Deadline to Register is April 2, 2012-   ALISO VIEJO, CALIF. & WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. (March 1, 2011) – The Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA) and…

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
Peralta, Cousteau headline Surf Summit

Peralta, Cousteau headline Surf Summit

Surf Summit 15 presented by SIMA and BRA features some strong speakers this year including filmmaker Stacy Peralta and environmentalist Jean-Michel Cousteau.

News May 13, 2013
Costa Rica store tour – with lots of photos

Costa Rica store tour – with lots of photos

In Part II of our Costa Rica report, Shelby Stanger visits several stores in different areas of the country to get a feeling of what is happening on the ground…

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