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Maui Nix Owner on the State of Middle Class Shoppers, the Brand Landscape, and More

From struggling middle-class consumers to evolving brand dynamics, George Karamitos, owner of five Maui Nix stores in Florida, discusses his perspective on navigating a marketplace where discretionary spending has tightened...

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Surf Brand Execs Weigh In On Market Conditions, Tariffs, and More

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How Norrøna’s Fourth-Generation Owner Is Making His Mark

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KMD Brands Unveils Restructuring Strategy for Growth at Investor Day

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Brands, retailers embrace Cyber Monday

Some brands and retailers are embracing Cyber Monday today by offering special online offers. We have a roundup of some of the deals.

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Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Surfer Poll awards to air live December 6th

Surfer Poll awards to air live December 6th

Press Release:   2011 SURFER POLL AWARDS TO AIR LIVE DEC. 6 TO MORE THAN 2.5 MILLION HOUSEHOLDS View Online at www.surferpoll.com or on Time Warner Cable Hawaii and SoCal…

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ASR Report: Electric testing important new product line in Europe and other news

ASR Report: Electric testing important new product line in Europe and other news

Electric Visual CEO Bruce Beach gave us a news-filled update on the Electric Sunglass brand at ASR, including details about a major new product launch in Europe that may come…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013

DAKINE introduces Fall 2012/Winter 2013 outerwear

Press Release:   Pro Skier Chris Benchetler and Pro Snowboarder Shayne Pospisil to Represent DAKINE’s New Outerwear   HOOD RIVER, Ore. (Dec. 8, 2011) – DAKINE is pleased to announce…

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State of skate shoes – Osiris

State of skate shoes – Osiris

Today in our skate shoe series, Osiris partners Doug Weston and Brian Reid discuss how Osiris continues to make a profit and hand out bonuses to staff despite the recession,…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Vans Triple Crown webcast sets record

Vans Triple Crown webcast sets record

Press Release:   VANS TRIPLE CROWN OF SURFING WEBCASTSETS ACTION SPORTS RECORD:   10.4 MILLION OVERALL STREAMS   * Billabong Pipe Masters Generates 6 million streams over 3 days *…

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Snow retailers on early sales trends, inventory levels, hot items

Snow retailers on early sales trends, inventory levels, hot items

Today in our snow series, we check in with three retailers around the country to see how the season is going so far - Joe Palaia of Buckmans in the…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Deep discounting continues at malls

Deep discounting continues at malls

Retailers stuck with too much inventory are resorting to storewide, extreme discounts this holiday season as the promotions at the malls continue.

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