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Quik story in Wall Street Journal today
The Wall Street Journal wrote about Quiksilver's new womens line today. Can New Quiksilver Line Reach Beyond the Beach? By NICHOLAS CASEY The Wall Street Journal March 6, 2008; Page…
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More on strong third quarter for Hurley
I wanted to find out more about Hurley's 33 percent jump in third quarter revenue announced by parent company Nike Inc. last week. I called Duke Edukas of Surfside Sports…
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Shelter strives for creative over commercial
There's lots of debate these days about the survival of core shops and how they can compete with larger chains that carry the same brands. At the Board Retailers Association…
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What is selling at Industrial Ride Shop
I spoke with Aaron Dewitt, the purchasing manager at Industrial Ride Shop, to see what's selling at the retailer's 14 stores and to see how business is going in general.…
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The greening of the Reef Machado sandal
Since we are on a green theme today, I talked with the folks at Reef about the new Rob Machado classic sandal. The marketing materials say Rob approached Reef about…
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Shane Wallace on Active expansion plans
I caught up with Shane Wallace yesterday to hear the latest about Active Ride Shop, which now has 25 stores in Southern California.
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A few SIMA Surf Summit photos
Here are some images from the three-day conference in Cabo San Lucas. The event was held at the Sheraton Hacienda Del Mar Resort & Spa. The mornings were free for…
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Australian consumer sentiment falls
UPDATED July 11: Australia released new employment data Thursday that showed larger job gains than expected as mining companies expanded to meet Chinese demand for commodities. Employers hired 29,800 workers…
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Levine of RVCA on PacSun and SIMA award
There seems to be a lot happening with RVCA these days. The company won men's apparel brand of the year last month at the SIMA Image Awards in Cabo San…
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