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Web analysis and rankings, Day 2: Brands

Web analysis and rankings, Day 2: Brands

Yesterday, our web series focused on the retail side of the equation. Today, we'll explore how industry brands are doing online, why some brands are doing better than others, and…

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…

News May 13, 2013
Tommy Knapp: Retailers, differentiate to survive

Tommy Knapp: Retailers, differentiate to survive

Editor's note: Tommy Knapp co-founded the Honolua retail chain in Hawaii and founded Club Sportwear. He's now an adjunct professor at USC. This is Part II of his column on…

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…

News May 13, 2013
Tourism in Hawaii, California and Florida slipped and 2009 forecasts are lower

Tourism in Hawaii, California and Florida slipped and 2009 forecasts are lower

Tourist travel and spending in three key industry states slipped, and forecasts from Hawaii, California and Florida call for 2009 to be even lower. Economists in those states built their…

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 *…

News May 13, 2013
U.S. consumers still searching for a bottom

U.S. consumers still searching for a bottom

U.S. consumers are sending mixed signals about whether the economic downturn is bottoming. March retail sales results released today show an end to the promising run of month-over-month growth in…

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.

News May 13, 2013
Interesting insights from Bob McKnight's speech at UCI

Interesting insights from Bob McKnight's speech at UCI

Editor's note: This story was originally posted Wednesday May 20. We moved it so that it appears on the home page through the U.S. Memorial Day holiday weekend. Quiksilver CEO…

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