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Bob Hurley on how Hurley lost and regained its focus

Bob Hurley talked about how Hurley lost its way in the previous decade, and how Roger Wyett and their team helped the company to regain its focus.

News May 13, 2013
Hawaii economic report, Day I: How Hawaii is faring

Hawaii economic report, Day I: How Hawaii is faring

For my first story for our new Executive Edition, I decided to research how Hawaii is holding up during the downturn because it is such an important territory for the action…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Brands, retailers embrace Cyber Monday

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.

News May 13, 2013
What downbeat business sentiment means for 2009

What downbeat business sentiment means for 2009

The watchwords in business these days are that to survive in a downturn, you should "focus on the positive" and "tune out the drumbeat of bad news." But here is…

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
Florida store tour – from the mall to the beach

Florida store tour – from the mall to the beach

I tacked on an extra day to my Surf Expo trip to check out some Florida stores. I'm glad I did. I saw some interesting brand positioning and prices at…

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
Store tour, Los Angeles: Burton, Channel Islands, Fred Segal, DC, Nine Star

Store tour, Los Angeles: Burton, Channel Islands, Fred Segal, DC, Nine Star

On Monday, I hit stores in LA for my store tour, and saw many interesting things including: super designer Quiksilver men's product at one of LA's hippest boutiques; Insight's continued…

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
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series