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John Lacy on Becoming Burton CEO, Business Trends, and the Coronavirus
We talk to John about how Burton is doing after Jake’s passing, how the fiscal year turned out, and how the coronavirus in China is impacting business.
Executive Edition February 24, 2020
Norb Garrett Exits Adventure Sports Network
Norb held the job for 10 years, through various owners, acquisitions and company name changes and during a very tumultuous time not only in the action sports industry, but media…
News February 24, 2020
Job Cuts Come to Adidas
Adidas, which has made a major push in the skate market in the past several years, is now going through job cuts.
News February 21, 2020
John Lacy Named Burton CEO, Donna Carpenter Moves to Chair of Board
John had shared the role for 18 months with Donna, who will remain very involved with the company. The changes come after the passing of Donna's husband, Burton Founder Jake…
News February 20, 2020
Under Armour Pays Price for Years of Discounting
Years of short-sighted business practices in North America are taking a toll despite restructuring efforts.
Executive Edition February 20, 2020
Hybrid Apparel Announces Hurley Women’s License
Hybrid announced it has hired 13-year Hurley veteran Natasha Thomsen as Vice President, Women's Sales – Global Brands.
News February 19, 2020
Industry Sales Veteran Launches New Brand Psycho Tuna
The brand is the brainchild of Patricia Thornton, formerly of Maui & Sons, and her boss at denim manufacturer Ring of Fire, Eran Bitton.
News February 19, 2020
Why Retailers Love Never Summer Snowboards
A talk with Marketing Director Chris Harris about the company’s consistent double-digit annual revenue growth, support of core retail, and the big decision to sell a small number of boards…
News February 18, 2020
Influential Retailer on Industry Acquisitions, State of Retail in Australia
We asked Anthony Wilson of Stormriders, Saltwater Wine and Red Herring about how business overall is going, the impact of the terrible fires in the country, and what he thinks…
Executive Edition February 13, 2020
