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Converse names new CEO
Press release: NIKE, Inc. Announces Michael Spillane as New CEO of Converse Source: NIKE, Inc.Monday October 12, 2009 BEAVERTON, Ore.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NIKE, Inc. (NYSE:NKE - News) today announced that Jack Boys…
News May 13, 2013
Magazine boss discusses changes at surf titles and more
I talked to Al Crolius, Senior Vice President of the Action Sports Group at Source Interlink Media, to find out more about the changes at Surfing and Surfer. We ended…
News May 13, 2013
Roxy SVP of Design and Merchandising departs
Laurie Etheridge, Roxy Senior Vice President of Design and Merchandising, has left Quiksilver after her job was eliminated. Laurie told me she was grateful for her experiences at Quiksilver, and…
News May 13, 2013Urban Outfitters posts strong Q3 results
Urban Outfitters, one of the best performers at the mall during the recession, said this morning that third quarter net income rose 5.2% to $62.3 million. The company reported last…
News May 13, 2013
Jeff Berg on Swell sale
This morning, I emailed Jeff Berg, the majority owner and co-founder of Swell, to find out why he agreed to sell the online retailer to Billabong. Jeff also recently sold…
News May 13, 2013
Sport Chek parent reports Q3 results
Another important Canadian retail customer that is increasingly getting into the action sports game reported third quarter earnings yesterday. The Forzani Group has 350 corporate and 218 franchise sporting goods…
News May 13, 2013
Surfline cameras to appear on Surfer and Surfing websites
Press release: SURFER AND SURFING DIGITAL PLATFORMS JOIN FORCES WITH SURFLINE
News May 13, 2013
Matt Biolos on Lost's new skateboard line
Lost is branching out beyond its surfboard roots to make skateboards. I spoke with Lost co-founder and famous surfboard shaper Matt Biolos about the new skateboards at Surf Expo. Matt…
News May 13, 2013
Murray, Woolcott and Blankinship on ASR
Here is some reaction to ASR from Steve Murray, President of VF’s Action Sports Coalition sports, RVCA President Brad Blankenship and Volcom CEO Richard Woolcott. Steve Murray Steve said he…
News May 13, 2013
