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Action sports, outdoor brands lead VF’s growth

Action sports, outdoor brands lead VF’s growth

VF Corp.’s Outdoor & Action Sports Coalition brands – lead by the North Face and Vans – grew faster than the company as a whole, and surged to become the…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Photos from Day 1 of busy Surf Expo

Photos from Day 1 of busy Surf Expo

Photos from the floor of Surf Expo as the large trade show in Orlando, Florida got underway Thursday. Day one attendance rose 39% vs. last Jan. Plus, a wrap of…

News May 13, 2013
Moto Momentum: Brands and retailers see opportunity

Moto Momentum: Brands and retailers see opportunity

Editor's note: This is Part I in a three-part series on the growing Moto opportunity in action sports. Today, we examine the market and talk to action sports brands about…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Photos from KnowShow in Vancouver

Photos from KnowShow in Vancouver

We have photos from the floor of Know?Show, which got underway Wednesday at the Vancouver Convention Center.

News May 13, 2013
Social Media Science: Brands share best practices

Social Media Science: Brands share best practices

Today, Vans, Sanuk, Hurley, 686, Fox, Rip Curl, Skullcandy and more share how they approach social media and what they've learned along the way. Tomorrow: what NOT to do.

Executive Edition May 13, 2013

SIA says December snow sales dipped with lack of snow cover across U.S.

  SIA Releases December Snow Sports Sales Numbers Despite Lack of Snow, Sales Remained Above 4-Season Average   WASHINGTON, DC (January 26, 2012) - Earlier today, SnowSports Industries America (SIA)…

News May 13, 2013
George Powell: Skate industry must fight back

George Powell: Skate industry must fight back

Powell exhorts the industry to work together to protect skateboarding from outsiders with public money who are pulling skateboarding apart "like buzzards shredding a carcass."

Executive Edition May 13, 2013

Report from Olukai and TEDxMaui event

Press Release:   Community Progression Olukai's Partnership with TEDxMaui Creates enduring, passionate global event   (FEBRUARY 1, 2012 - ORANGE COUNTY, Calif.) - On Sunday, January 22, 2012, over 1,000…

News May 13, 2013
Costa Rica store tour – with lots of photos

Costa Rica store tour – with lots of photos

In Part II of our Costa Rica report, Shelby Stanger visits several stores in different areas of the country to get a feeling of what is happening on the ground…

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