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Bummer! Op headed to Wal-Mart
The new owners of the Ocean Pacific brand finally struck a licensing deal. The original Southern California lifestyle apparel brand is headed to a Wal-Mart near you. Iconix Brand Group…
News May 13, 2013Volcom’s Richard Woolcott on taking risks
One of the things I talked about with Richard Woolcott at ASR is this issue of "sameness" in the surf industry. Richard is the CEO of Volcom in Costa Mesa.…
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Photos from Liquid Nation fundraiser
People crowded into Fernando and Vicky Aguerre's ocean front home in La Jolla Friday night for the Liquid Nation party and auction. The event raised an estimated $230,000 for the…
News May 13, 2013
Nike reviewing portfolio, including Hurley
Nike released financial results Thursday, and in its conference call said its selling one of its smaller businesses, Nike Bauer Hockey, and reviewing others. The Associated Press said "all niches"…
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In Bob Hurley's words
Bob sent me an internal memo this morning that he sent out yesterday to the team at Hurley. He wanted to give some context to the executive moves at the…
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PacSun to explore sale of Demo chain
This news came out this afternoon. Funny, I was just checking out the demo store at Brea Mall yesterday that the company turned into an all-women's location and made it…
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The story behind Hurley’s Ramones effort
The folks at Hurley in Costa Mesa are in the midst of several events to promote the company's special Joey Ramone collection. Thursday, there's a party at American Rag CIE…
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Duke weighs in on retail/manufacturer issue
Duke Edukas, co-owner of Surfside Sports in Costa Mesa, e-mailed his thoughts about yesterday's retail/manufacturer posts. "I think that both Mikke and Bob make great points. "The single most important…
News May 13, 2013
Funny Rusty video from Brazil
Charlie Setzler, president of Rusty Clothing North America in Irvine, sent me a link to a pretty hilarious Rusty YouTube video from the streets of Brazil. The Rusty team there…
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