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Surfside Sports owners Duke Edukas and Paul Burnett. Photo courtesy of Surfside.

A retailer’s view on the upcoming snow season

The snowboard season is important to Surfside Sports in Costa Mesa, which has one of the deepest snow…

News May 13, 2013
The Beach Bums store in Corona. Beach Bums operates 14 stores in Southern California and Nevada.

Holiday outlook: Beach Bums

The mood seems uncertain as the holiday shopping season gets underway. The stock market's erratic, the housing market…

News May 13, 2013
Mark Richards

Holiday outlook: Val Surf

I asked Mark "Wally" Richards of Val Surf how he's feeling about business as the holiday season gets…

News May 13, 2013
Spyder Surf in Hermosa Beach. This is the menäó»s store at the Pier.

Spyder Surf: Challenging year ahead

So far, I'm hearing the holidays weren't so good for surf shops. I talked to several owners yesterday…

News May 13, 2013
Steve Murray

Vans president cautiously optimistic on ‘08

Vans President Steve Murray told me yesterday at ASR that the company's outlook is more cautious than last…

News May 13, 2013

Grim outlook for next snow season

The SnowSports Industries America reported a sobering assessment for the upcoming snow season and the impact of weak…

News May 13, 2013
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