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Updated: Billabong receives another takeover offer

Another, unnamed suitor has emerged for Billabong, but news reports from Australia identified the bidder as Bain Capital.

News May 13, 2013
Zumiez at the Florida Mall. Shop-eat-surf file photo.

Why Zumiez lowered its Q3 forecast

We listened to Zumiez October sales call and have more details about the retailer's results, including why it…

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Bob Hurley and Roger Wyett. Shop-eat-surf file photo.

Wyett replaces Bodecker as Nike VP of Action Sports

Roger Wyett has a new role at Nike as the company moves to refine its action sports strategy.

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Don Dyer of Electric and Richard Woolcott of Volcom

Photos from Zumiez 100K party

Nearly anyone and everyone who is influential in the industry was at the Zumiez 100K party last night…

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Agenda adding Las Vegas show as part of alliance

Agenda is heading to Las Vegas in August in a strategic alliance with a collection of other trade…

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Vanessa Chiu. Shop-eat-surf file photo.

Vanessa Chiu moves to Agenda from Insight

Agenda announces another key hire, this time the person behind Insight Women's in the U.S.

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Key category improves for Zumiez in April

A key category for Zumiez’s turned positive in April, and the company reported increased same store sales for…

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Sole Tech: a renewed focus on the core

Don Brown, vice president of marketing for Sole Technology in Lake Forest, answered some questions for me about…

News May 13, 2013
Sole Technology CEO Pierre Andrí© Senizergues and Ryan Sheckler at ASR.

Pierre on the state of the skate shoe industry

After I talked to Pierre about Sole Technology's environmental audit and goal to be carbon neutral by 2020,…

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