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Life Distribution is relaunching the Split brand. It also owns Ambiguous.

Industry vet on strategy for Ambiguous and Split

A talk with Split founder David Patri on reclaiming the brand, the strategy for Ambiguous, and his long…

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Kustom Brand Director Pat Fraley and Marketing Manager Eric Mehlberg.

Kustom's Fraley on targeting a younger demo, brand plans

Kustom Brand Director Pat Fraley on how the brand plans to stand out in a crowded marketplace by…

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SIMA President Doug Palladini.

SIMA moves surf industry forward following trade-show landscape shift

SIMA's statement on the closing of ASR, and plans for the future. The trade group has been researching…

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Julian Wilson moves to Nike

Julian Wilson moves to Nike 6.0

Longtime Quiksilver surfer Julian Wilson jumps to Nike 6.0

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Rip Curl's Pepe Landa and Dylan Slater at the SIMA Image Awards last Thursday. Shop-eat-surf file photo.

Pepe Landa moves to Rip Curl

Pepe lands at a new job quickly after leaving Ipath.

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Ocean Minded sandals in a Gap store last spring.

Ocean Minded returns to The Gap

We followed up with Ocean Minded to see how its relationship with Gap has evolved after the initial…

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Apparel sales take big hit in

Apparel sales take big hit in 2010

SIMA discussed its 2010 Retail Distribution Study Thursday which showed a big decline in apparel sales and some…

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Shelley Sheppard

Core Careers: Shelley Sheppard, Sr. Director of Marketing/Agency at La Jolla Group

Today in our ongoing Core Careers series, we learn about the career path of Shelley Sheppard, Senior Director…

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Skullcandy's stock is expected to debut this morning on Nasdaq. Photo courtesy of Nasdaq.

Skullcandy raises share price

Skullcandy raised $188.8 million in an expanded initial public offering after increasing the number of shares and pricing…

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Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series