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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…

News May 13, 2013
A Maaji display at Hobie in Laguna Beach. Photo courtesy of Maaji.

Maaji bringing lingerie to surf shops, boutiques

A talk with Kelly Ellingson, Maaji’s VP of North American Sales and Marketing, on new developments including how…

News May 13, 2013
Wilco Prins. Photo courtesy of Rip Curl.

Rip Curl names new European CEO

Rip Curl announced a new CEO for Europe today as the former CEO steps down.

News May 13, 2013
John Wilson

SIMA Launches Emerging Brands Committee with All-Star Cast

SIMA's new Emerging Brands Committee includes industry leaders as mentors and advisors with the goal of supporting new…

News May 13, 2013
A Quiksilver store in Mammoth

Quiksilver hires new retail leader

Quiksilver has hired a seasoned retail executive to oversee stores and ecommerce in the Americas region. Rob Colby…

News May 13, 2013
Billabong king of summer

Billabong king of summer boardshort sales

Cary Allington of ActionWatch emailed me some same-store sales information for core boardsport stores for July. I also…

News May 13, 2013
Hurley fundraiser tonight;

Hurley fundraiser tonight; Sabre lands Zumiez order

Hurley is teaming up with the nonprofit Boarding for Breast Cancer tonight for a pretty cool fundraiser to…

News May 13, 2013
Billabong annual revenues grow

Billabong annual revenues grow 18 percent

Billabong International Limited revenues increased 18 percent to $1.35 billion Australian dollars for the year. Net profit after…

News May 13, 2013
Rusty's Global Cooling boardshorts

Rusty one year after move to La Jolla Group

I ran into Charlie Setzler, president of Rusty North America, at Joel Cooper's Lost party. Charlie told me…

News May 13, 2013
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