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Zumiez December comps fall slightly, stock rallies

Details about the important month of December for Zumiez, one of the industry's largest customers.

News May 13, 2013
Taylor Whisenand and Clark Gundlach of Quiksilver

Updated: Photos from KnowShow

We spent Wednesday and Thursday at KnowShow in Vancouver, and have photos of all the brand executives and…

News May 13, 2013
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House of Vans goes girls only for a one-night skateboard event this Friday

Press release:   Brooklyn, New York - House of Vans and Girls Riders Organization are teaming up for…

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

Shane Wallace on new store and cash flow

I stopped by the new Active store in San Diego during ASR. The store, adjacent to Petco Park,…

News May 13, 2013
The DC store in L.A.

DC apparel moving into department stores

DC Shoes is bucking the current macro economic trends, according to Quiksilver executives. During a conference call today…

News May 13, 2013
Agenda targeting skate

Agenda targeting skate hardgoods

I spoke with Aaron Levant, the president of the Agenda trade show, to see how business is shaping…

News May 13, 2013
RVCA Founder/CEO Pat Tenore

RVCA CEO Tenore on growth and more

RVCA is coming up in all sorts of conversations lately - from PacSun CEO Sally Frame Kasaks talking…

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Joe's Sports & Outdoors, an important snow and skate retailer, declares bankruptcy

Joe's Sports & Outdoors, a sporting goods store with 31 outlets in Washington, Oregon and Idaho, has declared…

News May 13, 2013
Don Brown is the new chairman of IASC

New IASC board members and officers elected

From International Association of Skateboard Companies Executive Director John Bernards. The Board of Directors have elected the following…

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DC's Nick Adcock and Mark Miller

DC Shoes President Nick Adcock on leaving DC, and what is next

DC Shoes President Nick Adcock is leaving the company at the end of June. The internal announcement was…

News May 13, 2013
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