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Photo courtesy of Tilly's

Tilly's comments on holiday sales

Tilly’s is the latest industry retailer to report holiday sales.

News January 12, 2015
Photo courtesy of Journeys

Journeys, Schuh report holiday sales results

Genesco, the company that owns the Journeys and Schuh footwear chains, both key industry customers, reported holiday sales…

News January 11, 2015
JT Cook is the new Men's Design Director at Volcom - Photo courtesy of Volcom

Volcom appoints new leaders for men's design, North America marketing

At the trade shows, we found out about some new key appointments at Volcom.

News January 11, 2015
Lindsay Henkels and Kari Johnson of O'Neill Women and Daniel Neukomm

Photos from Surf Expo 2015

Surf Expo got underway Thursday in Orlando with a strong industry presence and many retailers shopping the floor.

News January 8, 2015
Stance CEO Jeff Kearl and President John Wilson - Shop-eat-surf file photo

Stance moves into a new category

Stance, one of the industry’s most successful young brands, is moving into a new category: underwear.

News January 7, 2015
Sole Technology's Pierre Senizergues and Yasemin Oktay Hume

Photos from Agenda '15

We have lots of photos from the floor on the first day of Agenda, plus an update on…

News January 5, 2015
The speaker lineup for Agenda Emerge

Agenda starts today, industry executives speak at Agenda Emerge

SES is headed to Agenda today to see what is new with industry brands. On Tuesday night at…

News January 4, 2015
Kelly Slater's departure from Quiksilver to start his own brand with Kering was the top viewed story of 2014 - Photo courtesy of Outerknown

Top viewed industry stories of 2014

It was another year of change in the industry, with two major recurring themes. Restructuring, personnel changes and…

News December 29, 2014
Updated: Altamont Capital

Updated: Altamont Capital Partners makes another move

Altamont Capital Partners announced another facet of its industry investment strategy Monday morning - an investment in Hybrid…

News December 21, 2014
Electric's new brand vibe on display at SIA in Janaury 2014 - Shop-eat-surf file photo

More personnel changes at Electric

Electric, which has undergone significant changes in leadership, staff, and brand direction in the past several years, has…

News December 8, 2014
The Billabong US website today

Black Friday weekend retail sales disappoint; industry catches Cyber Monday fever

Despite the massive discounts offered by retailers, sales for Black Friday weekend declined compared to last year. Plus,…

News November 30, 2014
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