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Ted Li

Oakley VP on surf apparel focus, more

I caught up with Vice President of North America Ted Li this week for a quick update on…

News May 13, 2013
Tilly Levine of Tilly's with Laurent Vrignaud of Big Dreams

Photos, recap from Day 1 at Agenda in Anaheim

A crowded floor as Agenda moves its winter show to ballrooms of the Marriott in Anaheim, California.

News May 13, 2013
Mike West

686 owner on inventories, orders and next season

A talk with Mike West about inventory levels, orders, what's new for next season and the challenges and…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Nike Action Sports Leaders: Bastien Renard

From Nike 6.0 to Nike as it tightens action sports focus

I flew to Oregon and met with top Nike execs about major changes in Nike's branding, product and…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Shaun Neff at Agenda. Photo by Shop-eat-surf.

Shaun Neff on hot-selling watches, more

I got an update at Agenda from Shaun Neff about Neff’s new hot-selling watches, how the company is…

News May 13, 2013
Orange 21 CEO Michael Marckx. Photo courtesy of Orange 21.

New Spy Optic CEO on new strategy, competitors, plans

Michael Marckx tells us about the revamped Spy strategy, plans for the brand including a core-only line, and…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Scott Terpstra and Frank Sinatra of Stussy. Shop-eat-surf file photo.

My favorite interviews and stories of 2011

The end of the year usually means lots of "best of" lists. Here, I put together a short…

News May 13, 2013
Burton SVP of Marketing Sam Paschel. Photo courtesy of Burton.

Burton SVP on Burton Mountain Festival

I followed up with SVP of Marketing Sam Paschel to find out more about the thinking behind the…

News May 13, 2013
GT and NIck Woolery of Von Zipper. Photos by Shelby Stanger for Shop-eat-surf.

What's new with Von Zipper

Greg Tomlinson answers some questions for us about how business is going, why Von Zipper is moving into…

News May 13, 2013
The 2XL website.

Skullcandy's low cost brand, new offices, market position

We compiled some details about Skullcandy's business that we found interesting in its recently-filed annual report, including details…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Arnette's Fabrice Le Det and Joe Freitag. Photos courtesy of Arnette.

Arnette renews action sports focus

Arnette is making a renewed push in the action sports space and we asked Fabrice Let Det and…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
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