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Rome Snowboards Director of Sales Dan Sullivan

Rome's interesting online strategy to benefit retailers

Rome is launching an interesting, multi-faceted online initiative that it believes will help support core snowboard retailers while…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Spy CEO Michael Marckx and Chairman of the Board Seth Hamot. Hamot owns about 50% of the company. Photo by Shop-eat-surf.

Spy CEO: strategy taking root as sales grow double digits

A talk with Michael Marckx about how a new strategy is changing Spy, which reported 2012 results Wednesday.…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
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Naude and Sycamore get 10 more days

Billabong announced Wednesday morning in Australia that the exclusivity period for Paul Naude and Sycamore has been extended.

News May 13, 2013
Comune Brand Operations Manager Mark Logan in Comune's version of a baseball jacket.

Comune catches Bobby's attention

The Comune team in their Costa Mesa office.Frank Delgadillo is second from right. I've known Frank Delgadillo for…

News May 13, 2013
Shop-eat-surf photo illustration

The new consumer-protection law: an interview with the Consumer Product Safety Commission

Action sports apparel companies are scrambling to understand, prepare and comply with a new consumer-safety law that requires…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Burton CEO Laurent Potdevin. Photo: US News & World Report.

Five questions with Burton CEO Laurent Potdevin

Today in our snow series, we ask Burton CEO Laurent Potdevin questions about business, the challenging hardgoods market,…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Burton cuts North American

Burton cuts North American staff, reinstates salaries

Press Release: BURLINGTON, Vt. (February 11, 2010) - Burton today announced that it has restructured its North American…

News May 13, 2013
Nike's Trevor Edwards

Nike reveals size of action sports brands

Updated 2:12 p.m.: Nike plans to double the size of its Nike branded action sports business in five…

News May 13, 2013
Vans President Kevin Bailey.

Vans President on the brand's success, growth strategies

An interview with Kevin Bailey, including video, about the action sports landscape, why Vans has been successful, and…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Tim Gallagher and Steve Klassen of Wave Rave in Mammoth Lakes

Snow preview: Wave Rave, Milo, K-5, more

We check in with snow retailers to see what's selling early, how they bought, and how they are…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Coal Headwear Founder Brad Scheuffele. Photo by Shelby Stanger for Shop-eat-surf.

Coal continues growth with wide range of accounts

We catch up with Coal Headwear founder Brad Scheuffele to find out more about the growing brand based…

News May 13, 2013
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Strategy & Planning Series
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