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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
Francois-Henri Pinault

PPR's big plans for Volcom

PPR executives detail why they bought Volcom, how they will merge and grow the brand, including into new…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Zumiez reports strong June

Zumiez reports strong June sales

A detailed look at Zumiez's June sales, including what categories performed well.

News May 13, 2013
Jake Burton at SIA this year. Shop-eat-surf file photo.

Jake Burton diagnosed with treatable testicular cancer

Jake Burton told employees this week he was diagnosed with a treatable form of testicular cancer. We send…

News May 13, 2013
Chinese snowboarder Wang Lei. Photo by Xiao Ba.

Action Sports in China – localization is key

Today we look at examples from inside and outside the industry of how companies have tailored products to…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Snowboarder Louie Vito with Jim Bob Hume of Zumiez

Zumiez and industry celebrate employees at $100k party

We attended Zumiez $100k party in Keystone Colorado last night and have lots of photos from the evening.…

News May 13, 2013
Zumiez Founder Tom Campion with some fans. Shop-eat-surf file photo.

Zumiez beats expectations again

Zumiez knocked it out of the park in January.

News May 13, 2013
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series
Strategy & Planning Series