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Bob Hurley at the SIMA Summit

Hurley and Converse revenues log high-teens growth in quarter

Nike Inc. executives said yesterday during an earnings conference call with analysts that revenues from its Hurley and…

News May 13, 2013

The changing consumer: The brand perspective

Yesterday, core store owners talked about changing consumer spending patterns. I asked: Are we seeing a cyclical downturn…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013

Steve Murray on changes in VF's structure

I followed up with Vans President Steve Murray to ask what yesterday's restructuring at VF means for VF…

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
Photo courtesy of Dick's

Store tour: Dick's deep spring discounts on some action sports brands

For the last stop in my store tour series, I drove to El Segundo to check out the…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
RVCA CEO Pat Tenore after winning a SIMA award last year

2009 SIMA Image Award nominees revealed

SURF INDUSTRY MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES NOMINEES FOR 2009 SIMA IMAGE AWARDS - Surf Industry Recognizes Its Most Influential…

News May 13, 2013
Travel deals are yielding

Travel deals are yielding mixed results in Hawaii, Australia

Travel deals for airfare and lodging are abundant, and that's showing up in some flattening in the decline…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
Keith Malloy off County Clare in Ireland. Photo courtesy of Waveriders.

Action sports series starts tonight; action sports filmmakers panel Saturday

After watching "Lymelife" open the 10th Newport Beach Film Festival last night, we're excited for the debut of…

News May 13, 2013
CPSIA lead testing at an inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer inside the lab at Applied Technical Services. Photo courtesy ATS.

The new consumer-protection law: View from inside a testing lab

In the second day of our series on the new consumer product safety rules and their impact on…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013

Action sports start-ups will pitch to investors next month

Four small action sports businesses are among the six companies that will pitch their stories to potential investors…

News May 13, 2013
Billy Stade

Talking shop with The Closet owner Billy Stade

I ate lunch the other day at Eat Chow with Billy Stade, the owner of The Closet. The…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
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