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La Jolla moving to larger headquarters

The La Jolla Group has signed a lease for a new corporate headquarters in Irvine to accommodate its…

News May 13, 2013
L to R: Ryan  Smith

Sullen outgrows warehouse, orders way up

I received an interesting e-mail from Sullen Clothing in Irvine about the great show they had at ASR…

News May 13, 2013
Inside the Quiksilver booth at ASR in September.

Quik hires Greg Perlot as SVP Marketing

Greg co-founded the advertising agency 72andSunny. He also worked at Microsoft and Publicis. Greg will report to Steve…

News May 13, 2013
Reef co-founder Fernando Aguerre in his offices in La Jolla.

Fernando: The industry’s biggest challenges

As ASR gets underway today I thought it would be good to step back and talk about the…

News May 13, 2013
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A clarification about Quiksilver layoffs

Quiksilver executives told me this afternoon I made an erroneous link earlier today between pending layoffs at the…

News May 13, 2013
Heat coils in the H-Bomb wetsuit

Rip Curl rewards key retailers with H-Bomb wetsuit release

I talked with Rip Curl's Brian Bosson, right, recently about the company's new H-Bomb wetsuit, which arrived in…

News May 13, 2013
Quiksilver CEO Bob McKnight

Quiksilver meets guidance, closing some stores – plus a note about ASR

More details from the Quiksilver earnings conference call today and a note about ASR.

News May 13, 2013

The changing consumer: Sadeghi and others weigh in

To wrap up our stories about consumer spending, today we hear some thought-provoking ideas about cultural change from…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
The Podium Distribution booth mixed humor and business.

ASR Report: Smaller, but doing business

Here's a quick update on the scene at ASR. As expected, there are definitely fewer brands and retailers…

News May 13, 2013
Nike CEO Mark Parker at ASR in 2008

Nike internal review could lead to job cuts

Nike said yesterday it will streamline and restructure its company to become more efficient and get products to…

News May 13, 2013
Tourism in Hawaii

Tourism in Hawaii, California and Florida slipped and 2009 forecasts are lower

Tourist travel and spending in three key industry states slipped, and forecasts from Hawaii, California and Florida call…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
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