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Donald

Dac Clark on Rusty lawsuit, new opportunities and more

I ran into Donald Clark, best known as Dac, of C&C Companies recently when I was visiting Sanuk…

News May 13, 2013
A Rusty advertisement

A Rusty update for 2008 and a look ahead for 2009

I checked in with Rusty North America President Charlie Setzler, right,  to find out how things went with…

News May 13, 2013
VF Corp. CEO Eric Wiseman

VF forecasting revenue decline in 2009

VF Corp. said today that revenue in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008 declined 2 percent and forecasted…

News May 13, 2013
Rick Petri and Chandler

Core careers: Rick Petri's path from Hobie to Rip Curl USA

Take a survey and you'll likely find that many executives at surfwear brands started as teens selling board…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
VF on Vans

VF on Vans, Reef results and its acquisition strategy

VF held a 2008 fourth quarter and full year earnings conference call this afternoon and some interesting details…

News May 13, 2013
Analog General Manager Kevin Meehan

A talk with Analog's Kevin Meehan

I stopped by the Burton campus in Irvine last week to talk to Kevin Meehan, general manager of…

News May 13, 2013
A Hurley Walk the Walk event

Converse, Hurley strong for Nike

Nike executives discussed the performance of Hurley and Converse Wednesday in the company's earnings conference call for the…

News May 13, 2013
Steve Fontes

Boutiques sign up for Quiksilver's Limited Collection

After seeing Quiksilver's Limited Collection at Fred Segal on Melrose recently, I headed to Quiksilver headquarters to find…

News May 13, 2013
Don Brown of Sole Technology at Surf Summit last year

SIMA postpones Surf Summit because of swine flu

SIMA said today that next week's Surf Summit has been postponed because of concerns about swine flu. The…

News May 13, 2013
LA Times turns to Tommy Knapp

LA Times turns to Tommy Knapp for core store makeover

Shop-eat-surf columnist and Honolua co-founder Tommy Knapp is the expert behind the most recent business makeover in the…

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New Reef president from North

New Reef president from North Face; background in apparel

Press Release: Jim Gerson Joins VF Action Sports as President of Reef - Americas Carlsbad, CA - May…

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