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January tough for core stores

January tough for core stores

Sales at core stores fell 17 percent in January, according to data from ActionWatch.  The ActionWatch retail panel…

News May 13, 2013
The Hall of Fame ceremony last year

Aaron Pai announces 2009 Hall of Fame inductees

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. - The 2009 Surfers' Hall of Fame induction ceremony pays tribute to three generations of…

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PacSun says Adrenalina drops

PacSun says Adrenalina drops its board bid

PacSun and Adrenalina held talks this week over the small retailer's repeated attempts to takeover the industry's largest…

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Carissa Moore on Surfer's May 2009 cover

Surfer, Surfing and Skateboarding magazines' parent company declares bankruptcy

Source Interlink, the company that publishes Surfing, Surfer, Skateboarder, Snowboarder and five other action sports magazines and web…

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Canadian retailer West 49

Canadian retailer West 49 rejects Adrenalina bid

West 49, a major action sports retailer in Canada, today rejected an unsolicited takeover bid from Adrenalina. Adrenalina,…

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Update: More information about

Update: More information about the paddle out for Dick Baker on May 31

SIMA has some new information about the paddle out service and beach circle memorials for Dick Baker -…

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Tiffany Mongomery and Toby Bost on stage at the GroupY Innovator Series at The Camp in Costa Mesa

Toby Bost on acquisitions, supporting core retailers, social media marketing and more

The La Jolla Group is moving to add brands to fill out its portfolio, O'Neill Clothing and La…

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Executive Comp: What CEOs of

Executive Comp: What CEOs of action sports, apparel and retail companies made last year

A lot of readers responded to an earlier story I wrote about the modest salary by public company…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
GroupY's ASC at the X Games sold out the Stadium Club at the Home Depot Center in Carson

ASC brings marketers together to mix corporate and endemic sponsors

Photos, videos and a recap of the conference. The first Action Sports Conference at the X Games was…

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Santiago and Fernando Aguerre. Shop-eat-surf file photo.

The Aguerre brothers on Liquid Nation and life after Reef

With Liquid Nation Ball 6 fast approaching on Sept. 11, I thought it was time to touch base…

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Big crowds turned out for O'Neill's Generation Next event Friday night in Laguna Beach.

O'Neill Girls VP on design event, juniors market and more

Editor's note: Updated Thursday 10/01/09 with video from the event, courtesy of O'Neill Clothing. O'Neill hosted a design…

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