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Chad Mihalick from Malakye.com

Action sports brands woo investors at Capital Forum

I zoomed to downtown San Diego yesterday to hear a few young action sports companies pitch their ideas…

News May 13, 2013
SIMA President Doug Palladini presenting the study findings.

New SIMA retail study shows a decline at the core but bright spots, too

The just-released 2008 SIMA Retail Distribution Study shows that sales in the core channels held up fairly well…

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Patagonia's surf strategy

Patagonia's surf strategy

Iconic outdoor brand Patagonia is becoming a well known name in the surf market. With some of the…

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Quiksilver CEO Bob McKnight

Changes at Roxy and DC, consolidation of Quik design teams and more news from conference call

Lots of news emerged during the Quiksilver conference call this afternoon including significant strategic changes underway at Roxy,…

Executive Edition May 13, 2013
West 49 sees stability in its

West 49 sees stability in its back-to-school results

Canadian action sports retailer West 49 reported yesterday that it "held its ground" in the 2009 back-to-school selling…

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Honolua Brand Director Pat Fraley

Honolua sees opportunity with SUP market and more

Today we talk with Honolua Brand Director Pat Fraley about the rewards and challenges of selling and marketing…

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Active Ride Shop's bankruptcy was the most-viewed story in 2009.

The top stories of 2009: what you viewed the most

To cap off our “Looking back, looking ahead” series, we looked into our database to see what articles…

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Surfline is now streaming HD video from 84 prime surf spots for iPhones.

Surfline CEO on new HD video feature for iPhones

Surfline is continuing to offer interesting services for mobile phone users. Premium members can now watch the waves…

News May 13, 2013
Shoppers checking out the Phantom boardshort wall. Photos courtesy of Surfside Sports.

Photos from Hurley Phantom event at Surfside

Here are some photos from Hurley's Phantom event at Surfside Sports last Saturday. To get the word out…

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group Y's Learning from Surfrider’s Successful Grassroots Tactics That Saved Trestles

group Y Case Study Discussion & Networking Event: Learning from Surfrider’s Successful Grassroots Tactics That “Saved Trestles." Monday,…

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Photos from Woolcott's Entrepreneur Award event

Richard Woolcott was celebrated as the Entrepreneur of the Year Wednesday night by the Leatherby Entrepreneurship Center at…

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