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Paul Naude - Photo courtesy of the Naude family

Paul Naude shares his next move

SES sat down with former Billabong Americas President Paul Naude to talk about his attempt to acquire Billabong,…

Executive Edition August 7, 2013
Hurley's Ronnie Greenwood

Hurley makes key new hire, updates SES on strategy

A talk with Roger Wyett, Bob Hurley and others on the executive team about Hurley's new executive hire,…

Executive Edition August 5, 2013
Former Billabong CEO Launa Inman. Shop-eat-surf file photo.

Inman, Naude depart from Billabong, Olivet appointment delayed

Billabong announced several management changes Monday, including a delay with the appointment of Scott Olivet as CEO.

News August 4, 2013
Surf Expo's Roy Turner and Scott Bass of The Boardroom at Surf Summit this year

Surf Expo offers adjacent shows in September

The upcoming Surf Expo show in Orlando in September will include two other adjacent gatherings for the first…

News August 1, 2013
Skullcandy at SIA. Shop-eat-surf file photo.

Skullcandy records steep sales drop, new strategy a focus

Skullcandy's sales drop sharply in Q2 as the company moves to transform its business, including cracking down on…

Executive Edition August 1, 2013

ActionWatch outlines recent sales trends at core stores

We have data from ActionWatch about recent sales trends in women's and men's apparel, footwear, accessories, hardgoods and…

Executive Edition July 31, 2013
Ryan Taron and Raelyn Thomson of RVCA

Photos from Know Show in Vancouver

SES reporter Shelby Stanger is on the scene at Know Show in Canada and has a lot of…

News July 30, 2013
The Sanuk store in Santa Monica - photo courtesy of Sanuk

Details about Sanuk's Q2, big change in 2013 forecast

Information from Deckers' earnings call about how Sanuk performed in Q2, how it is evolving and why and…

Executive Edition July 29, 2013
Austin Carlile

The marketing scene at the US Open

We spent several hours at the Vans US Open of Surfing and on Main Street Saturday afternoon and…

News July 29, 2013
Police had to shoot rubber bullets and use tear gas to disperse the crowd

Major melee breaks out after US Open of Surfing

Unruly crowds fought, broke a store window and damaged property Sunday evening after the conclusion of the Vans…

News July 28, 2013
Chico Bukovansky of Dakine having fun with his Altamont shirt - the crew at Sole Tech

Lots of photos from a busy Agenda

We covered the Agenda floor and have lots of photos of what we saw and the brands and…

News July 25, 2013
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