Last week we dropped by the Element and Von Zipper headquarters in Irvine, California and had a chance to catch up with Ryan Kingman and the Element crew and took some time out to chat with Greg “GT” Tomlinson. Check out the photos and ten of GT’s “Top Five.”
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November 06 2009 |
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SIMA helds its PR and Communications Boot Camp at The Camp in Costa Mesa Thursday, drawing close to 100 industry members to discuss social media, crisis management and many other relevant public relations topics. Get a summary and check out photos here.
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November 06 2009 |
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On November 5 Quiksilver completed a reorganization of its staff in the Americas region. In total 200 positions have been eliminated. The layoffs affected every organization under the Quiksilver America umbrella according to the company’s Vice President of Investor Relations Bruce Thomas.
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November 05 2009 |
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See how October comps turned out for more than 25 national retailers right here …
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November 05 2009 |
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Kick the season off on a private mountain and take over Woodward at Copper? Sign me up! TransWorld Business joined the Snowboard Team Riders to find out what’s new for the season and how they’re working to get more people hooked on the shred.
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November 05 2009 |
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In early November Jack’s Surfboards signed a lease for a 6,500 square-foot retail space located at 1630 Pacific Coast Highway Hermosa Beach, California. Read more here …
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November 04 2009 |
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Catch up with big mountain riding’s leading lady Annie Boulanger who has just claimed the top spot in the Snow Exposure-Meter race on the EM, women’s snowboarding, and working with Nike Snowboarding.
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November 04 2009 |
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We reached out to key retailers and manufacturers to find out their takes on the petition and general thoughts on the direction skate trade shows are headed. Here’s what Modern Skate & Surf Owner George Leichtweis and Blackbox CEO/Partner Frank Messman had to say.
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November 03 2009 |
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The ActionWatch Retail Panel is finally seeing comps in the single digits. September sales for all categories tracked by ActionWatch were only down 8.3% compared to the same month last year. Take a look at some of the reasons behind September’s results, including a detailed same-store, year-over-year chart and graph.
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November 02 2009 |
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Troubled lender CIT, which works with more than one million small to mid-sized businesses, announced yesterday, November 1, that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as part of a reorganization to shore up its outstanding debts. The bankruptcy is the fifth largest in U.S. history.
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November 02 2009 |
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