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I grew up surfing the sandbars of Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina before taking in a short stint down in Barbados. Then, after freelance writing and managing a surf shop for several years, I took a job here at Transworld Business and moved out to California.

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LAST DAY TO REGISTER: SIMA To Release Retail Distribution Study Results On July 9th

Today is the last chance to register for SIMA’s Sales & Marketing Boot Camp slated for July 9 in Dana Point, California. Aside from a stacked line up of seminars, SIMA will also be releasing the much anticipated results of it’s bi-annual Retail Distribution Study. Check out a few of the charts from two years ago, and make your predictions about how the size and scope of the industry have changed in the past two years.

josh hunter | Prop Value:258 Thursday, July 2nd, 2009 | 48 views | Comments
Will Surf Parks Ever Become A Reality?

Will a legit wave pool ever be built, or is it all just a pipe dream? Weigh in on the topic right here.

josh hunter | Prop Value:258 Tuesday, June 30th, 2009 | 504 views | Comments
ZJ Boarding House Opens Billabong And Hurley Partner Stores

ZJ Boarding House will be hosting its annual Summer Kick Off Sale this Saturday, June 27 as well as celebrating the opening of Billabong and Hurley partner stores in the two additional spaces ZJ’s formerly occupied. Here’s what Co-Owner Todd Roberts had to say about the new partnerships.

josh hunter | Prop Value:258 Friday, June 26th, 2009 | 699 views | Comments
Hobie Hosts ASEC Green Room Grand Opening In Laguna Beach

Last night at Hobie’s Laguna Beach store on Forrest Avenue more than a hundred friends, family, and industry executives came out in support of the Action Sports Environmental Coalition’s first Green Room—a section of the store dedicated solely to natural, environmentally friendly products

josh hunter | Prop Value:258 Friday, June 19th, 2009 | 625 views | Comments
Active Ride Shop Auctioned Off To Florida Investors For $5.2 Million

According to reports from The Press Enterprise, A Florida-based limited liability company called Active Sports Lifestyles entered a winning bid of $5.2 million to purchase Active Ride Shop in an auction ordered by the US Bankruptcy Court in Riverside, California today. Zumiez, which recently showed interest in acquiring the chain of stores was not among the final bidders.

josh hunter | Prop Value:258 Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 | 1,407 views | Comments
Surfboard Made Of New Composite Material Handles Impact Of Being Run Over By Truck

If you’ve ever seen a surfboard run over by a truck before, you know what the typical result is—total destruction. Well, there’s a new composite material being released by Inegrity called “INNEGRA S” that might change that.

josh hunter | Prop Value:258 Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 | 478 views | Comments
PacSun Names Gary Schoenfeld New CEO

Pacific Sunwear of California, Inc. (PSUN) announced today that Gary Schoenfeld will be taking over Sally Frame Kasaks duties as CEO effective June 29. Schoenfeld formerly held the position of President and CEO at Vans. Kasaks will remain on the company’s board of directors.

josh hunter | Prop Value:258 Wednesday, June 17th, 2009 | 504 views | Comments
Billabong Raises $291 Million To Pay Off Debt

According to reports from The West.com.au, Billabong raised $230 million from institutions and an additional $61 million from an oversubscribed 11-for-two share retail rights issue. The article says that Billabong plans to use the money to reduce debt.

josh hunter | Prop Value:258 Tuesday, June 16th, 2009 | 298 views | Comments
Jordy Smith’s Indo Rodeo Flip: Most Radical Manuever Ever Pulled?

On a recent Red Bull/ TransWorld SURF boa trip in Indonesia, Jordy Smith pulled what are many are calling the most radical maneuver ever pulled on a surfboard. Check out the evidence below and weigh in with your opinion.

josh hunter | Prop Value:258 Monday, June 15th, 2009 | 942 views | Comments
The 11th Annual TransWorld Skateboarding Awards

Silver screen stars have The Academy Awards, Musicians have the Grammy’s, but the highest honor in the world of skateboarding comes in the form of The TransWorld Skateboarding Awards. On Friday, June 12 the world’s best skateboarders converged at The Avalon in Hollywood, California to honor their peers, party, and see the world premiere of TransWorld’s new film Right Foot Forward.

josh hunter | Prop Value:258 Monday, June 15th, 2009 | 923 views | Comments
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