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Quiksilver Secures Financing Transactions

Quiksilver announced today that is has secured financing in Europe. Stay tuned to TransWorld Business today for an exclusive interview with Quiksilver Chairman, CEO, and President Bob McKnight outlining the details of the deal and much more.

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TransWorld's Charlie Anderson with New Era's Brahden Dahl in an handsome contest. Where the Hell is Steve Ward?

La Jolla Group Open House Photo Gallery

On Wed July 29, The La Jolla Group hosted an open house event at its new facility in Irvine, California. The new offices they occupy are pretty impressive. Check out more than 30 photos from the official grand opening party right here.

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Volcom Q2 Results Beat Wall Street Estimates, Company Lowers Outlook

Volcom’s sales for Q2 were down 25% from a year ago, but outperformed Wall Street’s expectations by $4.5 million. See full results here.

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Hurley U.S. Open Of Surfing Events ReCap

The U.S. Open of Surfing celebrated its 50th anniversary in a big way this year. Aside from the main event there were literally dozens of parties, autograph signings, store openings, video premieres, etc. that ran in conjunction with the event. So, for your viewing pleasure here are a few links to the ones we made it out to. Hope you enjoy.

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 Why’s Don Brown so serious?  Ed from Wahoo’s doesn’t seem to have a care in the world.

etnies Launches Malloy Brothers Shoe With Los Stupidos Fiesta

On Friday, July24 etnies celebrated the launch of the Malloy Brothers new Jameson shoe with a party…they called it The Los Stupidos Fiesta. Cervezas and Wahoo’s tacos were plenty at the bayside lofts in Newport Beach. Keith and Chris Malloy were joined by etnies surf team riders Jamie O’Brien and Aamion Goodwin as well as the rest of the etnies crew including Pierre André Senizergues, Don Brown and etnies Brand Marketing Manager Jeff Taylor. Here’s a quick taste of what you missed.

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Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) CEO Brodie Carr hand his hands full at the US Open of Surfing.

Rip Curl Celebrates Huntington Beach Store Grand Opening

With the surfing world’s eyes fixed on Huntington Beach, California for the US Open of Surfing, the crew at Rip Curl took the opportunity to throw a full blown bash at the company’s new store on Main Street. Marquee surfers and World Champions Mick Fanning and Stephanie Gilmore were on hand, as were slews of industry tycoons, surf fans, and party goers. Here are just a few shots of the new store and the scene from the party.

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Insight U.S. President Jesse Faen with Black Box Founder Jamie Thomas.

Black Box Distribution Partners With Insight On Sales And Distribution in U.S.

After months of whispers and rumors of Insight making a strategic business alliance to strengthen its position in the U.S. market, yesterday the ink dried on a deal between the Australian-born apparel brand and Carlsbad, California-based Black Box Distribution. In a meeting late yesterday afternoon, Black Box Founder Jamie Thomas, CEO Frank Messman, and Insight’s President in the U.S. Jesse Faen sat down with TransWorld Business to discuss the details of the partnership.

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ASR and SIMA Partner to Improve Trade Show Experience

ASR and SIMA announced a series of joint efforts geared toward retailers, the media and brands to help improve the trade show experience in a challenging retail environment. The two groups will work together to provide discounts and new services fr qualified retailers to make attending ASR easier than ever, and the media will be provided with more tools - including a trade-show kick off press conference and a web site dedicated solely to up-to-the-minute updates on what’s happening at the show.

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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.

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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.

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