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DC Shoes President Nick Adcock Resigns

Quiksilver announced today that Nick Adcock, President of Quiksilver’s DC Shoes Brand has resigned to pursue other interests. Quiksilver Americas’ President Craig Stevenson will assume Mr. Adcock’s responsibilities on an interim basis while the company completes a search for his replacement.

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5th Annual Waterman’s Ball Underwriting Party

SIMA hosted its 5th Annual Waterman’s Underwriting Party on Friday June 5 at Cyprus Shore Community Park in San Clemente, California. The party raises money through sponsorship opportunities and a live auction to help support SIMA’s annual Waterman’s Weekend

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Rip Curl Names Olivier Cantet Group CEO

In a press release today, Rip Curl International announced that Olivier Cantet will take over as Group CEO from Francois Payot, who has held the group position since 2006. Payot will resume his former role as Founder Director on the Rip Curl Board alongside Brian Singer and Doug Warbrick.

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TransWorld Business Retail Round Up: May 2009

In an effort to provide our readers with the most comprehensive coverage of the current retail climate as possible, Transworld Business has developed a monthly column we’re calling Retail Round Up. In this installment we examine how a sample of specialty stores and department stores are performing based on same-store sales results over that past seventeen months.

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Tilly’s Opens 103rd Location In New Jersey

Tilly’s announced today that it will be opening its 104th store in the Hamilton Mall in Mays Landing, New Jersey. According to Tilly’s Web site, there are more stores in New Jersey, California, Florida, and Virginia as well.

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Zumiez Same-Store Sales Drop 20.7% In May

Zumiez, Inc. (ZUMZ) reported today that it’s Net sales for May dropped 9.6% to $23.5 million compared to the same four week period in 2008. Comparable store sales dropped a whopping 20.7%.

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Dick Baker Memorial Paddle Out Ceremony

On Sunday, May 31, hundreds of friends, family, and colleagues gathered in Doheny State Beach to honor the memory of former SIMA President/ Chairman Emeritus Dick Baker, who passed away on April 14 after a long battler with cancer.

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Eye Of The Buyer: Tony Butler, Sweetwater Surf Shop

Eye Of The Buyer is a new column from Transworld Business that takes an in-depth look at the buying strategies of the industry’s most influential retail buyers.

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IRS Files Objection To Source Interlink’s Reorganization Plan

From Foliomag.com: “The objection said Source’s reorganization plan cannot be confirmed because it does not ensure adequate payment of the IRS’ tax claims. The IRS said Source and its affiliates have not filed a “staggering” number of federal tax returns.”

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Retail Profiles: Icons Of Surf

“If it’s mainstream, we don’t want it,” explains Icons Of Surf Owner Ken Mockett. “We intentionally don’t carry mass market brands. Every board in the shop is handmade in the USA by a craftsman. No imports.”

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