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Retail Profiles: Familia, Minneapolis

“30 Shops In 30 Days” is our way of keeping a close eye on what’s happening with retailers across the country. Over the course of a month, we’ll feature a new in-depth shop profile every day. Is your shop interested in being profiled? Contact us at business@transworld.net.

kristina | Prop Value:42 Friday, April 3rd, 2009 | 957 views | Comments
Nike Brands Exhibiting At Agenda Trade Show This July

Picking up shop and moving to a new location is risky business, especially in these tough economic times. But so far, the risk has been a huge pay-off for the Agenda trade show, as a number of brands have already confirmed their booth space.

kristina | Prop Value:42 Thursday, March 26th, 2009 | 678 views | Comments
Agenda Trade Show Moving to Huntington Beach This July

The issue of trade show timing and relevance has been a hot topic in the industry for months now, and the Agenda show is the first to take the leap to try something new. Rather than hosting a show in September to correspond with ASR, Agenda organizers have moved the show to Huntington Beach to coincide with the U.S. Open of Surfing, nearly two months earlier.

kristina | Prop Value:42 Tuesday, March 17th, 2009 | 753 views | Comments
Catching Up with: Tim Hoover, Ultimate Boarder Founder

Santa Barbara local Tim Hoover started the Ultimate Boarder competition with the dream of hosting the Iron Man of action sports. Here’s what he had to say about the event’s sophomore year.

kristina | Prop Value:42 Monday, February 23rd, 2009 | 295 views | Comments
Body Glove Launches New Category

In October, BG announced the release of its new water filtration system—yes, the kind a plumber would install underneath your kitchen sink. Building on its platform of environmental stewardship, Body Glove is introducing the water filters in an effort to reduce the number of plastic bottles that end up in our landfills and oceans.

kristina | Prop Value:42 Wednesday, February 4th, 2009 | 938 views | Comments
Agenda Trade Show Coverage: January 2009

TransWorld Business got in one of those notorious limos and went to the Agenda show to catch up with the fine folks of Sole Tech, The Hundreds, Allyance, Vestal, and other brands that chose to forego ASR in favor of Agenda.

kristina | Prop Value:42 Friday, January 23rd, 2009 | 1,088 views | Comments
Inauguration 2009 And What It Means For Your Business

In the October issue, TransWorld Business published a feature on the then-impending presidential election. Now that the 44th president is on the job, let’s revisit Barack Obama’s campaign promises and see just what’s in store for action sports businesses in the next four years.

kristina | Prop Value:42 Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 | 130 views | Comments
Catching Up With: DC’s Rep of the Year Ron Depp

Transworld Business caught up with Ron Depp to discuss the award and his new wheels.

kristina | Prop Value:42 Wednesday, January 21st, 2009 | 1,574 views | Comments
Catching Up With: Brice Oakden, Quiksilver’s Wintersports Designer

Transworld Business caught up with Oakden to ask him a few questions about the logistics of putting together an outerwear line.

kristina | Prop Value:42 Wednesday, December 31st, 2008 | 443 views | Comments
Black Box Distribution to Host Retail Show in January

The first-ever Crossroads retail show will take place at Black Box headquarters in Vista, California on January 21st and 22nd and will include a demo and best trick contest open to the public. The event is an expansion of the open house Black Box typically hosts the day before ASR, and although Crossroads will overlap with the January ASR show, Black Box president Jamie Thomas says the intention was not to become a competitor with ASR.

kristina | Prop Value:42 Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 | 3,233 views | Comments
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