Profiles

Geoff Koboldt and Ron StebenneBamboo Sk8's Geoff Koboldt and Ron Stebenne

Catching Up With: BambooSK8’s Ron Stebenne

BambooSK8’s Co-owner discusses eco-friendly aspects of the business, the difference between bamboo and maple decks and the reasoning behind BambooSK8’s sustainable model.

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elisepuritz

The Alton in Black Matte and the Kari in Purple Blue Fade

Catching Up With: Spy’s Brand Manager Matt Harkins

Harkins discusses Orange 21’s plan to diversify the brands under its umbrella with the O’Neill eyewear licensing agreement, several new collaborations and the company’s plan for further expansion in the near future.

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kailee bradstreet

StepChild Takes A Working Holiday

Working Holiday’s Dan McNamara discusses partnering with StepChild Snowboards, his company’s growth, and creating efficiencies for his brands and retailers.

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mike lewis

Fast Fashion’s Effect On Action-Sports Apparel

TransWorld Business reached out to Billabong Women’s Brand Director Candy Harris for her take on what Billabong is doing to remain relevant to young female consumers and what the industry can do to compete against vertical retailers.

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josh hunter

Retail Round Table

Retail Round Table allows you to pose hardball questions to the industry’s top retailers.

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mike lewis

San Diego's Gaslamp District, across from the convention center

ASR Day Two: Photo & Videos

TransWorld Busines brings you a look at ASR day two, as well as photos from the Damn Am Awards and what’s happening at CLASS, as well as Crossroads in the Petco Park parking lot.

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kailee bradstreet

ActionWatch December 2009 Comps

ActionWatch: Fourth Quarter Core Retail Comps Down 13%

December’s comparable year-over-year sales in the core shops on the ActionWatch retail panel were slightly better than in the previous two months, bringing the full quarter’s comp down to -13%. Read the entire report here.

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Cary

The Flux crew on the roof of their Tokyo HQ.

Flux Yeah! Global Marketing With Flux Bindings’ Ray Takahashi

We caught up with Flux’s division manager for a day of product testing and Q&A on their team, the state of the Japanese industry, and urethane.

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mike lewis

Skullcandy Tom Bishop

Catching Up With: Tom Bishop, Skullcandy’s Director of Asian Operations

Skullcandy has expanded its international presence recently with a new office opening in Shenzhen, China. We talked with Tom Bishop, the company’s new director of Asian operations, to find out what role the new office will play in Skullcandy’s future.

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kailee bradstreet

Electric And ambsn Host Movember Gala

The first annual “Mo-Down Bro-Down” Movember Gala Party, presented by ambsn clothing and Electric Visual, took place November 25, at the MoTav in San Luis Obispo. See photos and get details right here.

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kailee bradstreet

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