In more shoe shakeup news, Oceanside’s Duffs and Vista’s Adio both had a round of layoffs and terminations recently.

Skate shoe retailer Duffs International was sold to its UK distributor today, Wednesday, March 19, by the brand’s Canadian parent company, Genfoot, Inc., resulting in several US employee lay-offs and headquarter shut downs, including the Oceanside, Calif. location.

Professional skateboarder Nate Sherwood, whose long-time involvement in the industry has gained him a reputation for reliability, has been added to the Factor54 staff to head up the lifestyle brand’s skate team and he’s stoked on the new opportunity.