Co-owner and Northwest legend John Logic shows us the fruits of their vendor sponsored art shows and how these projects help set his shops apart.

Vans hosted a release party last night for their new book, "Vans Off The Wall: Stories of Sole From Vans Originals." We'll be updating this post with a few video interviews soon, so stay tuned. Also, check out the Q&A from our interview with Vans VP of Marketing Doug Palladini.

On April 30 SIMA announced its elected officials for 2009. Among those announcements came news that Doug Palladini, VP of Marketing for Vans was named President of the trade association. Transworld Business caught up with Palladini to congratulate him and see what his first presidential initiatives will be. Here's what he had to say:

Vans announced today that it has established offices in Quebec, Canada.

Vans domestic revenues up 3%, The North Face up 14% globally.

Vans is cutting the ribbon at its new store in Denver's upscale Cherry Creek Mall and with a grand opening soiree this Saturday complete with giveaways and appearances by Vans snow team riders

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