It was another year of change in the industry, with two major recurring themes. Restructuring, personnel changes and in some cases upheaval at the biggest companies, while at the same time, several industry veterans launched new brands that garnered a lot of attention.
Here is a list of the Top 30 viewed stories on staging-shopeatsurf.kinsta.cloud in 2014.
1. No joke – Slater leaves Quiksilver for Kering
2. Andy Mooney on impacts of Slater departure on Quiksilver marketing plans
3. Kelly Slater announces name, partners in new brand
4. Quiksilver restructures Americas sales force
5. SnoCon’s John Logic on shutting down the business
6. Quiksilver makes major marketing changes
7. Pete Fox out, Nick Adcock in as Fox Head CEO
8. Bob McKnight on Kelly Slater separation
9. Quiksilver Waterman veterans launch new brand Cova
10. Beach, Egan, Ruiz detail strategy and positioning of new brand Depactus
11. Quiksilver’s Pierre Agnes elevated to President, McKnight retiring
12. Altamont Capital invests in Huf
13. Altamont Capital, Pete Fox acquire Fox Head
14. Photos from the 2014 Waterman’s Ball
15. Paul Naude, Mandy Fry, Summer Rapp to launch women’s brand
16. Photos from Stance’s massive party at new HQ
17. Levi’s to lay off 800 workers
18. Former Roxy executive to lead Billabong Women’s
19. Photos from January Agenda
20. Vans hires new Global VP of Marketing
21. Billabong to review options for Swell, extends contract with Tenore
22. The retail report on new brand Vissla
23. Fry, Rapp unveil name of new women’s brand
24. Photos from first day of July Agenda
25. One company accounted for 10% of sales at PacSun in 2013
26. Hollister announces summer marketing plans
27. Wholesale results batter Quiksilver Q2, new pricing strategy announced
28. RVCA hires new VP of Merchandising and Design
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