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Doug Palladini

VF announces goals for outdoor group

VF Corporation owns a myriad of brands including Wrangler, Nautica, 7 For All Mankind and Lee. Its outdoor…

News May 13, 2013
C4 Waterman Co-Founder Brian Keaulana

Stand Up Paddle executives on growth of sport and future demand

Statistics show that even though surf hardgoods are down, there's a bright spot that keeps popping up: stand…

News May 13, 2013
L to R: Sullen co-founder Ryan Smith

Sullen optimistic despite economic slowdown

Wall Street may be beating up on the big industry companies these days, but a few small brands…

News May 13, 2013
Atwater General Manager Greg Osthus

ASR Report: Atwater aims for $10 million

At Class at ASR, Greg Osthus, the General Manager of Atwater, talked about the Newport Beach based brand.…

News May 13, 2013
Reef President John Wilson with Reef sponsored surfer Rob Machado

Reef: Platform in place, growth ahead

I headed down to Carlsbad yesterday to catch up with Reef President John Wilson and his team. Reef…

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Sullen owners Ryan Smith and Jeremy Hanna.

Sullen seeing growth with national and international accounts

Sullen Clothing is a brand known for their art-driven, tattoo-inspired graphics. As a smaller start-up, Sullen has quickly…

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Details about Hollisteräó»s

Details about Hollister’s international push

I listened to the Abercrombie & Fitch conference call this morning to hear the company's upcoming plans for…

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Firewire CEO Mark Price

Firewire CEO on growing during a recession and new fin

Although hardgoods is a tough category these days, we heard a lot of good things about surfboard brand…

News May 13, 2013
The DC store in L.A.

DC apparel moving into department stores

DC Shoes is bucking the current macro economic trends, according to Quiksilver executives. During a conference call today…

News May 13, 2013
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