Reef Bucks Market Trends With Three Years of Double-Digit Growth
CEO Gregg Ribatt and President Mike Jensen tell SESO what is working for Reef as the company prepares…
News February 18, 2025
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Liberated Bankruptcy Media Storm Hits Industry Hard
A dizzying number of news outlets, including online, print, radio, and television, picked up the story. The fallout…
News February 13, 2025
Canadian Brands and Retailers Reeling from Tariff Threat
Business leaders in Canada are using the 30-day pause on merchandise tariffs to grow their domestic suppliers, work…
News February 10, 2025
Billabong Leadership Update Under New Licensee O5 Apparel
SESO checked in with Ryan Mangan, O5 Apparel senior vice president of action sports, about the addition of…
News February 7, 2025
Liberated Brands Releases Statement on Bankruptcy Filing
Liberated Brands commented Monday afternoon on the company's Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.
News February 4, 2025
Liberated CEO Explains Company’s Downward Spiral
In bankruptcy court documents, Todd Hymel outlines what went wrong at Liberated Brands, the former licensee for Volcom,…
Executive Edition February 3, 2025
Updated: Liberated Brands Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Liberated Brands officially filed for bankruptcy Sunday night. The list of largest unsecured creditors includes many overseas clothing…
News February 3, 2025
Updated: Liberated Begins Liquidating Billabong, Quiksilver, Volcom, Honolua Stores
The company is working with retail liquidation experts Gordon Brothers on the process, SESO has learned.
News January 30, 2025
La Jolla Group CEO on Job Cuts, Driving a Cleaner O’Neill Business
Daniel Neukomm shared why the job reduction was necessary, and how he is adjusting O’Neill’s strategy given the…
Executive Edition January 28, 2025
Key Surf Specialty Accounts on Licensing Changes, Holiday Results
SESO followed up with 11 key specialty accounts to ask about holiday results, including what brands and categories…
Executive Edition January 24, 2025
Sales Trends Improving at Rip Curl, Oboz Parent KMD Brands
Strong holiday sales and DTC success in November and December were offset by slow wholesale orders, according to…
News January 24, 2025
