by The Editors on October 30, 2008
Sales managers know the truth: the midwest is a gold mine. The rest of us are always caught off guard. Today we learned about a new action sports clothing mall store. It’s called Glik’s and it is a 111-year-old family run store that recently opened it’s 53rd location. This one is in Hutcinson, Minnesota.
Glik’s, which carries name brand apparel for young men and women, has seven other Minnesota stores in Alexandria, Detroit Lakes, Grand Rapids, Marshall, Park Rapids, Virginia and Willmar. The company also has stores in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Iowa and Wisconsin. . . .Among the brands carried by Glik’s are Silver Jeans, Billabong, Hurley, Roxy, Fox, Quiksilver, DC, and Volcom.
Now we know.
[Link: Hutchinson Leader]
by The Editors on October 29, 2008
We’d probably be more embarrassed that anything, but Quiksilver would like everyone to know that several of the stars of MTV’s The Hills enjoy wearing Quiksilver duds on the show.
Doug Reinhart, Brody Jenner and Frankie Delgado are fans of Quiksilver – Fact! . . . Check them rocking Quik on MTV’s hit show “The Hill’s”. Full episodes online here!! . . . Snag your own Quik gear online at Quiksilver.com or stop in a Quiksilver Store near you!
Ah, we’re kind of thinking this might be a great reason not to wear the stuff. Then again if we paid that much money getting our clothing on MTV we’d probably have to pimp it all to hell, too.
[Link: The Mountain And Wave]
by The Editors on October 28, 2008
Derek O’Neill, CEO at Billabong, told investors that the falling Australian dollar is great for company profits, according to a story in The Australian.
There has been a dramatic fall in the value of the Australian dollar, in particular against the US dollar and the euro,” Mr O’Neill said. “After so many years of watching the company’s reported profits eroded by an appreciating Australian dollar, there is now the prospect of strong reported gains from a depreciating Australian dollar.” . . . Every 1c movement from these assumed exchange rates meant a 0.6 per cent change in profit for Billabong, Mr O’Neill said.
And that must make Paul Naude very, very happy.
[Link: The Australian]
by The Editors on October 27, 2008
Hard to believe that no one had patented this idea before, but they didn’t. Volcom did. Now with Zip-Tech Volcom pants and jackets with powder skirts can zip together to keep snow out of ass cracks around the world.
Zip-Tech is a Volcom exclusive feature that allows you to zip the powder skirt of your jacket to your pants – a simple idea that makes a world of difference. This feature will keep you dry and warm on a deep powder day and will keep away that mean ice burn during a slushy spring session.
Or you could just wear a one-piece. . .
by The Editors on October 24, 2008
These are the kinds of stories we wish we had time to do. Sneaker Freaker presents a 19 page online story on the history of Vans straight the mouth of Steve Van Doren (including insightful family photos). And no matter what the Vans marketing department does or doesn’t do, we still love the shoes and the man.
[Link: Sneaker Freaker via Skateboardworks]
by The Editors on October 24, 2008
by The Editors on October 15, 2008
We don’t know how many times we’ve been working away on our iPhones when we’ve been hit by the urge to check out Electric’s latest shades. Okay. . . never. And we don’t know anyone else who has either, but that doesn’t make the new Electric iPhone app any less cool.
Keep up with the latest Electric news and product updates. Browse our entire line of Sunglasses, Goggles, Softgood and Accessories right on your phone. Fine the products you want and search for the Electric dealer nearest you.
Just the fact that Electric knows their target market is using iPhones puts them miles ahead of the competition and that alone is enough reason to put it out there. Nice work: especially since without it their “flash site” is unviewable on most mobile phones.
[Link: Electric Visual via Surfline]
by The Editors on October 15, 2008
Ray’s Apparel and Split Clothing will be no longer in 60 days according to an Adam Sullivan story on Transworld Business.
“Rays Apparel has always been a very profitable company,” explains Ray’s Apparel president Jim Stark. “We got into mid-2008, probably about May, and started running into the same economic woes and problems that our competitors have been having. And for the past four or five months, we’ve been losing money. And it certainly looks that way for the balance of the year.”
While more than 60 employees will reportedly be out of a job, Stark says Split will “continue shipping product into 2009.” The Split brand, however, is up for sale. . . seems like it would be a perfect for one of the mall chain stores. PacSun? Buckle? Zumiez? Anyone?
[Link: Transworld Business]
by The Editors on October 15, 2008
Beat-down Australian clothing brand Mambo is apparently hoping to relaunch itself back into the world of authentic surf with the help of Taj Burrow’s ex-girlfriend Cheyenne Tozzi and professional surfer Dayyan Neve, according to a story in Business Day .
Angus Kingsmill, who is part of a consortium that bought the brand in January, said the loud shirts that made the brand famous – but also contributed to it falling off the radar for trendy teens – would not make a comeback, though a modern incarnation of its farting dog T-shirt would. “We have to modernise the elements of music, art and humour but not walk away from them, as they are what made it great,” he said.
Sadly, the history of dead surf brand reanimation is loaded with mutilated corpses. Keith Curtain, publisher of the magazine Australian Surf Business, is right when he says that “the future success for Mambo will be rebuilding relationships with surf shops, door-by-door, brick-by-brick, sale-by-sale.” But the truth is it probably never will never make it back.
[Link: Business Day]
by The Editors on October 14, 2008
It’s nice to see quality art being created by hand without the use of computers. . . even if Bend, Oregon-based Adam Haynes is doing it for “the man.”
[Link: Nike 6.0]
Sales managers know the truth: the midwest is a gold mine. The rest of us are always caught off guard. Today we learned about a new action sports clothing mall store. It’s called Glik’s and it is a 111-year-old family run store that recently opened it’s 53rd location. This one is in Hutcinson, Minnesota.
