by The Editors on August 30, 2013
Former Billabong CEO Derek O’Neill and his wife Nikki are reportedly selling their “Beachbreak Cauarina” home located only 15 minutes from the Coolangatta Airport. The home is pretty plush, according to a post on Property Observer.
The 2005 Paul Uhlmann designed home has spacious indoor and outdoor entertaining options behind its formal entrance complete with Frangipani trees. . . The main kitchen and living areas feature beautiful New Guinea Rosewood cabinetry, eight metre high ceilings, chocolate quartz tiles and a mixture of electric blinds and windows to maximise natural light and airflow. . . Along with the spacious master suite, there are an additional three guest bedrooms upstairs as well as a fourth ensuited guest bedroom on the ground floor. . . The lock-up garage can park seven cars. The gardens comes with pool and firepit.
Looks like the kind of house you’d only leave if you had too. Asking price is something over $5 million AUS. In other words, it’s a steal. Anyone? For more photos click the link.
[Link: Unique Estates via Property Observer]
by The Editors on August 30, 2013
by The Editors on August 28, 2013
Brixton announced today the appointment of Mike Lawson to the position of Director of U.S. Sales for the Oceanside, California based brand. Lawson, an industry sales vet, was previously national sales manager for the action sports division of Amer Sports, parent company of Salomon, Bonfire, and Nikita, but most know him from his six years at Sole Technology’s Emerica and Altamont.
“We are excited to bring on someone with Mike’s ability to lead our U.S. sales team,” said Brixton co-founder and General Manager Jason Young. “Mike is well respected and comes to us with the knowledge and experience needed to help the continued growth of Brixton.”
Yes, it appears that Lawson’s escape from SoCal is officially over and he’s back in thick of it. Welcome home, Mike! For the official word from Brixton, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on August 26, 2013
Zumiez Grim on the left Tillys Grim on the right.
In the never ending battle to look core, Volcom has announced some “exclusive” shoes with both Tilly’s and Zumiez. You know, to make the retail outlets feel good about Volcom’s other larger retail channels. Apparently, the Grim Mid is exclusively available at Tillys.com and the Grim Black & Charcoal Suede Shoe is available only at Zumiez. We can’t really tell the shoes apart, but apparently Volcom is expecting shoppers to make the pilgrimage to one store or the other to get the model they want. What? It could happen. We can’t all wear Vans or Nikes.
by The Editors on August 20, 2013
by The Editors on August 13, 2013
There’s nothing like trying to ram a pair of shades into a small pocket. Worry no more thanks to Spy’s new John John Florence Fold. Here’s what Spy says:
As a professional surfer, John John Florence has life on the road down pat: pack tight and travel light. With this in mind, he asked SPY to build him a special sunglass frame echoing that mantra. JJF’s signature Fold frame is mulit-hinged and “folds” up to fit neatly its pouch or pocket, without fear of getting lost or scratched. Aloha.
The shades come with a Happy Bronze Polar with black mirror lens and retail for $180 (what?). If you want them they’re available on the Spy website or your favorite Spy retailer.
by The Editors on August 7, 2013
Spy finished off another quarter of increased sales and lower losses as they logged $19 million in sales for the first half of 2013, according to financials released today, August 7, 2013.
“We are really happy to have achieved our 9th consecutive quarter of year over year growth of SPY® brand products, with strong SPY® brand sales growth of 10% in the first half of 2013 over the first half of 2012, and the first half of 2013 was 29% higher than the first half of 2011,” said Michael Marckx, President and CEO. “Moving forward, our Happy Lens Collection is expanding to include a growing list of new styles and will be featured in our Rx, Performance and Goggle Collections, which will further leverage this innovation in many ways. On top of our successful Happy Lens launch, we are even more pleased with the combination of things we accomplished this half: solid sales growth, improved gross margins, lower operating expenses, positive cash flow from operations and income from operations. We believe this solid first half of the year helps to position us well for the balance of 2013.”
Unfortunately, the company is still not out of the red yet. Spy lost $1.3 million in the first half of 2013, down from $4.2 million in the same period of 2012. For the official word from Spy, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on July 26, 2013
Click here for our Agenda Show photo gallery.
The Agenda Show kicked off yesterday (July 25, 2013) for its two-day run in the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach, California. Above all it was a reminder for everyone of how great it is to get some face time with the people you do business with.
We’re still processing our one-day into the crowded aisles of Agenda and The Berrics Agenda, but in the meantime check out a few of our photos by clicking here.
by The Editors on July 24, 2013
Freewaters, the makers of our favorite flips (the Thermarest Scamps) have now announced a collab with filmmaker Bruce Brown and his classic surf dock The Endless Summer.
“Bruce, Robert and Mike helped open the world’s eyes to the amazing waves, people and culture of South Africa almost 50 years ago,” says Freewaters Ambassador, Robert Wingnut Weaver, who starred in the sequel The Endless Summer II. “Now to be partnering The Endless Summer with Freewaters and their clean drinking water projects in Africa, it has really come full circle. I’m proud to be a part of both brands.”
Looks like we’ll have to make room for another pair. For the official word from Freewaters, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
by The Editors on July 23, 2013
Brixton has added Adam Warren to the team as Marketing Manager. Warren will be handling retail, athlete, and music marketing programs.
“We’re excited to bring someone with Adam’s knowledge and experience on board to help drive our marketing initiatives,” said co-founder and Brand Manager David Stoddard. “Adam truly understands the brand and we couldn’t be happier to have him join the team.”
For the official word from Brixton, follow the jump. [click to continue…]
