It’s mall retail conference call day around these parts. And Zumiez will spill the details and spin the news for business ending March 31, 2009 for analysts at 3 PM PST today. To listen to the webcast click here and go to http://ir.zumiez.com. [click to continue…]
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Today (May 21, 2009) Pacific Sunwear will discuss Q1 results in a conference call at 1:45 PM PST. And we all get to listen in as CEO Sally Kasaks explains how bad things are and why, lucky for shareholders, PacSun has a plan in place to weather the storm and kick butt as soon as this whole economy thing turns around.
Click here to listen to the conference call.
[Link: PacSun Investor Relations]
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A 10-year-old skateboarder in Washington was life-flighted to a local hospital after being hit by a pickup trucks while skateboarding and talking on his cellphone at the same time.
According to initial reports, the boy was skateboarding along Lewis River Road while talking on his cell phone when he made a 90 degree turn without looking for oncoming traffic, said Woodland Police Rob Stephenson. The driver of the pickup truck did not see the boy in time to stop and hit him in the roadway, Stephenson said.
Luckily his injuries did not appear life threatening, according to Police.
[Link: The Daily News]
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After a rad day of action sporting there’s just nothing as refreshing as a big, thick stick of salty meat. And now, thanks to a new Jack Link’s sponsorship deal with the Dew Tour fans will get fully exposed to Matador, too.
Matador, a bold new brand for action-driven teens, will receive tour-wide exclusivity in the salty snack category as an associate sponsor of the Dew Tour. . . . “We’re excited to add the new MATADOR brand by Jack Link’s to the list of first-class sponsors for the Dew Tour,” said John Stamatis, vice president of marketing and partnerships. “They are a great fit for our Tour, and their athletes have consistently performed well every year. We look forward to working together to bring this partnership to life.”
Mmmm, meaty excitement for sure.
[Link: ESPN Action Sports]
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Epic. Now Vans can KISS both our feet and your asses at the same time with these new old skools and denim emblazoned with images of Gene, Paul, Ace, and Peter.
We’re guessing these are going to sell very well in the mall stores and with a certain older demographic who just can’t seem to find anything that will ever compare to that Anaheim Stadium show during the summer of 1976.
[Link: Kiss Online via Blabbermouth.net]
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The Loop’d Network (formerly Sponsorhouse) has reportedly rounded up $800,000 in what TechCrunch calls “an undisclosed round of funding from investor Tech Coast Angels and existing private investors.
Loop’d’s platform is a social network for athletes to promote themselves and and participate in a network of online communities based around action sports. Loop’d lets also members connect with brands, including Monster, Oakley and PacSun, for sponsorship.
The company apparently plans to use the money to stay in business.
[Link: TechCrunch via @Valerotti via @Ridertech]
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No, we’re not really surprised that Mike Vallely has teamed up with MMA clothing company Affliction. But then after his LA Ducks deal from last October there’s really nothing that would surprise us.
“Affliction Clothing mirrors my aggressive style and attitude,” said Vallely. “I’ve never felt comfortable in surf apparel — that look was never really me. Affliction is a clothing brand that expresses what I’m all about and in turn allows me to express myself.” Marketing Director Chris Lisk commented, “Affliction is excited about working with Mike V. He has always held strong as an individual and we acknowledge and promote that quality in all of our athletes and artists.”
Sounds like a fighting good deal for Mike. Follow the jump for all the details.
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For aging weekend warriors who idolize Laird Hamilton, Dave Kalama, or Jeremy Jones and dream of spending some quality man-time with them, former heil-guide Mike Overcast may have just what they need. It’s called EpicQuest and according to a story in Fortune Small Business this high end travel company may have the perfect vacation.
EpicQuest plans a calendar’s worth of seasonal trips for the wealthy, adventurous travelers. . . These trips will run in the range of $1,000 to $1,500 a day. For a little extra, clients can get what Pattee calls the “backstage pass” – going surfing (or snowboarding) with professional athletes like Hamilton, or skiing with Olympic gold medal winner Tommy Moe.
While it seems kind of weird to pay pro surfers and snowboarders to hang out with you, we guess rich people are used to that of thing. . .
[Link: Fortune Small Business]
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Congrats to Bobby Martinez for battling it through a tough Billabong Pro at Teahupoo.
[Link: Billabong Pro]
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Bonnier Corporation, the parent company of Transworld Media has reportedly just picked up five print magazines from Hachette Filipacchi Media, according to a story on Media Post. The titles include: American Photo, Popular Photography, Boating, Flying and Sound & Vision.
In 2008, according to the Publisher’s Information Bureau, American Photo saw ad pages declined 9.4%, Boating 25%, Flying 5% and Sound & Vision 14% (Popular Photography was flat in 2008 compared to 2007). So far in 2009, according to MIN Online, ad pages have fallen 49% at Boating, 17% at Flying and 32% at Sound & Vision, and 15.5% at Popular Photography. (No figures were available for American Photo.)
It seems to fly in the face of all logic, but they must have some kind of plan, right? Maybe someone should remind them that it’s very difficult to build a navy out of sinking ships no matter how many you buy. . .
[Link: Media Post]
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