Tag: Billabong

Action Sports Round-up: Shaun White to Debut Skate Shoe with Target; Billabong Licenses Plan B; Agenda Snags Winter Sports Brands; Zumiez Up 19.6%

Shifts in action sports properties indicate more consolidations and collaborations.

Retail Round-up: Volcom Down 8% but Beats Expectations; Gap’s On the Rise and Here’s Why; H&M Proves New Strategies Work; Billabong Dips and Misses the Mark

More strategies than you can possibly imagine, indicating what works and what doesn’t when it comes to retail, fashion, action sports-inspired brands, and youth culture.

ASR Fashion Show Reveals Action Sports-Inspired Brands Bringing Back ’70s Proto-Punk, ’80’s Flashdance, and Early ’90’s Grunge

Acid wash denim, strategic rips, bright colors, florals, and off-the-shoulder silhouettes created a unique range of genres and styles indicating where things are headed for Fall 2010.

ASR/Class/Crossroads Trade Shows Prove 3 in 1 is WAY Better than None

One way to keep a rapidly morphing action sports industry “together” is to give each genre their own space. The results seem to be working. Here’s the scoop.

Retail Round-up: Uniqlo’s HeatTech Boosts 11.5% Increase; K2 Licenses Core Skate Brand Adio; Forever 21 Goes Big in Japan; Quiksilver 4th Quarter Drops 11%

Strategies that work, especially among fast-fashion retailers deserve a second look–especially in global youth culture.

Billabong Pipeline Masters Wraps-up Pro Surf Season ’09 with Aussie Taj Burrow Winning $90,000; Aussie Stephanie Gilmore Winning Billabong Pro Maui for $25,000

Surfing wraps up its season amidst huge swells on the North Shore of Oahu and Maui providing loads of action for competitors, sponsors, and fans.

Big Wave Surfing’s Legendary Event The Eddie Aikau by Quiksilver Goes Off in Macking 50-foot Waves, Stoking Fans, Sponsors, Media

Oahu’s North Shore is getting pummeled by monster surf, launching the Eddie Aikau, producing big swells for the women’s Billabong Pro, and gearing up for the Billabong Pipeline Masters -the final event of the Vans Triple Crown.

Surfing Round-up: $1,000,000 Vans Triple Crown of Surfing Gets Underway; Big-Wave Event Eddie Aikau Invites Announced; ASP Europe President Argues for”Free” Surfing Competition Changes

It’s big wave season which means time for the most prestigious surf competitions among global pros, sponsorship opportunities, and announcements in competition formats for 2010 effecting the industry.

ASR Fashion Trade Show’s Many New Endeavors Give Optimistic Vibe Amidst Cautionary Business Realities and Inevitable Changes in Action Sports

Admittedly later than they would have liked, ASR’s Fall Show took things in stride with many new features but change is on the horizon.

The Evolution of the ASR Trade Show to Include Class, Targeted Top Retailers, Networking Lounge, and Extended Mix of Brands Indicate New Opportunities

There’s been a lot of attention recently to the re-invention of ASR/Class, including the SIMA partnership towards making the September show a must-attend event. Label Networks’ got the scoop from VP Andy Tompkins.