AUSTRALIA PANEL AUGUST ’20 SHOWS DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH
ACTIONWATCH OZ: During the first half of the year, the COVID-19 pandemic led to the most severe contraction in global and domestic economic activity in decades. As we noted in our……
THE DAUGHTERS OF DOOM – What’s Driving The Female Skate Boom?
Newcastles Poppy Starr Olsen (20) @poppystarr and Mansfield (VIC) Hayley Wilson (18) @hayleykwilson, are two names you’ve probably never heard of unless you are emersed in the skateboarding scene, where Hayley and…
NEW FACES TOP OUR MEDIA METER JULY 2020
Matahi Drollet may not be a household name yet, but thanks to some jaw dropping pictures at his home break Teahupoo, Tahiti he’s fast becoming magazine editors favourite choice. Sheldon Paishon got our……
IF THE SHOE FITS – MORE ON HURLEY FAMILY’S FIRST STEPS WITH SIMPLE
As reported this week Simple Shoes LLC (USA) was sold to Kandui Holdings owned by the Hurley Family. Jeff Hurley is the CEO, while Bob Hurley is an investor, advisor……
NO QUARTER – SEAN DOHERTY REFLECTS ON SURFING, PANDEMICS AND PUBLISHING
Writer, author, commentator, father, surfer and activist are just some of the many hats that Sean Doherty wears, although it’s the latter one that’s shot Sean to notoriety through…
A CONVERSATION WITH DOUG PALLADINI – PRESIDENT OF VANS
ASB MAGAZINE: The first episode in SIMA’s digital 2020 Speaker Series features a conversation with Vans Global Brand President Doug Palladini. Hosted by industry veteran Rob Campbell from GroupY, Doug shares…
VF’S TOUGHEST Q1 – VANS HIT HARDEST BY COVID19
ASB MAGAZINE: Vans revenue declined 52 per cent in Q1 marking one of the most difficult quarters for Vans which has outperformed all other brands in the VF family for……
AUSTRALIA PANEL JUNE’20 CLOSES DOUBLE DIGIT +64.5%
ActionWatch Oz: Retailers on our ActionWatch panel continued to enjoy double digit growth in June, with Avg $ Sales per store up (+64.5%) compared to June ’19. June sales dragged……
HARDGOODS LEADS +15% JUNE ACTIONWATCH US PANEL SALES
ACTIONWATCH: Over the last few weeks we’ve been hearing anecdotal stories from retailers about how surprisingly strong sales have been and today’s numbers confirm that we are indeed experiencing a V-shaped……
RIP CURL’S RESULTS DURING COVID19 AND FORWARD OUTLOOK
ASB MAGAZINE: Kathmandu released information about Rip Curl’s current results during the COVID-19 crisis as part of a market update to investors this week. The announcement included a once off……
ACTIONWATCH: THE REBOUND IS REAL AUSTRALIA PANEL GROWS +71.2%
ACTIONWATCH OZ: You’ve been hearing about it anecdotally, but it’s now official, Australia has rebounded strongly in May, with our Oz panel growing Avg $ Sales Per Store (+71.2%) across all……
HARDGOOD & WETSUIT SALES LED MAY REBOUND IN USA
May ‘20 sales only down -8% overall vs May ‘19 After April sales declined by -77% we expected to see much improved numbers for May, but we certainly didn’t anticipate……