PROFESSIONAL EDITION
VANS HYPER CUSTOMER CENTRIC APPROACH IS WINNING
ASB MAGAZINE: Shares of VF Corp. dropped Friday as the owner of VANS took a hit from the coronavirus economic shutdown. VF, whose North American stores have been closed since……
ASB INVESTIGATES – THE DARK SIDE OF DENIM
Author Bryan Dickerson asks if The Dark Days of Denim are over? The state of denim in the surf wear industry is at a crossroads. Is it something where we’re…
HURLEY’S HAYDON GRAY ON THEIR ADOPT AND ADAPT STRATEGY
Hurley’s new owner Conquest Group has formed under Hurley Australasia Pty Ltd in March, taking on the trademarks for Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. We first announced…
JUSTIN ANDREWS: LIVING AND WORKING IN THE CITY THAT NEVER SLEEPS.
All shots Courtesy Justin Andrews ASB MAGAZINE: If the effects of COVID-19 lockdown restrictions are beginning to weight on you, spare a thought for those Aussies working from home in…
MARCH DOUBLE DIGIT DECLINE. WETSUITS AND HARDGOODS LEADING RECOVERY.
All stores (except one) remained open and reported data for March. The full effect of Covid-19 restrictions, including store closures is likely to appear in our April data. Meanwhile the…
EARLY COVID19 RESTRICTIONS DRIVE MARCH SALES DOWN -44% (USA)
March door closures halted strong momentum The large majority of our retail panel in the US had to close their doors due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which caused the -44%…
RHYTHM TAKES A HARD LINE WITH SURFSTITCH
ASB MAGAZINE: In line with the companies full focus on product, price and placement, Rhythm recently announced it will be parting ways with SurfStitch. Rhythm Global General Manager Josh Barrett…
COVID-19: HOW BRANDSCOPE IS RESPONDING AND HOW RETAILERS CAN CAPITALISE
Retailers are adapting quickly to the downturn in foot traffic due to Covid-19 restrictions, turning to social media and launching websites to capture online sales. Brandscope, Australia’s leading action sports…
THE BUSHFIRE CRISIS: SOUTH COAST SURFERS ARE EVEN TOUGHER THAN WE THOUGHT
Just a few short months ago Australia faced its greatest challenge as bushfires ravaged the nation like never before. The threat was visceral, we’d faced this before, fire, smoke, flames,…
INSIDE KATHMANDU HALF YEAR RESULT & $207 MILLION EQUITY RAISING
Dual listed Kathmandu Holdings Limited announced its first half FY20 results, and a fully underwritten $207 million Equity Raising, via a pro-rata accelerated entitlement offer. The offer is aimed at…
KATHMANDU x RIP CURL – THE BALL AND THE CHAIN.
ASB MAGAZINE: Rip Curl released a trading update on its website announcing that online sales would remain open and operational throughout this period. Rip Curl’s warehouses are operating under advice from…
AFTERPAY’S AFTERYAY DAY 2020
ASB MAGAZINE: Afterpay’s AfterYAY sale starts today until March 20, 2020. If previous AfterYAY Day sales are anything to go by, this sale is yet another online sale frenzy that has the potential to…