PROFESSIONAL EDITION
TODD PRESTAGE JOINS SHI AMERICAS MANAGEMENT TEAM.
ASB MAGAZINE: Surf Hardware International (SHI) announced that Todd Prestage has been promoted to the role of Regional Manager – Americas. Todd, who joined SHI two years ago in the…
LULULEMON PARTNERS WITH WORLD SURF LEAGUE
ASB MAGAZINE: The world’s best surfers will return to Maui’s Honolua Bay for the World Surf League (WSL) Women’s Championship Tour (CT) finale thanks to new title partner lululemon. lululemon…
BREAKING – NIKE ANNOUNCES SALE OF HURLEY TO BLUESTAR ALLIANCE
ASB MAGAZINE: NIKE, Inc. (NYSE: NKE) announced today it has reached a definitive agreement to sell Hurley to Bluestar Alliance LLC. Terms of the transaction are not being disclosed and…
ACTIONWATCH (USA) Q3 & YTD 2019 UP +3%
Similar to August we were not surprised to see flat growth for the month of September given the strong comps from last year, when September sales grew +7% compared to……
JS INDUSTRIES USA NAMES HEATH WALKER PRESIDENT OF AMERICAN OPERATIONS
ASB MAGAZINE: JS Industries USA has appointed Heath Walker as president of American operations. Having held leadership roles throughout the surfing industry following a 10-year professional surfing career, Walker’s experience…
NEV HYMAN INDUCTED INTO THE INTERNATIONAL SURFBOARD BUILDERS HALL OF FAME
ASB MAGAZINE: Nev Hyman will join the International Surfboard Builders Hall of Fame held at Huntington Beach USA. Fellow 2019 inductees include Carl Hayward, Herbie Fletcher, Lance Carson, Mark Martinson, Dick Brewer and Bill Frierson Established…
KATHMANDU SHAREHOLDERS VOTE ‘UNANIMOUSLY’ TO ACQUIRE RIP CURL
ASB MAGAZINE: More than 99.9 per cent of Kathmandu shareholders voted unanimously today to approve the acquisition of Rip Curl at a special shareholder meeting. As we reported here and dissected…
BURTON SNOWBOARDS ANNOUNCES B CORP CERTIFICATION
ASB MAGAZINE:Burton announced that it’s becoming a Certified B Corporation®. As a sustainability leader within the outdoor and winter sports industries, Burton is proud to become the first snowboard company…
AUGUST 2019 SALES FLAT IN THE USA
Flat sales in Aug ’19 keeps YTD growth in the US to +4% Not surprisingly we saw lackluster growth for the month of August since we were up against fairly…
BOARDRIDERS ANNOUNCES MULTI-YEAR GROWTH AGENDA AND REPOSITIONING OF KEY EXECUTIVES
ASB MAGAZINE: Boardriders, Inc. announced that it is launching a multi-year growth agenda by investing in a range of strategic initiatives across seven major pillars, fuelled by its progress in…
BURTON TO JOIN GLOBAL CLIMATE STRIKE
ASB MAGAZINE: Burton announced that the company is joining millions of students and workers around the world in support of the Global Climate Strike on September 20. All Burton offices and owned…
NZ TO HOST WSL CHALLENGER SERIES EVENT
ASB MAGAZINE: For the first time in five years, the World Surf League (WSL) will return to the pristine shores of New Zealand for the Piha Pro, a WSL Challenger Series (CS) event on the newly-announced…