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Your Retailers Have Spoken. They Think You Need To Be Here.

In these challenging economic times, it's more important than ever for manufacturers and retailers alike to get their business done in one place, in one weekend. Surf Expo's unique breadth of exhibitors and commitment to a business-first atmosphere makes choosing Surf Expo as the show to attend a no-brainer.
11/18/2008

Surf Expo Announces Lineup For January 2009 Educational Seminars

Give your store every advantage through Surf Expo's full roster of educational seminars, happening January 15, 16, and 17 in Orlando, Florida. Bring your staff or brush up on your own skills as we discuss open-to-buy strategies, Web site management, understanding surfboard technology, and much more.

11/18/2008

Travels With Fish: Cocoa Beach

On the final day of our Surf Expo North Florida tour, we stop off at the Ron Jon Surf Shop mega store, plus Quiet Flight and Cape Surf.
10/31/2008

Travels With Fish: Daytona Beach

The off-season in a tourist mecca like Daytona Beach brings its own challenges as shops either struggle to maintain or simply shutter the doors and wait until spring. So how are retailers coping?
10/30/2008

Travels With Fish: St. Augustine

It’s Tuesday morning and I am up and taking the pulse of the industry in St Augustine, Florida.
10/28/2008

Travels With Fish: Jacksonville Beach

Surf Expo is back with another episodic adventure! This time reporting from Northeastern Florida as I travel from Jacksonville Beach to Cocoa Beach and hit the stops in between.
10/27/2008

Per Welinder Explains The Birdhouse Deal

Tony Hawk and Per Welinder, business partners for the past 15 years, recently reached a definitive agreement whereby Tony Hawk has acquired all interest in the Birdhouse Skateboards brand from Blitz Distribution, Inc. So what's it all mean? Blitz President Per Welinder explains.
10/16/2008

Top Ten Tips for Successful Exhibiting

Wondering how to plan your exhibit program to maximize your show results? Candy Adams, aka the "Booth Mom," lays it out in ten simple tips everyone can follow.
10/14/2008

The Secrets Of Visual Merchandising

How your store looks is sometimes more important that what you are selling. We’ll explore the basics on merchandising your store from a visual perspective and also discuss how to build a formula to keep your store fresh and exciting to your frequent shoppers as well as your new guests.
10/06/2008

ZJ Boarding House Celebrates 20-Year Anniversary

Santa Monica's ZJ Boarding House celebrates twenty years of being in business with a carnival/concert/barbecue and a good portion of the industry turns out to help them celebrate.
09/29/2008

Surf Expo September Post-Show Recap

Retail shop and booth counts up at Surf Expo; attendance dips slightly due to weather and economy.
09/29/2008

The Girls Of Surf Expo

All the latest swimwear fashions, modeled at Surf Expo's Fashion Shows and at the swank Peabody Hotel.
09/25/2008



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Katin Pro-Am Team Challenge Returns To North Side Of Huntington Beach Pier



For the first time in more than a decade the Katin Pro-Am Team Challenge will return to the coveted north side of the Huntington Beach Pier early next year. Coinciding with Surf City USA’s centennial celebration, the city has permitted Katin to stage the legendary event at its historical home, January 20 to 24, 2009.

“It's a dream come true to be able to reintroduce the Katin Pro-Am Team Challenge the way it always had been,” said Robert Schmidt, Katin president and CEO. “Paying tribute to our North side heritage was important to Katin and our many supporters throughout the industry and in the local community. We owe a debt of gratitude to the city of Huntington Beach.”

The excitement is already building within the surf industry. Chris Drummy of Fox Surf stated that he is “Super pumped and it’s going to be a sick event!” Rusty’s Scott “Pod” Baneulos added, “The Katin gave up-and-coming surfers the chance to compete against the international stars. It was always the event that would provide a glimpse of the future of our sport.” Rusty’s early team entry features Pipeline Masters champion Jamie O'Brien, Josh Kerr, Nate Yeomans and Kevin Sullivan.

Founded in 1977 by Nancy Katin, the camaraderie-driven event boasts a rich and memorable history, with a roster of winners that includes world champions Shaun Tomson, Tom Curren, Martin Potter, Sunny Garcia and Kelly Slater. The format will feature 32 teams of four surfers competing in the same four-person, open-draw format that Nancy originally envisioned. Team results will be determined by the placement of individual competitors.

In its early days, the Katin Team Challenge was a specialty event that lured the world’s elite surfers—Mark Richards, Mark Occhilupo, Joey Buran, Michael Ho and Larry Bertleman among others. But true to Nancy’s dream, the event also drew hot young kids from surf towns in California, Hawaii, Australia and Florida to compete alongside their heroes. Some of these up-and-comers – Shane Beschen, Rob Machado, Pat O’Connell, Chris Brown, Peter Mel and many more – would go on to standout careers. The Katin Team Challenge ran uninterrupted from 1977 to 1989, then from 1992 to 1998.

The City of Huntington Beach will celebrate its 100th year anniversary of incorporation on February 17, 2009. An exciting year-long celebration is in the works for 2009, including events, exhibits, and much more. More information is available at http://www.ci.huntington-beach.ca.us/centennial.

About Katin
Kanvas by Katin was founded in 1959 by Nancy Katin in Surfside, Calif., when she and her husband Walter transformed a canvas boat cover business into one of the nation’s first surfwear brands, specializing in high quality surf trunks. Currently a hard core surf company, today the Katin brand is carried in surf shops and specialty stores throughout the U.S. and worldwide. More information is available at www.katinusa.com.
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ActionWatch Retail Panel Grows to 200 Stores

“This is a significant milestone,” states Cary Allington, co-founder. “The panel is large enough to very accurately reflect the market in most of the product categories we track.”

11/19/2008

Billabong International Outlines Global Success During Chairman and CEO Speeches.

A transcript of the speeches made by Billabong International Chairman Ted Kunkel and CEO Derek O'Neill during last month's '07/08 Annual General Meeting.
11/18/2008

Sole Technology Gets Invite To Secret Ryan Sheckler Skate Park

Everything you see here isn't even the entire park. There's another level full of ledges, mannys, flatground and whatnot -- not to mention the entertainment room, offices and on and on.
11/18/2008

Consumers Anxiously Await Black Friday Deals

According to NRF’s 2008 Holiday Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, conducted by BIGresearch, 72.0 percent of consumers have completed less than 10 percent of their shopping, compared with 2.2 percent of shoppers who say they have completely finished.
11/17/2008

Orange 21 Announces Financial Results; Outlines Cost-Savings Measures

"We are clearly feeling the effects of the general slowdown in the economy," commented Stone Douglass, the Company's newly appointed Chief Executive Officer. "In response, we are doing everything we can to maintain our sales while dramatically reducing expenses."
11/17/2008

Towing Now History At Ghost Trees Reports Surfing Magazine

In a decision to be announced later this week, officials at the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (MBNMS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have closed a loophole in the laws governing the use of personalized watercraft in the Sanctuary.
11/17/2008

Quiksilver, Inc. Completes Sale of Rossignol

Company to focus on core apparel and footwear brands Quiksilver, Roxy and DC.
11/13/2008

Ocean Minded And Zappos Team Up For Lake Mead Cleanup

Ocean Minded recently hosted its first-ever beach clean-up at a lake location. On October 28th, the company partnered with online footwear retailer, Zappos.com, and held a clean-up at Lake Mead’s National Recreation Area.
11/13/2008

OGIO Promotes Two to VP Positions, Reports Record Growth

Despite the economy's alarming state, Utah-based OGIO is celebrating one of its most successful sales spikes in its 20-year history.
11/12/2008

Wakeboard World Cup Series Heads To Qatar For Final Stop

Following the highly successful World Cup Stop in Putrajaya, Malaysia, last weekend, the world's top professional waterski and wakeboard athletes are now heading for Doha on the sun-drenched coast of Qatar.
11/12/2008

Burton Canadian Open Snowboarding Championships Dates Changed

Due to the recent cancellation of the Session at Vail, an optimal window has opened in the North American snowboard event schedule.
11/12/2008

Black Box Teams With Skate OG Frank Messmann For Europe Push

Black Box Distribution has announced it is partnering with Frank Messmann to create Black Box Europe. Originally a Professional Skateboarder, Frank has been a part of the skateboard industry for 20 years.
11/12/2008



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