Author: Tom Wallace

Finally, Quiksilver Sells Rossignol, But Takes a Bath on the Transaction

It’s been one of those “Euro’s vs. Americans” heated debates that lasted an ugly 2 years until finally, selling the brand proved to be the only best option. Here’s the story.

BMX Freestyle Vert Captures the Attention of Rapt Audience with Huge Flairs and Whip Combos by the Best in the Sport

Huge amplitude, flairs, and alley-oop whip combos made the BMX Vert competition at the X Games one of the most impressive events and proving why the sport has a growing following of fans and sponsors.

Skateboard Street Women’s Competition at X Games 14 Provided Inspiring Runs Showcasing Just How Progressive Women Have Come in this Division of Skateboarding

Women’s street skateboarding keeps getting better as proven during the X Games with 3 highly competitive heats, massive air, kickflips, rail slides, and gap jumps by top women skaters in the world.

T-shirt Brand Innovator Exclusive Interview Delivers Insight on Sales Cycles, Reps, Distribution, Manufacturing, Music, Inline, and Skateboarding Influences on the Marketplace, How Lady Footlocker Could Have Made a Fortune

This week’s Interview is with AJ Jackson, a T-shirt Action Sportswear Pioneer -Los Angles, CA New York City. Specialties include: Streetwear, Action Sports-inspired Apparel, T-shirts, Denim, Sales Reps, Trade Shows, Connection with Music Apparel Crossover Particularly Punk, Hip-Hop, Reggae, Dub, Indie

%u201CWhat is the best ONE thing a sponsor can do to grab your attention?” Revealing Results Indicate Important Market Changes

Fresh from the “Sponsorship, Advertising & Marketing Youth Culture Profile Report 2008” preferred types of sponsorship, advertising, and marketing by youth culture markets are revealed, which in this story, are important changes in the best ONE thing that can be done to grab their attention.

Big Hearts, Peace Signs, and Rainbows among Key Accessory Icons Making Fresh Statements Using Old Symbol-Label Networks’ Photo Report Tells the Story

40 carefully edited photos from across the nation provide inspiration from leading-edge accessory styles in jewelry on both guys and girls -all of which tell a directional story with iconic statement pieces and styles, heavy metals, colorful plastics, beads, chains, and crystals.

Retail and Manufacturer Second Quarter Reports Are In: Label Networks Fiscal Round-up Includes Lastest Results from Puma, Warnaco, Zumiez, Wal-Mart, Target, Gap, Abercrombie & Fitch, American Eagele, PacSun, OP, True Religion, and Others

Everyone’s watching recent fiscal reports released from top retailers and manufacturers in street and contemporary fashion to get a handle on what to expect this Fall/Winter. Label Networks’ round-up provides a quick snapshot of the landscape.

Backpacks, Bags, Purse-New Key Finds in Styles Add to Unique Back-to-School or Back-to-Work Fall Looks

Whether you’re actually going back-to-school or not, Fall always brings a back-to-work feel, and with it, new trends in bags, purses, and backpacks. Label Networks’ carefully edited street style photos from North America, Europe, and Japan deliver the latest on what to expect and why.

%u201CDoes music have an impact on the types of products that you buy?” Label Networks Reveals the Impact of Music on Youth Market Demographics

The impact of music and musicians measured within Label Networks’ Sponsorship and Advertising Effectiveness Profile Report 2008 reveals where preferences and influences can be most effective within targeted demographics.

Euro Americana -How European Fashion Players (and Japanese) Do”American” Style Better than We Do

As Wrangler, Lee, and Levi Strauss pounce on their growing popularity across Europe (and Japan), new versions of what have quintessentially been considered American have taken on whole new meanings.