Former Vice President Al Gore trained me to become a certified Climate Reality Leader earlier this month in Denver, CO, and it was one of those life-changing experiences that spawned new energy, ideas, and set the course of my future actions. For the sake of this story, which will be one in a series, and […]
Just as the fashion trade show world continues to change in new directions based on industry and consumer demand, so too has Snow Industries of American (SIA) recently announced new changes for its organization and trade show for the snow sports industry. Meanwhile, core snowboarders Joe Suta (Nightmare Snowboards) and Steven Kimura (Owner Operator/United Shapes) have […]
One of the segments of the behemoth VF Corporation, the Contemporary Brands segment which includes such brands as 7 for All Mankind, has decided to make some significant shifts. Today, July 5, 2016, they announced the sale of denim brand 7 for All Mankind, Splendid, an Ella Moss to Delta Galil Industries for $120 million. […]
At the annual World Snowboard Federaton (WSF) and Ticket to Ride (TTR) General Assembly held in Kleinarl, Austria, delegates from 22 Nations joined the two-day long meetings, representing National Snowboard Associations, Riders, Event Organizers and Boardsports Media. The idea was to usher in the next phase of snowboarding by continuing to look at the landscape […]
Big news coming from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) last week as the Board announced that the proposal to add the package of five new sports to the program of the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 was officially up for one more vote. If approved at the 129th IOC Session in Rio de Janeiro in August, […]
On May 31, 2016, NJAL will be launching one of the more remarkable fashion education series we’ve heard of in a long time called Authentic Radicalism. The concept from NJAL is to unite its global network of online fashion talent with industry impresarios in a unique, offline symposium. The good thing about this event, is […]
Just when we thought there would finally be a January without conflicting trade shows, changes are underway that has makes that wish just not a reality. As we last reported, conflicting choices between attending Outdoor Retailer or SnowSports Industries of America (SIA) trade show continued to be a question mark for retailers and exhibitors trying […]
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that they have a 60% increase in women members in less than three years. Women now make up over one-third of IOC Commission Members, which is another step in the implementation of the Olympic Agenda 2020 reforms. IOC President Thomas Bach announced additional changes to the IOC Commissions for 2016 […]
Nike recently announced that Jim Calhoun, President and CEO of Converse for the past 5 years will be leaving to pursue other interests. Converse, which continues to be a highly ranked favorite sneaker brand with our Youth Culture Studies, has integrated a number of exciting marketing initiatives that keep the brand one of the popular […]
Despite fashion and retailers going through an economically hard time, especially when it comes to youth culture and action sports fashion, the trade show scene continues to change rapidly, as seen with the recent announcement that UBM, parent company of MAGIC, Project, and Pool, has acquired Business Journals Inc., owners of MRket, Accessories, and Stich. […]