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News briefsBoardriders first store in Venezuela has opened
The opening is set to be a milestone for the company’s approach to the South American market.
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ArticleAuthentic and Beaumanoir announce partnership for Boardriders brands in Western Europe
Authentic Brands Group announced a long-term partnership with Beaumanoir Group, which will take over the former Boardriders business in France and license the Quiksilver, Roxy, Billabong, DC Shoes, Element, RVCA and VonZipper brands in key Western European regions, including France, Germany and the UK. Through the partnership, Beaumanoir, headquartered in ...
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News briefsAuthentic partners with BBC Int'l for DC Shoes in USA, Canada
Authentic Brands Group has partnered with Florida-based BBC International for its skateboarding, snowboarding and street lifestyle brand DC Shoes. Under this agreement, BBC will handle the global design, wholesale distribution and sourcing of DC Shoes footwear and snowboard boots in the US and Canada. BBC is a full-service footwear company ...
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News briefsAuthentic completes acquisition of Boardriders
Authentic Brands Group has confirmed the completion of the acquisition of Boardriders, the owner of the action sports and lifestyle brands Quiksilver, Billabong, Roxy, RVCA, DC Shoes, Element, VonZipper and Honolua. With the completion of the acquisition, Authentic says its annual retail sales total more than $29+ billion worldwide. ...
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ArticleAuthentic Brands Group makes binding offer to acquire Boardriders
Authentic Brands Group (ABG), a global brand development, marketing and entertainment platform that owns more than 40 lifestyle, entertainment and media brands, including Reebok, Eddie Bauer, Spyder, Volcom, Airwalk, Nautica, Prince or Sports Illustrated, announced March 31 that it had made a binding offer to acquire Boardriders, the global action ...
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News briefsDC Shoes co-founder and pro driver Ken Block dies in snowmobile accident
Ken Block, the co-founder of DC Shoes, died in a snowmobile accident in Utah. He was 55 years old.
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News briefsBoardriders lays off 170 employees globally
As reported by the Orange County Business Journal (OCBJ) and Shop-Eat-Surf, Boardriders has laid off many employees in various regions. Both media report a loss of about 170 jobs (110 positions in the Americas and 60 in the Asia-Pacific regions). In a statement quoted by SES, the company reorganizes its ...
