Body Glove’s The Disappearance

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Body Glove’s The Disappearance

For the past three years TransWorld Surf’s Imagiunarium contest has set the challenge to conceptualize and produce a unique and creative photo submission, which appears in their November issue. The photos represent the short video that is also submitted. TransWorld then chooses a winner from the three surf teams involved, which is featured on the cover of that November issue.

Last year, Body Glove took the honors of Best Video Award and Readers Choice Award at the 2011 Imaginarium against Reef, Billabong and Rusty with their 8-Bit entry. This year the teams, including Von Zipper and Sunuk, have all stepped it up and made the best videos yet. Body Glove is extremely proud of their 2012 submission, The Disappearance, which includes surfers Jamie O’Brien, Anthony Walsh, Alex Gray, and Cheyne Magnusson, and are hoping to take the win for the 2nd year in a row.

The Disappearance follows a group of four professional surfers and six filmmakers on what should have been the ultimate surf trip to the jungles of Indonesia but quickly became an excursion into heart-stopping terror. As the group discovers a perfect, secret wave, strange images begin to appear on film. Are they sharks, alligators, or something else? Fear sets in. Accusations fly. By night, unseen evil stirs beyond their campfire’s light. By day, large animal prints are discovered nearby. Members of the crew begin to disappear one by one. As the end of their journey approaches, they realize that what they are filming is not an epic trip but their own descent into unimaginable horror.

This is the footage found on the multiple hard drives and cameras recovered at the destroyed campsite. The disappearance of the eight adventurers is still under investigation. Two survivors have been questioned repeatedly and continue to tell investigators strange stories of a sea creature. Search and rescue has finally reached the remote jungle campsite, but contact has been lost as of this press release. All attempts to establish contact with the search party have gone unsuccessful.

CLICK HERE to see Body Glove’s The Disappearance

CLICK HERE for more information about the 2012 TransWorld Surf’s Imaginarium and to see the other submissions 

Billabong King Of Summer boardshorts Sales

As reported on shop-eat-surf.com

Cary Allington of ActionWatch emailed me some same-store sales information for core boardsport stores for July.

I also asked him what brand had the best results in boardshorts this summer. He told me Billabong was the top brand for June and July, the two peak months for boardshort sales.

Here’s the rest of Cary’s report on July results:

- July sales were down overall by over 4% compared to last year, pulled down mostly by hardgoods.

- Within apparel, boardshorts were slightly down while walk shorts were down by more than 14%. Shirts were up for both genders and dresses were up yet again, with an increase over last year of almost 13%.

- Sandals were down single digits while shoe sales increased for both genders.

- Sunglasses had a strong increase of almost 17%.

-Both surf and skate hardgoods were down double digits.

Here is a detailed chart:

Billabong acquires DaKine in latest buy

As reported on shop-eat-surf.com: Aug. 21, 08
Billabong International announced today it is buying accessories maker DaKine Hawaii, Inc.

Billabong has agreed to pay US$99.9 million, in addition to a later payment of a minimum of US$33.3 million if certain conditions are met, according to Billabong’s financial statements.

“DaKine is well established within the boardsports sector and it is a brand that has built its reputation on the quality and reliability of its technical range,” Billabong CEO Derek O’Neill said in a statement.

“It is a brand that is focused on function over fashion and this, together with a strong team of athletes and compelling marketing campaigns, had endeared it to active boardsports participants.”

DaKine founder Rob Kaplan will remain integrally involved in the company and will work out of the brand’s regional office in Maui. He said he welcomed the synergies and additional infrastructure Billabong had to offer.

The statement said all employees and the current management team will be retained and continue to work of DaKine’s head office in Oregon.

DaKine is expected to contribute 4 percent of Billabong International sales in the 2008-09 financial year and is expected to be earnings per share positive in year one.

More to come later on Billabong’s earnings, released today.

Billabong acquires Sector 9 for its latest buy

As reported on shop-eat-surf.com July 1, 2008

Billabong acquires Sector 9 for its latest buy

Billabong acquires retailer Quiet Flight

Billabong acquires retailer Quiet Flight

As reported on shop-eat-surf.com 6/12