Hybrid announced it has hired 13-year Hurley veteran Natasha Thomsen as Vice President, Women’s Sales – Global Brands.

The brand is the brainchild of Patricia Thornton, formerly of Maui & Sons, and her boss at denim manufacturer Ring of Fire, Eran Bitton.

A talk with Marketing Director Chris Harris about the company’s consistent double-digit annual revenue growth, support of core retail, and the big decision to sell a small number of boards direct for the first time in Never Summer’s history.

We asked Anthony Wilson of Stormriders, Saltwater Wine and Red Herring about how business overall is going, the impact of the terrible fires in the country, and what he thinks about the recent acquisitions of many of the industry’s top brands.

Plus, Macy’s take on the future of malls, how they plan to attract younger shoppers, why they want to expand the leasing model, and statistics about Macy’s large digital business.