Hawaii tourism down 6.9% in May not as bad as past 10 months Jun 27, 2009
Costco, Wal-Mart and other discount stores are competing for customers for boardshorts, T-shirts and even surfboards. "They're all carrying surf clothing now, where before you could only get those in a hard-core surf shop," Yap said. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Bondi Rescue Apr 1, 2008
Speedos or boardshorts ... Speedos or boardshorts. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Cruel sea takes lifesaver's life Jan 11, 2008
At the club's bar beneath, they came as they were, in boardshorts and in thongs, some still salty and wet from the beach, to toast Tim Gates, a favourite son lost too soon. On the beach outside, nippers still paddled and played, and the surf, tiny and calm, rolled in. (The Age, Australia -- Breaking News)
Industry rides wave of change Dec 11, 2007
One of the initiative's big sponsors is Billabong, whose products include boardshorts that are made from 100 per cent recycled PET bottles. Like most big surf companies, the bulk of Billabong's $1. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Put on your shorts and get stoked at Patagonia Nov 5, 2007
Come as you are, sandy-footed and in your boardshorts, and school up on the world of surf culture, completely free of charge. Gerry Lopez and Jock Sutherland will speak at 6:30 p.m. Saturday behind the Patagonia store in Cardiff. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Pallinghurst still chasing ConsMin takeover Oct 16, 2007
Pacific Sunwear and Zumiez reported better than expected sales results in September, with demand for boardshorts and T-shirts solid. Both companies credited men's clothing as having pushed up sales, while Pacific Sunwear also pointed to women buying clothing and swimwear. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
It's hard to see ray of hope through the gray May 22, 2007
For beachgoers and surfers that will mean more full-length wetsuits and less boardshorts throughout the beginning of summer. The cold water temperatures are the product, it turns out, of persistent winds farther north along the California Coast. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Sports)
Quiksilver Takes a Tumble Mar 9, 2007
Quiksilver got its start selling boardshorts in the early 1970s. The company's thrust has been to grow beyond its original board-culture roots through acquisitions. (BusinessWeek)
Borat's babe falls apart at the seams Jan 19, 2007
His beach houses are in stark contrast to the way his former wife and Billabong co-founder Rena Merchant lives on the Sunshine Coast - and a lifetime away from the tiny Gold Coast flat the pair would make boardshorts in to sell to local surf shops. While Angourie locals speak in reverent tones about Merchant and the 10 flat screen televisions he is said to have ordered for the new home, his former wife Rena maintains a comparatively austere existence, her home a large shed at Boreen Point, 21... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
