Slater's April Fools?

Saw that too and wondered the same thing...however his transition from FCS his focus on Kommunity...who knows

 

What exactly do these guys produce...?

http://www.kering.com/en/group

 

With Quiksilver being a publicly traded company, I doubt they would participate in an April Fools joke that could affect the stock price.

 

Look for Slater brand clothing at a Target near you!

 

this is just the 'what.' i think the 'why' will be forthcoming.

 

hahah lol.

everything that you and I are wearing comes from kering or alibaba.

This is just an Aprils Fools joke. Last year Kelly through a bogus invite to Chris Lieto (a pro triathlete ironman champ) and he was going to compete at the pipe masters and Lieto can surf "small HI on an SUP at best!" Kelly has thrown around the Fools day jokes for 20 straight years. It's all good.

Remember: Kelly isn't just sponsored by Quik, I believe he owns a big chunk of'em. The IRONY is in the word "kering..." they are not a good "CLEAN" company. And that solves your riddle.

 

Kering does own Volcom.

 

Does that mean theres a vacancy? wheres my resume?

 

slave labor produces much

 

Maybe they meant Keurig

 

Definitely doesn't sound like a joke to me. I'm looking forward to seeing what Slater, unleashed from the ties of Quicksilver, can bring to the world of surfing.

 

Slater already owned 3% of Quik. My guess is he wanted more $ and more control of the company and they couldn't settle on a price so he split.
So Slater starts a deal with Kering (which is formerly PPR). They own Gucci, Sves St Laurent, high fashion expensive stuff- absolutely nothing to do with surfing...they bought Volcom and Electric a few years back trying to get into the surf/skate culture.
It will probably follow a model like Hawk or Shaun White's brands...clothes in Target in a year or two.
Major $$ for Slater.
Wonder what he will call the company?

 

Exactly. This is not an April fools joke. He is their biggest pull by far in sales.

 

How about calling it '11x'

 

His statement makes me believe that he'll opt for a higher end of equipment and apparel tantamount to Patagonia. One can only hope, that Target low end is pretty lame and not usually produced with the environment in mind.

 

Man now I got to get all new Volcom crap so I can be like Kelly!

 

no joke ke11y left quik.the best part is everyone got axed from quicksilver and Kelly says hey il leave first

 

$700 wetsuits? Can't wait

 

It does seem a little fishy hitting the news today of all days. But, the article is dated yesterday. If it's a hoax someone forgot to keep the legal team in the loop. Over a million dollars worth of Quik stock traded hands today on more than 2x the volume. The SEC doesn't look to lightly at ANY manipulation of the stock market unless it's instigated by huge banks or gubment officials.

Even if true I'm surprised they chose today to release the news/hoax, whatever it is.