About
Zumiez is a mall-based, specialty apparel store founded by Tom Campion in 1978, and publicly traded since 2005. Zumiez currently caters to teenagers and young adults. "Offering gear and clothing for the skater, snowboarder, and surfer," Zumiez sells action-sports related clothing and has created an image based around action sports like skateboarding, snowboarding, and motocross. Zumiez is based in Everett, Washington. The current president and CEO is Rick Brooks. Zumiez stores are designed with an "organized chaos" theme that "that is consistent with many teenagers' lifestyles."[3] Zumiez stores are stocked with couches and video games to encourage customers "to shop for longer periods...