update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . january 2015 zumiez inc. type public traded as nasdaq zumz industry clothing stores founded 1978 ; 38 years ago 1978 founders thomas d. campion headquarters lynnwood washington u.s. number of locations 650 april 2016 1 area served united states canada key people thomas d. campion chairman of the directors richard m. brooks ceo director products action sports clothing revenue 408.67 million 2008 operating income 24.61 million 2008 net income 17.20 million 2008 total assets 233.35 million 2008 total equity 177.95 million 2008 number of employees 1 650 october 2009 website http www.zumiez.com zumiez at south shore plaza in braintree massachusetts zumiez inc. is an american specialty clothing store founded by tom campion and gary haakenson in 1978 and publicly traded since 2005 . offering gear and clothing for the skater snowboarder and surfer 2 zumiez markets clothing for action sports particularly skateboarding snowboarding and motocross . zumiez is based in lynnwood washington . the current president and ceo is richard brooks . 3 originally named above the belt when the first store was opened at seattle s northgate mall in 1978 the company grew quickly through the early 80 s with the addition of stores at everett mall everett wa alderwood mall lynnwood wa tacoma mall tacoma wa and bellevue square bellevue wa . the mid and late eighties brought new stores online outside of the puget sound area and the corporate name change to zumiez . the corporate office was moved from everett wa to lynnwood wa in 2012 . contents 1 stores 2 image 3 couch tour 4 best foot forward 5 financial 6 store shooting 7 references 8 external links stores edit there are currently over 658 zumiez stores across the united states and canada . additionally coquitlam centre will be the first canadian shopping centre with a zumiez . 4 zumiez is a leading retailer for lifestyle brands centering on action sports such as skateboarding snowboarding bmx and motocross . 5 there is currently a zumiez at orchard park shopping centre in kelowna british columbia . image edit zumiez stores are designed with an organized chaos theme that is consistent with many teenagers lifestyles . 6 zumiez stores are stocked with couches and video games to encourage customers to shop for longer periods of time and to interact with each other and the store associates . each store is approx . 2 900 sq. feet . 3 the stores generally feature the sales floor a couch with video games and television changing rooms and a skate shop . however this plan may be modified based on space restrictions . couch tour edit for 13 years zumiez traveled to 12 full stops as part of its annual couch tour . entertainment included live bands professional skateboarding demos and a competition featuring local amateurs . 7 the stops usually took place at the mall where local zumiez stores are located . entry to the event was always free . as part of the couch tour since zumiez doesn t sponsor riders themselves they joined up with major players in the skate industry to offer an opportunity where amateur skaters can enter and compete . 2013 sponsors included bones bearings adidas deathwish dgk neff oakley as well as loser machine providing the trophies for each stop of the contests winners . 8 best foot forward edit zumiez best foot forward am contest series started in 2007 to give back to the skateboarding community on a local level providing the country s biggest amateur skateboard contest & exposure on a global level . differentiating it s self from other contests zumiez best foot forward travels to 35 cities across the country is free to enter & it s purpose to scout & build young skateboarding talent . 9 previous zumiez best foot forward winners have gone on to become some of the top names in skateboarding including ishod wair tom asta jack olson chris wimer and alec majerus . financial edit the company purchased the clothing company fast forward in 2006 as well as blue tomato in 2012 . 10 store shooting edit on january 25 2014 a gunman identified as 19 year old darion marcus aguilar opened fire with a 12 gauge shotgun inside of zumiez at the mall in columbia located in columbia maryland killing two store employees before taking his own life according to police . five other people were injured during the incident . extra ammunition and crude explosives all of which were later defused were found in aguilar s backpack . 11 references edit 1 westfield capital a b zumiez investor relations company profile zumiez coquitlam centre zumiez company profile sec form 424b4 permanent dead link about zumiez couch tour 2013 archived may 12 2012 at the wayback machine . zumiez best foot forward 2013 zumiez best foot forward 2013 http www.zumiezbestfootforward.com about puget sound business journal brown and hermann emma and peter . three are dead in shooting at mall in columbia md. . the washington post . retrieved january 25 2014 . external links edit official website zumiez investor relations website zumiez couch tour website zumiez best foot forward website zumiez promo codes zumiez official facebook zumiez official twitter zumiez at the wayback machine archived february 20 1998 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title zumiez & oldid 742328288 categories skateboarding companiesretail companies established in 1978companies based in washington state lynnwood washingtoncompanies listed on nasdaq1978 establishments in washington state hidden categories all articles with dead external linksarticles with dead external links from july 2016articles with permanently dead external linksarticles with wayback machine linksuse mdy dates from february 2014wikipedia articles in need of updating from january 2015all wikipedia articles in need of updatingofficial website different in wikidata and wikipedia navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in 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