Zumiez Inc. operates as a multi-channel specialty retailer of action sports related apparel, footwear, accessories, and hardgoods. The company's stores focus on skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, motocross, and bicycle motocross for young men and women. Its hardgoods include skateboards, snowboards, bindings, components, and other equipment. As of May 4, 2013, the company operated 503 stores, including 475 in the United States, 22 in Canada, and 6 in Europe under the Zumiez and Blue Tomato names. Zumiez Inc. also sells its products through ecommerce Web sites at zumiez.com and blue-tomato.com. The company was founded in 1978 and is based in Lynnwood, Washington.