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“USA Surfing Should Remain Surfing’s Olympic Representative” by Vipe Desai via The Inertia

by admin | Apr 22, 2025 | Competitions, Debate, Industry, News, Olympics, Opinion, Snowboard, Surf

Caroline Marks certainly made USA Surfing proud. The entity wants to continue to help develop athletes like her. Photo: ISA Editor’s Note: The following opinion was penned by Vipe Desai, SIMA’s executive director, world champion Shaun Tomson, Peter “PT” Townend, USA...

“Is Surfing an Art Form? Former Z-Boy Stacy Peralta Thinks So” by Owen James Burke via Surfer.com

by admin | Dec 15, 2024 | Community, Debate, Interviews, Opinion, Skate Art, Skateboard, Surf

The skateboard virtuoso and documentary filmmaker on why surfing, skating and well, everything, is a creative endeavor If you ask documentary filmmaker Stacy Peralta, everything in life can be approached as art, down to the most menial of vocations, the most rote and...

“Retailers’ Attempts To Dissuade Returns May Impact Brand Loyalty” by Alicia Thorpe via Retail Wire

by admin | Jul 18, 2023 | Consumer Behavior, Customer Experience, Customer Loyalty, Customer Service, Debate, News, Omnichannel, Returns

The tension between retailers and shoppers is growing, and it’s because of returns. Shippo, a leading shipping platform for growing e-commerce businesses, has come out with a 2023 Benchmarks Report that “takes a comprehensive look at how mid-market...

“Will Retailers Report Record Father’s Day Sales?” by George Anderson via Retail Wire

by admin | Jun 14, 2023 | Brick & Mortar, Debate, Holiday, Opinion, Predictions

Americans are projected to spend a record $22.9 billion to celebrate Father’s Day this year, following a slightly down year in 2022, according to research from the National Retail Federation and Prosper Insights & Analytics. Father’s Day revenues last year...

“DOES SIZE MATTER?” by Alexis Castro and Wilson Lucas via Jenkem Mag

by admin | Jun 2, 2023 | Debate, Opinion, Skateboard

I’m about as average of a guy as could be. I’m 5’7, wear a size 9 shoe, size 32 pants, and medium T-shirts. Despite being as run of the mill as it gets, I still feel like taller people have an advantage over me in most things. That being said, I do have a feeling that...

“Will Customers Shop Somewhere Else If Retailers Charge For Returns?” by George Anderson plus 40 Retail Experts Weigh In via Retail Dive

by admin | Jun 1, 2023 | Apparel /Fashion, Customer Loyalty, Customer Service, Debate, E-Commerce, Retail Strategy, Returns

New research suggests that retailers should think twice before charging customers for returning online purchases. Eighty-seven percent of shoppers in a survey of 9,286 adults in the U.S. by PowerReviews said they “would be at least a little likely to stop...