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“BC Owner on Snow Season, Sales Trends and Inventory” by Tiffany Montgomery via Shop Eat Surf (Executive Edition)

by admin | Jun 21, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Industry, News, Retail History, Retail Strategy, Snowboard

BC Surf & Sport in Lone Tree, Colorado – Photo by SES Company Owner {and BRA Board Member} Bruce Cromartie answered some questions for us about how the snow season turned out, including what brands sold well. We also asked him about current sales trends and...

“16 THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT TRUCKS” by Christian Senrud via JENKEM MAG

by admin | Jun 18, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Industry, Retail History, Skateboard

For as long as I have been skateboarding, there have been so many debates over which trucks turn the fastest, which trucks grind the best, and which trucks last the longest. Each brand has their own specialty, and there’s no telling which trucks are truly “the best,”...

“Airports and Mountain Resorts” by Jeff Harbough via JH&A Market Watch Blog

by admin | Jun 12, 2022 | Industry, Outdoor, Predictions, Snowboard, Tourism

Seattle’s main airport is surrounded by communities and has grown like a weed right along with the Seattle metropolitan area.  It has no practical way to expand.  Through recent technology and some clever evolution of facilities the airport authority is...

“PALATE CLEANSER: MAKIES SKATESHOP – A Book of ’80s Skate Shop Photographs by Francis Makiej” by Anthony Pappalardo via Artless Industria

by admin | Jun 9, 2022 | Book Review, Industry, Retail History, Skate Art, Skateboard

PHOTOS BY FRANCIS MAKIEJ SPOILER ALERT: I Made a Book/Zine Facebook sucks. (Full stop). If I were to think of something valuable about the platform or “product” as some call it, I wouldn’t try to kid you with claims about “connecting the world” or “providing a space...

“A VISUAL GUIDE TO SKATING CARS” by Larry Lanza via Jenkem Mag

by admin | Jun 2, 2022 | Community, DIY, Industry, Olympics, Safety and preparedness, Skateboard

According to a stat I just made up, there are about one billion cars currently in circulation across the globe. Yeah, cars are a leading cause of global warming and an insane amount of deaths, but they offer endless possibilities for the people who own them. Besides...

“Buy now, pay later players’ losses grow as costs soar” by Jonathon Berr via Retail Dive

by admin | May 28, 2022 | Debate, E-Commerce, Industry, News, Resources, Retail Strategy, Retail Technologies

Don Arnold via Getty Images BNPL providers are paying a hefty price to keep up with surging consumer demand for their financing services, spending large sums to add new tech and more employees. The buy now, pay later boom had an inauspicious debut more than...