by admin | Oct 26, 2022 | Industry, News, Shoe Market, Social Issues
Adidas yesterday ended its partnership with Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, following a series of antisemitic remarks he has made recently in multiple forums. “Ye’s recent comments and actions have been unacceptable, hateful and dangerous, and they...
by admin | Oct 22, 2022 | Customer Loyalty, Customer Service, Industry, Outdoor, Retail Strategy
Photo: Nikola Stojadinovic/Getty If you’ve ever worked in outdoor retail, you are probably all too familiar with a particular customer. They come in, use up your time and expertise to gain product knowledge and find the proper fit, subtly (or not so subtly) take a...
by admin | Oct 13, 2022 | Community, Competitions, Industry, Surf
A scene that after all these years, isn’t that different from the one below. Photo: Sean Rowland//WSL I was never much of a professional surfing competitor. Meaning an honest personal assessment would place me far from a serious contender, but more like an...
by admin | Oct 6, 2022 | Book Review, Industry, Surf
The Chris Burkard shot from Iceland made famous in the pages of SURFER. Like just about every other surfer over the age of, let’s say, 20, I distinctly remember the very first issue of SURFER magazine I ever saw. It was the summer of 1967, and as...
by admin | Oct 3, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Industry, News, Retail History, Surf
Dale Velzy opened the world’s first surf shop at 117 Manhattan Beach blvd, Manhattan Beach, California in 1950. We support installing a bronze plaque to designate this historical spot. Why is this important? There are numerous bronze plaques around Manhattan Beach...
by admin | Sep 29, 2022 | Community, Industry, News, Outdoor, Sustainability
I’m offering yet another report on Patagonia that I’m tossing into the ring, now full of one adulatory article or broadcast interview after another. However hesitant I was to follow lemming-like this cascade of applause for Patagonia’s founder Yvon Chouinard, I...