by admin | Dec 1, 2021 | Awards, Industry, News, Surf
Anyone with even the faintest interest in surfing can likely remember where they were, what they were doing, when the first video of Kelly Slater’s wavepool dropped. (I was on the couch, soaking in the reality of Adriano de Souza’s World Title win, which...
by admin | Nov 30, 2021 | HR, Industry, Retail Strategy
The tide is turning in retail. Despite staff and supply shortages that may burden shoppers and encumber stores during the holiday season, signs of growing optimism for the future abound. While last year the industry underwent a scourge of bankruptcies and...
by admin | Nov 29, 2021 | Community, Industry, Rest In Peace, Retail History, Streetwear
Courtesy of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton Dive Brief: Fashion designer Virgil Abloh, founder of Off-White and artistic director for men’s at Louis Vuitton, died on Sunday. He was 41.Abloh had been undergoing treatment for a rare and aggressive cancer, cardiac...
by admin | Nov 26, 2021 | Holiday, Industry, Resources, Retail Strategy
People around the world plan to spend more on holiday gifts this year, and more of that spending is targeted at gift cards according to the 2021 Global Holiday Shopping Forecast released by global branded payments provider Blackhawk Network. The report...
by admin | Nov 24, 2021 | Community, Industry, News, Social Issues, Surf
Mami Wata seeks to change the global perception of African surf culture through establishing itself as a major brand in the surf lifestyle space. Photo: Mami Wata. Brands, and especially clothing brands, have a strangely powerful influence on our sense of...
by admin | Nov 16, 2021 | Competitions, Industry, News, Surf
Big wave season is open. Grab your big wave guns. Photo: WSL/Bryanna Bradley On November 15, the World Surf League’s Big Wave season window officially opened. Two of the most exciting events in all of surfing are on standby for the next few months: the Quiksilver...
