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“Director Jacob Rosenberg Discusses His Early Work and the Impact of Skate Videos” by Anthony Pappalardo via ONE37pm

by admin | Dec 30, 2021 | Industry, Skateboard

Portrait by Brett Simon Video content is the driver of modern skateboarding, but for being so integral, it’s a relatively young medium that’s still evolving. During the 1980s, Stacy Peralta saw the potential and power of video, creating a string of influential...

“GROUND GLASS: MARK SUCIU” by James Thompson via Jenkem Mag

by admin | Dec 14, 2021 | Awards, Community, Industry, News, Skateboard

2021 SOTY = Mark Suciu Everyone loves to say contests and awards don’t carry any weight in skateboarding, but every year, skaters seem to give a lot of weight to Thrasher’s Skater of the Year award. “SOTY Season” gives us a lot to debate about, like whether...

“SIMA Announces Vipe Desai as New Executive Director” press release via Shop Eat Surf

by admin | Dec 8, 2021 | Industry, News, Surf

PRESS RELEASES | Published Dec 7, 2021 – Reposted with permission from Vipe Desai of SIMA Orange County, CA (December 7, 2021) – The Board of Directors of the Surf Industry Manufacturers Association (SIMA) are excited to announce the appointment of industry...

“The Future of Surf Pools” by Dashel Pierson via Surfline.com

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...

“Investing in Associates is Good for Business” by Rob Klitsch via Total Retail

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...

“Virgil Abloh dies at 41” by Daphne Howland via Retail Dive

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...