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“Hi-Tech Owner on Business Trends Since Hawaii Opened Up” via Shop Eat Surf

by admin | May 19, 2020 | Corona Virus, Distinguished Retail Members, Industry, News, Retail Strategy

Please click on the following link to view this absolutely relevant Shop Eat Surf Article (about BRA Distinguished Retail Member Hi-Tech Surf Shop):   Hi-Tech Owner on Business Trends Since Hawaii Opened Up Be sure to visit the Shop Eat Surf website to...

“COVID-19 is Spurring a New Kind of Localism – FOR ONCE, DISCOURAGING OUT-OF-TOWN SURFERS IS ABOUT MORE THAN LOCALS’ WAVE COUNT” by ZANDER MORTON via Surfer Mag

by admin | May 8, 2020 | Corona Virus, News, Surf

Photo Credit: Grant Ellis – As beaches reopen, some surfers try to regulate their local lineups to avoid overcrowding during the COVID crisis In March, coastal communities around the world closed their beaches in an attempt to curb group gatherings and stop the...

“Ron Jon President on Store Openings” by Tiffany Montgomery via Shop Eat Surf

by admin | May 8, 2020 | Corona Virus, Distinguished Retail Members, Industry, News, Retail Strategy

Please click on the following link to view this absolutely relevant Shop Eat Surf Article (about BRA Distinguished Retail Member Ron Jon’s Surf Shop):   Ron Jon’s President on Store Openings Be sure to visit the Shop Eat Surf website to view...

“Skateparks Filled With Sand, So What, Shut Up And Skate – Venice and San Clemente skateparks get filled in with sand, here’s why it’s okay” by Jaime Owens via Transworld Skateboarding

by admin | May 1, 2020 | Corona Virus, Industry, News, Skateboard

When videos of the San Clemente and Venice, CA skateparks getting filled with sand went viral last week, many in the skateboarding population and beyond had real negative reactions – the outrage was fast, extreme, and polarizing. There was a lot of online...

“See Which States Are Reopening and Which Are Still Shut Down” By Sarah Mervosh, Jasmine C. Lee, Lazaro Gamio and Nadja Popovich via The New York Times

by admin | Apr 30, 2020 | Corona Virus, Industry, News, Retail Strategy

After weeks of shutdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, the nation is beginning to slowly open up. Beaches and state parks are reopening to visitors, spurring concerns about overcrowding. The first barbers have returned to work, masks over their faces. Even some...

“LIBERATING SKATE SPOTS WITH THE KNOB BUSTER” via Jenkem Mag

by admin | Apr 29, 2020 | Industry, News, Resources, Skateboard

Skate stoppers are an unfortunate reality for skaters, but if you live in Southern California, you now have a masked hero who is alleviating these pains by unknobbing spots all across Los Angeles County for skaters to enjoy. The Knob Buster, as he’s known, prefers to...