by admin | Apr 29, 2023 | Brick & Mortar, Community, Industry, News, Retail History, Surf
Hobie Alter’s Dana Point compound. Dale Velzy’s Manhattan Beach showroom. Larry Gordon and Floyd Smith’s San Diego storefront. Jack O’Neill’s San Francisco shack. In the 1950s, California’s first surf shops had personalities as...
by admin | Apr 21, 2023 | Brick & Mortar, Customer Loyalty, Industry, Outdoor, Retail History
Daphne Howland/Retail Dive Dive Brief: REI reached a record $3.9 billion in sales last year, the outdoor co-op retailer said in a financial disclosure Wednesday. The company, which aims to grow to 50 million members, added 1.3 million in 2022,...
by admin | Apr 19, 2023 | Community, Corona Virus, Industry, Merchandising, News, Retail Economy, Retail History, Retail Strategy, Surf
A quarter of the way into the year and key industry account BC Surf & Sport’s business is chugging along. If the multi-store operator is any barometer of how the overall industry is trending, 2023 could perhaps mean a normalization – and a new chapter –...
by admin | Mar 21, 2023 | Community, Industry, Legends, News, Rest In Peace, Retail History, Surf
Clockwise from top left: Jim Jenks in the Op days; Jim with his last truck; the famous Op corduroy shorts. Photos courtesy of Junior Jenks and the Surfing Walk of Fame. Jim Jenks, the former surf shop worker who turned Ocean Pacific into an industry-defining...
by admin | Feb 25, 2023 | Brick & Mortar, Legends, Rest In Peace, Retail History, Skateboard
Thomas in the pages of TWS. Photo: King Thomas with Grant in the backyard bowl. Photo: @jt_lushbag In the light of the great past masters of our kind, none so embodied the spirit of the craft quite like Thomas Taylor. In our lifetime of friendship and hell raising,...
by admin | Feb 3, 2023 | Book Review, Community, Industry, Legends, News, Retail History, Skateboard
It’s been quite some time, but we’re back with the third and final installment in our Jenkem Book Series. That’s right, Jenkem Vol. 3 is finally here, consisting of 100% new content, completing the book trilogy we started back when we were even...