by admin | Jan 10, 2023 | Brick & Mortar, E-Commerce, Holiday, Industry, News, Retail History, Retail Technologies, Statistics
RgStudio via Getty Images From deep discounts to metaverse activations, here are some of the biggest influences on the season. Inflation and inventory challenges set a subdued tone for the 2022 holiday season before it even truly started. Discretionary...
by admin | Dec 17, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Retail History, Retail Strategy, Surf
San Clemente’s Usedsurf, on Calle de Los Molinos. Defining the “core” of surfing always seems at the heart of the pursuit. So what’s core, exactly? A shortboard? A particular brand? To me, the core of surfing is the shop. The everyday surfer’s conduit between the...
by admin | Dec 3, 2022 | Awards, E-Commerce, Retail History, Retail Strategy, Retail Technologies
How did I define the CEO of RH, Gary Friedman? As a true radical, and more. Perhaps even an iconoclast. Friedman is unique and complex. A conversation with him can be surreal; he’s a philosopher, an uber-character, energizer bunny, stream-of-conscious rambling...
by admin | Nov 4, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Event Planning, Holiday, News, Predictions, Retail History, Retail Strategy
Daphne Howland/Retail Dive A few retailers held splashy sales early in October. But so far discounting is down from last year despite reports of high inventories and wary consumers. A flurry of pre-Halloween blockbuster sales made a lot of observers wonder if the...
by admin | Oct 28, 2022 | Educational Opportunity, Industry, Product Reviews, Retail History, Surf
Mr. February, a mid-length, and the highline. Photo: Screenshot Editor’s Note: Welcome to our new series, “By Design” with Sam George that examines the genius, and sometimes the mystery, of surfing’s storied design history. Sam has been writing about...
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...