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“Surging Sales Continue in Surf and Skate Shops” by Tiffany Montgomery via Shop Eat Surf

by admin | Jun 22, 2021 | Associate Members, Industry, Skateboard, Statistics, Surf

Strong sales in the core channel are showing no signs of slowdown as shoppers continue to embrace local retailers and the surf and skate lifestyle. According to the ActionWatch Retail Panel, year-to-date sales are up 89% vs. the same period in 2020. Click on the...

“DISCUSSING SKATEBOARDING WITH NEUROSCIENTIST ANDREW HUBERMAN” by Karl Watson & Rob Fraebel via Jenkem Mag

by admin | Jun 15, 2021 | Community, Skateboard

A few weeks back, Karl Watson introduced us to his friend Andrew Huberman, who is a neuroscientist and tenured professor at Stanford. Andrew also grew up skating San Francisco’s Embarcadero in its heyday where he met a number of amazing...

“A pair of 12-year-olds qualify for Olympic skateboarding. So does a 46-year-old” by via NBC Sports & Yahoo Sports

by admin | Jun 10, 2021 | Competitions, Olympics, Skateboard

Skateboarding’s Olympic debut will truly be one for the ages. World Skate announced the 80 qualifiers for the Tokyo Games on Wednesday — 20 each for men’s and women’s park and street. The youngest qualifiers are 12 years old — Brit Sky Brown, who turns 13 on...

“SPRING 2021 SKATEPARK CONSTRUCTION GRANT WINNERS ANNOUNCED” by The Skatepark Project

by admin | May 19, 2021 | Community, Industry, News, Skateboard

(Vista, CA) – As the nation continues to overcome COVID-19 challenges, locally run skatepark projects are still in progress. Advocates from all over the country are working hard to provide a free and accessible skatepark for their community to enjoy. Out of the...

“V-Shaped Recovery Hockey-Stick Growth – a Year Like No Other In Core Surf & Skate Retail” by Patrik Schmidle via ActionWatch.com

by admin | May 17, 2021 | Industry, Resources, Retail Strategy, Skateboard, Statistics, Surf

March 2021 sales in US core channel grew +132% vs March 2020 Exactly one year ago core retailers were recovering from an April that saw a roughly 80% year-on-year (YoY) decline. April 2020 was arguably the most difficult month the surf and skate industry has ever had...

“TWS 10: Deadhippie’s Tips For Skating In Your 40s” by Mackenzie Eisenhour via Transworld Skateboarding

by admin | May 16, 2021 | Skateboard

Right about when lockdown went into effect here in LA, I started skating more than I have ever skated in my life. It wasn’t so much a plan, but more just out of boredom and mental welfare necessity after being isolated in an apartment with two kids home from school...