by admin | Feb 18, 2021 | News, Rest In Peace, Skateboard, Social Issues
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – The skateboarding community, rocked by several prominent deaths related to mental health issues, is hoping the benefits that go with the sport’s inclusion in this year’s Tokyo Olympics will help its athletes tackle the underlying...
by admin | Feb 4, 2021 | Industry, News, Olympics, Retail History, Skateboard, Social Issues
Chris Nieratko has been a big voice in skateboarding for more than twenty-five years. More recently, him and his friends started Skate Shop Day, which will be held on February 19th this year, for its second edition. We had the chance to talk with him to learn...
by admin | Jan 29, 2021 | Associate Members, Resources, Skateboard, Statistics, Surf
Action Watch (BRA Supporting Vendor Partner) works with specialty retailers, brands and industry partners in the surf and skate industries to share in-depth insights and actionable data on buying patterns so that we can all make better, more informed decisions to...
by admin | Jan 28, 2021 | News, Skateboard
If we didn’t have skateboarding during this pandemic and 2020, where would we all be? Mentally, physically, spiritually, it’s safe to say none of us want to even think about what life would have been like this past year without skateboarding. Still, regardless...
by admin | Jan 22, 2021 | Industry, Rest In Peace, Skateboard
We were sad to hear the news this week that skateboard industry veteran Mark Waters passed away after a battle with COVID-19. Mark had a long career in skateboarding, including working at companies such as Tum Yeto and Sole Technology, in addition to working for USA...
by admin | Jan 14, 2021 | News, Retail Strategy, Skateboard
If you’ve walked into a skate shop over the last couple of months, you may have had some difficulty getting your hands on the product you came in for. Sadly, these days it’s not unheard of for a shop to be fully out of boards, trucks, wheels, or bearings. Since the...