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“It’s Skateshop season! Seasons Skateshop owners interviewed on Dead Air Radio” by Blair Alley via Transworld Skateboarding

by admin | Dec 12, 2023 | Brick & Mortar, Community, News, Skateboard

The Dead Air guys are back with another great podcast keeping it strictly skateshop owners in their current season. Trevor and CB who own Seasons skateshop up in Albany, New York sit down for some conversation and history of their storied shop.  Check out the podcast...

“20 Million Dollars: Prize money in skateboarding over the last 8 years” by Blair Alley via Transworld Skateboarding

by admin | Oct 25, 2023 | Competitions, Event Planning, Industry, News, Olympics, Skateboard

“$20 million dollars: Rob dove into the data stack to analyze a decade of prize money earnings in skateboarding and how it evolved from women earning just 8% and Japan earning 0% way back in 2015. Following, that, we’ve got highlights from The Boardr Global...

“Neil deGrasse Tyson shares his admiration for skateboarding” by Blair Alley via Transworld Skateboarding

by admin | Aug 21, 2023 | Community, Industry, News, Skateboard

Waiting for him to say it’s “Outta this world” Big NdGT fans over here. Have you seen Cosmos?? Anywho, it’s not surprising that a brilliant mind of Neil’s stature is also a big fan of skating. Peep this new clip from the...

“Nora” by Cole Nowicki via Simple Magic

by admin | Aug 18, 2023 | Community, Industry, News, Skateboard

Nora Vasconcellos’ Thrasher cover shot by Zander Taketomo. Screengrab of Zander Takemoto’s Thrasher cover photo from Zander Taketomo’s Instagram. It’s a bit surprising that Nora Vasconcellos hadn’t graced the cover of Thrasher until its latest issue, but here we are...

“Surf Expo Summer Edition Heats Up with New Brands, Floor Category” by Kari Hamanaka via Shop eat Surf

by admin | Aug 10, 2023 | BRA Community Partners, Educational Opportunity, Industry, News, Outdoor, Resources, Retail Strategy, Retail Technologies, Skateboard, Snowboard, Surf, Trade Shows

SES file photo Expect plenty of newness come September for the Surf Expo Summer show. That includes roughly 30% of the exhibitor makeup being new, a continued uptick of buyers and brands from specialty outdoor outfitters, and the growing presence of emerging...

“WHY ARE BOARD PRICES ON THE RISE?” by Lucas Wisenthal via JENKEM MAG

by admin | Jul 29, 2023 | Brick & Mortar, Community, Corona Virus, Industry, News, Resources, Skateboard

The most stable part of skating used to be the price of a skateboard. Whatever the brand, whatever the graphic, in America, a pro board cost about $55. But unless you get skateboards for free, you’ve probably noticed that, lately, you’ve been paying more for them....