by admin | Sep 11, 2022 | Community, Industry, News, Outdoor, Snowboard, Sustainability
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Sandia Peak Ski Area officials recently announced they will be closed this winter, for the second year in a row. The lack of snow on the mountain for the past five years has created a snowball effect. For the first time in at least the past...
by admin | Sep 4, 2022 | Industry, News, Social Issues, Sustainability
Although numerous residents of New Jersey are still openly bemoaning the plastic bag ban that took effect in May, millions of people around the globe are participating in Plastic Free July, an initiative of the Plastic Free Foundation, an organization...
by admin | Jul 26, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Retail Strategy, Sustainability
Industry Reality Check To set the context for new emerging retail crises, allow me to set up the situation we find ourselves in as a result of the pandemic. From my perspective, Covid-19 did not start any new trends; instead, it accelerated one that had already begun,...
by admin | Mar 28, 2022 | Industry, Retail Strategy, Sustainability, Women's Market
The fashion industry is now tied for first place in destroying our beloved planet. In 2021, 54 percent of retail bankruptcies were in apparel. And 56 percent of online returns were apparel. In fact, overall return rates are up by 35 percent since 2011. Once...
by admin | Mar 4, 2022 | Community, Surf, Sustainability
A Rocky Point house on Oahu’s North Shore collapsed onto the sand early Monday morning, broadcasting a stark warning to other residents nearby. Many of the beachfront homes on the North Shore are built on sand berms, and as storms get more powerful, that sand is being...
by admin | Oct 8, 2021 | Community, Industry, Surf, Sustainability
Workers cleaning oil that washed ashore on Corona Del Mar State Beach Wednesday – Photo courtesy of U.S. Coast Guard The oil spill in Orange County that has closed beaches in Huntington Beach, Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, and Dana Point is not only a crisis for...
