by Board Retailers Association | Mar 25, 2020 | News, Resources, Retail Strategy
Please click on the following link to view this absolutely relevant Shop Eat Surf Article: Some Landlords Offering Rent Relief to Retailers Be sure to visit the Shop Eat Surf website to view valuable Industry News and Resourceful Articles regularly via this link: Shop Eat Surf Note from Doug Works (BRA Executive Director): We, at Board Retailers Association, are pleased that Shop Eat Surf reported on this important topic. BRA recently developed a Rent Relief Request form letter template for our Regular (no cost) and Distinguished Retail Members upon request to help start this much needed conversation and communicate your request for rent relief in a reasonable and eloquent manner to your Landlord. Please email doug@boardretailers.org if you would like us to send you this customizable template as well as some links to relevant articles that back up your position, which you can send along to your Landlord with the...
by Board Retailers Association | Mar 24, 2020 | Competitions, Corona Virus, Industry, News, Olympics, Surf
Photo Credit: Moran Kolohe Andino might have to wait another year to chase gold. Just a month ago, at the end of February, rumors began circulating about the possible cancellation of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics Games if the coronavirus continued to spread worldwide. A long-time senior official at the International Olympic Committee by the name of Dick Pound estimated that the committee had until the end of May to decide whether or not to call off the Games. A spokesman for the Japanese government, however, said that the IOC was continuing with preparations for the Games as scheduled. But much has changed over the past few weeks, with countries going on full lockdown, sporting events of all sizes canceled and the number of COVID-19 cases climbing each day, and now it seems that the IOC is having to make a difficult decision. In response to the ongoing outbreak, Pound told USA Today that the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games are going to be postponed, likely to 2021, with the details to be worked out in the next four weeks. “On the basis of the information the IOC has, postponement has been decided,” Pound told USA Today in a phone interview. “The parameters going forward have not been determined, but the Games are not going to start on July 24, that much I know.” Pound’s comments came on the heels of the IOC’s announcement Sunday that they were considering postponing the event to a later date. A complete cancellation of the Games was ruled out, with the board noting that doing so would “destroy the Olympic dream of 11,000 athletes”. According to CNN, the IOC has been...
by Board Retailers Association | Mar 23, 2020 | Corona Virus, Educational Opportunity, Industry, News, Resources, Retail Strategy
Welcome to the BRA COVID-19 Resource Guide. Below you will find resources for the benefit of all board specialty retailers (BRA Retail Members and non-members alike) during this challenging period. The Board Retailers Association is actively aggregating resources to assist you in navigating these uncharted waters. We will be updating this page with additional resources as they arise. If you are interested in contributing relevant information or helpful resources that will benefit other board specialty retailers, please email our Executive Director at doug@boardretailers.org Relevant and trustworthy online resources providing facts related to transmission of Covid-19 (Corona Virus) and strategies to battle the spread #spreadthestokenotthevirus Flatten The Curve Everything you and your customers need to know to battle COVID-19 is on this website https://www.cdc.gov/ Center for Disease Control (CDC) Official Website Image Courtesy of Reddit / Darth Voter Relevant and free educational webinars happening soon WEBINAR: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT ECONOMIC INJURY DISASTER LOANS PROGRAM U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster assistance can be just the help business owners are looking for in the form of low-interest, long term direct federal Economic Injury Disaster Loans. Find out how it works, what you need to do today, and how businesses and private nonprofits of all sizes can benefit in this short information- filled presentation by the SBA Office of Disaster Assistance. Tuesday, March 31st 1:00 p.m. EST / 10:00 a.m. PST Presented by Burl Kelton, U.S. Small Business Administration PIO Register For This Webinar Completed Webinars that can be viewed again:>Small Business Development Center Preparing for Covid-19 – What Small Businesses Should Do>Procopio’s Labor & Employee Team Answers to...
by Board Retailers Association | Mar 20, 2020 | Associate Members, Corona Virus, Industry, Internet, News, Resources, Retail Strategy
BRA Supporting Vendor Partner, Exchange Collective, is here to help our BRA Retail Members BELOW IS A MESSAGE FROM OUR FRIENDS AT THE EXCHANGE COLLECTIVE. With retailers having to shut down, Exchange Collective wants to help be a part of a proactive solution to what is going on. We believe if we work together with brands and retailers during this uncertain time, we can build a better retail landscape now and for the future. We are offering a free drop ship commerce solution for retailers that don’t have anything right now. We are also onboarding brands for free, to provide this drop ship capability for the retailers. This will increase the number of brands a retailer can offer their customers. What we need from you is to spread the word. Please, share this with all the brands and retailers you are connected with. Here is a link you can share. We will work with all retailers and brands to get them going as fast as we can. We are dedicated to making a positive change to how brands and retailers work together. Lastly, if you or someone you know wants to get involved please let us know. There are many ways to be a part of this. We cannot do this alone and it will take a collective effort to provide customers the best experience possible. ThanksDave and Dan PankratzCo-FoundersLearn more by clicking this...
by Board Retailers Association | Mar 20, 2020 | Corona Virus, Industry, News
Photo courtesy of CDC Please click on the following link to view this somewhat disturbing Shop Eat Surf Article: Brand Leaders Paint Grim Picture of Current Challenges Please note that this particular article is a Shop Eat Surf Executive Edition article so you will need to sign up and pay for SES Executive Edition access before viewing. We, at BRA, feel that the benefits of the Executive Edition Membership clearly outweigh the cost. Be sure to visit the Shop Eat Surf website to view valuable Industry News and Resourceful Articles regularly via this link: Shop Eat...
by Board Retailers Association | Mar 19, 2020 | Competitions, Corona Virus, News, Olympics, Skateboard
Editor’s Note: USA Today just confirmed that the Olympics have been postponed until 2021. This story highlights the cancellations prior to this news and the Hierarchy of the Olympics. On March 13, 2020, the World Skate site provided an update regarding the Olympic qualifying schedule. As you would expect, all of their events are either cancelled, or suspended, or are under consideration to be cancelled or suspended: “Following the recent increased provisions around the world to contain the Coronavirus (COVID-19), please find a new update below on Skateboarding Olympic Qualification Events planned before the end of April 2020.” 1. SLS – STREET PRO TOUR – LAS VEGAS (USA) Date: 24 – 29 March 2020 SUSPENDED 2. LIMA OPEN – STREET & PARK 5 STAR EVENT – LIMA (PERU) Date: 5 – 11 April 2020 SUSPENDED 3. RIZIN ARK LEAGUE – STREET 5 STAR EVENT – SAMUKAWA (JAPAN) Date: 21- 26 April 2020World Skate is currently assessing with the Local Organizer the impact of the new provisions on the event, and the ability for athletes to enter the country, practice and compete. 4. SLS – STREET PRO TOUR – BEIJING (CHINA) Date: 28 April – 3 May 2020 CANCELLED First, is there even going to be an Olympic Games this year? The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has not cancelled them yet, and I’d be surprised if they do, so, probably. I base this on evidence that everyone involved with the IOC is so greedy and corrupt that even a nuclear holocaust wouldn’t be cause to cancel. (The IOC’smost recent statement says that they “remain fully committed to the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.”) Second question: if there is an Olympic Games in...
