by Board Retailers Association | Feb 25, 2023 | Brick & Mortar, Legends, Rest In Peace, Retail History, Skateboard
Thomas in the pages of TWS. Photo: King Thomas with Grant in the backyard bowl. Photo: @jt_lushbag In the light of the great past masters of our kind, none so embodied the spirit of the craft quite like Thomas Taylor. In our lifetime of friendship and hell raising,...
by Board Retailers Association | Feb 3, 2023 | Book Review, Community, Industry, Legends, News, Retail History, Skateboard
It’s been quite some time, but we’re back with the third and final installment in our Jenkem Book Series. That’s right, Jenkem Vol. 3 is finally here, consisting of 100% new content, completing the book trilogy we started back when we were even...
by Board Retailers Association | Jan 10, 2023 | Brick & Mortar, E-Commerce, Holiday, Industry, News, Retail History, Retail Technologies, Statistics
RgStudio via Getty Images From deep discounts to metaverse activations, here are some of the biggest influences on the season. Inflation and inventory challenges set a subdued tone for the 2022 holiday season before it even truly started. Discretionary...
by Board Retailers Association | Dec 17, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Retail History, Retail Strategy, Surf
San Clemente’s Usedsurf, on Calle de Los Molinos. Defining the “core” of surfing always seems at the heart of the pursuit. So what’s core, exactly? A shortboard? A particular brand? To me, the core of surfing is the shop. The everyday surfer’s conduit between the...
by Board Retailers Association | Dec 3, 2022 | Awards, E-Commerce, Retail History, Retail Strategy, Retail Technologies
How did I define the CEO of RH, Gary Friedman? As a true radical, and more. Perhaps even an iconoclast. Friedman is unique and complex. A conversation with him can be surreal; he’s a philosopher, an uber-character, energizer bunny, stream-of-conscious rambling...
by Board Retailers Association | Nov 4, 2022 | Brick & Mortar, Event Planning, Holiday, News, Predictions, Retail History, Retail Strategy
Daphne Howland/Retail Dive A few retailers held splashy sales early in October. But so far discounting is down from last year despite reports of high inventories and wary consumers. A flurry of pre-Halloween blockbuster sales made a lot of observers wonder if the...
