by admin | Mar 13, 2024 | Brick & Mortar, Community, Customer Experience, News, Retail Strategy, Skate Art
Kids at a Michaels birthday party. Starting at $299, Michaels will help customers organize two-hour parties for up to eight children. Courtesy of Michaels The crafts retailer reimagined its class offering and introduced a party planning service for children in the...
by admin | Jul 7, 2023 | News, Product Reviews, Skate Art, Skateboard
Paul Schmitt aka Professor Schmitt has been designing and producing skateboards for nearly four decades. A skateboarder himself since he was a young boy, today his products are known world wide for their quality, performance and durability. Paul is the founder of one...
by admin | Dec 20, 2022 | Competitions, DIY, Industry, Skate Art, Skateboard
Every year the skate world gathers in Montreal for the most entertaining skateboard “contest” of the year. There’s no need for a numeric scoring system or a qualification round – the Dime Glory Challenge’s objective is simple: go huge. The best skaters in the world...
by admin | Aug 18, 2022 | Guerilla Marketing, News, Skate Art, Skateboard
A few weeks ago we came across what we thought was the most bizarre skateboarding collab of the year: Paris Saint-Germain Football Club and Clown Skateboards. How did a British skateboard company that none of us had ever heard of before, and only boasts a few...
by admin | Jun 29, 2022 | Community, Industry, Skate Art, Skateboard
Collecting skateboards is a pain in the ass. Boards are heavy, you need a lot of space to store them, and they will happily catch fire if your house ever burns to the ground. But that hasn’t stopped a small group of hardcore collectors who have spent thousands of...
by admin | Jun 9, 2022 | Book Review, Industry, Retail History, Skate Art, Skateboard
PHOTOS BY FRANCIS MAKIEJ SPOILER ALERT: I Made a Book/Zine Facebook sucks. (Full stop). If I were to think of something valuable about the platform or “product” as some call it, I wouldn’t try to kid you with claims about “connecting the world” or “providing a space...