by admin | Jan 29, 2021 | Associate Members, Resources, Skateboard, Statistics, Surf
Action Watch (BRA Supporting Vendor Partner) works with specialty retailers, brands and industry partners in the surf and skate industries to share in-depth insights and actionable data on buying patterns so that we can all make better, more informed decisions to...
by admin | Nov 12, 2020 | Outdoor, Snowboard, Statistics
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis released its annual report that lays out the importance of the outdoor recreation economy in hard data. The numbers are in. The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) came out with its annual report today...
by admin | Aug 4, 2020 | Associate Members, Industry, Resources, Skateboard, Statistics, Surf
June 2020 US core skate and surf sales grew +15% When we first saw the preliminary June 2020 sales data for the ActionWatch US retailer panel, we had a hard time believing the results. The first set of data indicated that year-over-year sales grew by 20% or more. By...
by admin | Jul 15, 2020 | Industry, News, Resources, Statistics
We had a quick chat with Patrik Schmidle from ActionWatch where he shared key takeaways from a recent survey with retailers across the country. Business was good for board sports retailers in 2019 and that momentum carried over to the first...
by admin | Jul 13, 2020 | Associate Members, Corona Virus, Industry, News, Statistics
Please click on the following link to view this relevant Shop Eat Surf Article containing statistics and commentary from BRA Supporting Vendor Partner Action Watch: Core Retailers Much More Optimistic After Big Rebound Be sure to visit the Shop Eat Surf...
by admin | Jul 10, 2020 | Corona Virus, Retail Strategy, Statistics
The COVID-19 pandemic drove customers away from stores, shut down businesses, and ground the global economy to a screeching halt. Now that the world has begun to return, retailers must think strategically to prevent temporary disruption from becoming a permanent end....