WHAT DID SURFING & SKATING TAKEAWAY FROM TOKYO?
ASB MAGAZINE: The much-anticipated debut of surfing in the Olympics at Tokyo has been won and done. In the absence of international spectators, audiences took to social media to cast……
BIG IN JAPAN 🇯🇵 IS THE INDUSTRY READY FOR 2020?
As the dream of Olympic surfing – led chiefly by charismatic (and recently re-elected ) ISA chief Fernando Aguerre – moves closer realisation in Japan, it’s timely to ask; is…
TCSS- SLIPPING AND SLIDING THROUGH COVID19.
ASB MAGAZINE: It’s seems like a lifetime ago when we first crossed paths with a little start-up brand going by another name. Even then, it was apparent Sam Coombes had what…
RESHARING: SURFING’S SPOTLIGHT FINALLY SHINES ON PAULINE MENCZER
ASB MAGAZINE: We first ran this story in April 2018, when 1993 World Champion Pauline Menczer was inducted into Surfing Australia’s Hall of Fame, her name finally etched in history…
OUR TOP STORIES FOR 2020
While the pandemic and its impacts dominated the total number of stories we published this year, online sales event’s like Black Friday and AfterPay Day made two of our top…
GLOBE’S MATT HILL ON ACQUIRING SZADE SUNGLASSES.
GLOBE RECENTLY ACQUIRED A LITTLE SUNGLASS BRAND THAT YOU’VE PROBABLY NEVER HEARD OF. SZADE IS FOUNDED ON A SIMPLE YET INGENIOUS PRINCIPLE. SUNGLASSES…MADE FROM RECYCLED SUNGLASSES. In August last……
SURFING SURGE BOLSTERS RIP CURL RESULTS
Kathmandu recently released a trading update showing group sales for the first quarter of FY21, 72% above last year, benefiting from the addition of Rip Curl to the group. Rip Curl’s same store……
BRAD BRICKNELL ON LAUNCHING RYD BRAND DURING A GLOBAL PANDEMIC!
As we reported earlier this year, RYD the gear and accessories brand, started in 2014 with roots in Cape Town (South Africa) has launched here in Australia, announcing that Brad…
WHY DO AUSTRALIAN’S CELEBRATE BLACK FRIDAY?
ASB MAGAZINE: Black Friday is the name given to the shopping day after Thanksgiving in the USA. It’s a curious retail phenomenon that’s reached its way across the Pacific and taken a…
ACTIONWATCH: AUSTRALIA PANEL SEPT ’20 UP 56.2%
September’s fantastic double digit improvement on September 2019 results across all categories has returned 2020 YTD to double digit growth (+13.8%). September’s sales showed a 42 basis point improvement on August. It’s a remarkable result……
COVID AND THE KICK-FLIP: HOW THE BRANDS ARE RIDING SKATE’S LATEST BOOM
It’s been well documented that surfboard and wetsuit sales have thrived under the current lockdown restrictions. If you’re a land-locked city surfer, you’re already aware that there are a lot……
MIKE VAVAK ON BOARD SHOP DAY 2020
With After Pay Day (August 20-21) behind us and with Black Friday looming on November 27th, the second annual Board Shop Day, took place on September 19th, right smack in…