PROFESSIONAL EDITION
WSL COMPETITION RETURNS WITH RUMBLE AT THE RANCH
ASB MAGAZINE The Michelob ULTRA Pure Gold Rumble At The Ranch is a one-day, winner-take-all surf showdown. In a mixed tag team format, 16 of the world’s best surfers will pair…
BIG IN JAPAN – THRILLS EXPANDS TO ASIA
ASB MAGAZINE: THRILLS will officially celebrate their expansion into Asia at an exclusive launch party in their first global flagship store in Tokyo, Japan. The brands vintage-inspired pieces and culture-defining style,…
HARDGOODS LEADS +15% JUNE ACTIONWATCH US PANEL SALES
ACTIONWATCH: Over the last few weeks we’ve been hearing anecdotal stories from retailers about how surprisingly strong sales have been and today’s numbers confirm that we are indeed experiencing a V-shaped……
COLLABORATION COMEBACK TO BALI CAMPAIGN
Australasian Surf Business Magazine and Bali Plus Magazine have joined forces in support of the Come Back to Bali sales and marketing campaign to stimulate travel to Bali post-Covid 19. By collaborating, the two…
BOARDRIDERS RESPONDS TO WSL TOUR CHANGES
ASB MAGAZINE: Boardriders Inc. released the following statement today in response to the recent World Surf League (WSL) Championship Tour (CT) reconfiguration. The WSL’s cancellation of the 2020 CT due to…
ERIC GEISELMAN JOINS THE OTIS EYEWEAR TEAM
ASB MAGAZINE: OTIS announced the addition of Floridian, Eric Geiselman as the brands newest US ambassador. Eric’s progressive approach to surfing granted him a spot in WSL’s Inaugural 2019 Airborne…
GSI SIGN EUROPEAN MANUFACTURING AGREEMENT.
ASB MAGAZINE: Over the past number of years Global Surf Industries (GSI) has received numerous calls for locally produced product in many corners of the world. In late 2019, the…
OTIS EYEWEAR LAUNCHES NYC POP UP
ASB MAGAZINE: OTIS eyewear is bringing their Western Australian roots to the big apple this summer as the brand officially launches into NYC at Showfields. Located in the heart of…
VF MOVES ON ASIA PACIFIC REGIONAL STRATEGY
ASB MAGAZINE: VF Corporation (NYSE: VFC) announced organizational changes to strengthen and accelerate the company’s business strategy in the Asia Pacific Region, while at the same time adding enhanced leadership…
FINAL REPORT – COVID 19 IMPACT ON US SURF & SKATE RETAILERS
ActionWatch: The following survey results represent the status for US independent surf and skate specialty retailers during the first week of May. All respondents participated anonymously and the data has…
RIP INDO PIONEER PETER NEELY
ASB MAGAZINE: The Indo surfing community has lost one of its finest — a humble, quiet achiever — a true gentleman of surfing: Peter Neely, surfer and author of the original surf…
HARDGOOD & WETSUIT SALES LED MAY REBOUND IN USA
May ‘20 sales only down -8% overall vs May ‘19 After April sales declined by -77% we expected to see much improved numbers for May, but we certainly didn’t anticipate…