PROFESSIONAL EDITION
SURF SHOP DAY’S GOING TO RUN ANOTHER DAY
ASB MAGAZINE: Due to the impact COVID-19 is having on board shops globally, the team behind Board Shop Day have decided to postpone the date to September 19th, 2020. According…
CONDENSED ECONOMIC STIMULUS + SME SURVIVAL UPDATE
ASB MAGAZINE: We’ve been contacted by many surf retailers asking what can be done and what is being done for them as the Coved-19 situation continues to evolve on a…
RETAIL DOCTOR GROUP LAUNCH BUSINESS SURVIVAL SERIES & RETAIL HOTLINE
ASB MAGAZINE: We’re all in this together and in response to these hard-hitting times, Retail Doctor Group’s Implementation team is offering our independent surf retail community support through a complimentary and confidential help…
ACTIONWATCH JAN RESULTS DOWN -11.3% ALL CATEGORIES
Our ActionWatch US retail panel recorded a great start to 2020 with January up (+11%) across all categories. January’s US results are all the more encouraging thanks to the addition……
ACTIONWATCH US RETAIL SHOWS +11% GROWTH FOR JAN 2020
ASB MAGAZINE: Our ActionWatch US retail panel recorded a great start to 2020 with January up +11% across all categories. January’s results are all the more encouraging thanks to the…
RIP BOB COOPER 🙌
ASB MAGAZINE: Late last year Mark Eymes had the opportunity to interview Bob and Wils Cooper on the occasion of Coopers Surf 50th Anniversary. This maybe Bob’s last interview and…
SANBAH GRINDHOUSE – CLOSURE OF SKATEPARK AND CAFÉ. NEW STORE OPENING
ASB MAGAZINE: Sanbah Grindhouse announced the closure of the skatepark and the café sections of the business. The decision has ‘paved the way’ to extend its current retail footprint and…
THE 5 GOLDEN RULES OF REDUCING YOUR OCCUPANCY COSTS: RULE #1
“A neurotic is a man who builds a castle in the air. A psychotic is the man who lives in it. A psychiatrist is the man who collects the…
BRIXTON OPENS FIRST SYDNEY RETAIL STORE
ASB MAGAZINE: Men’s and Women’s lifestyle brand Brixton has opened its first brick-and-mortar retail location in Sydney, Australia. The new retail space, which officially opened its doors in the neighborhood of…
ACTIONWATCH OZ NOV DOWN JUST (-0.3%)
ACTIONWATCH: Our ActionWatch Oz panel closed down just (-0.3%) for the month of November compared to the previous year. While only slightly down November results brings the YTD (-1.4%) and arresting some…
ACTIONWATCH (USA) YTD 2019 GROWTH STAYS AT +4%
ACTIONWATCH: November turned out to be a bit lackluster after the blockbuster +15% growth in October. From a broad category perspective there has been continued strength in Apparel while Footwear had…
CHANNEL ISLANDS & ONBOARD PADANG PADANG STORE
ASB MAGAZINE: Channel Islands Surfboards & Onboard Store has officially opened a new store on the Bukit Peninsula , right in the heart of Padang Padang and 2 minutes from…