PROFESSIONAL EDITION
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…
ASSISTANT RETAIL MANAGER
Victorian icon surf retailer, Strapper are seeking an experienced retailer for the role of Assistant Manager at their Strapper Surf Ocean Grove store. This is a full time position for an individual with; At least two years…
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……
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…
RIP CURL OPEN NEW BUSSELTON STORE
ASB MAGAZINE: The Busselton CBD has welcomed a new Rip Curl store on busy Queens Street. In recent years The City of Busselton have attempted to revitalise the Busselton CBD which…
AUSTRALIA PANEL AUGUST ’20 SHOWS DOUBLE DIGIT GROWTH
ACTIONWATCH OZ: During the first half of the year, the COVID-19 pandemic led to the most severe contraction in global and domestic economic activity in decades. As we noted in our…
RETAIL DOCTOR GROUP’s EXPERT GUIDE TO “CLICK AND COLLECT” MODELLING
ASB MAGAZINE: As access to physical retail has become increasingly challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic, more customers are turning to online shopping. RDG insights data is showing that the average…
AUSTRALIA PANEL JULY UP DOUBLE DIGIT +60.3%
ACTIONWATCH OZ: Australia’s economy has plunged into its first recession in nearly 30 years, as it suffers the economic fallout from the coronavirus. Gross domestic product (GDP) shrank 7% in…
WHAT’S WOOLY GOT PLANNED FOR BOARD SHOP DAY – SEPT 19th?
ASB MAGAZINE: Star Surf’s Ian ‘Wooly’ Macpherson needs no introduction to our readers, he’s a multi award winning surf shop owner, surf school owner and he’s even got his own…
ZJ BOARDING HOUSE TO SHUT DOORS AFTER 32 YEARS
ASB MAGAZINE: It’s never easy hearing about a store closing, whether it here or whether its overseas, the boardsports community is pretty tight. A visit to Santa Monica won’t be…
JOBKEEPER EXTENDED UNTIL MARCH 2021
ASB MAGAZINE: It’s the good news surf retailers have been waiting for after June’s double digit growth (all categories) for retailers on our ActionWatch panel up +64.5% and bringing EOFY…
ACTIONWATCH: THE REBOUND IS REAL AUSTRALIA PANEL GROWS +71.2%
ACTIONWATCH OZ: You’ve been hearing about it anecdotally, but it’s now official, Australia has rebounded strongly in May, with our Oz panel growing Avg $ Sales Per Store (+71.2%) across all…