According to Forbes.com :
Zumiez Inc. late Wednesday said same-store sales rose 4.1% in April, topping the average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson Financial for an increase 2.3% for the month.
Total sales at the Everett, Wash., action sorts retailer rose 20% to $24.2 million from last year’s total.
The stock closed the regular session at $20.38, down 2.6%.
[Link: Forbes]
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LA culture blog Super Touch is reporting that former ice man Christian Hosoi has teamed up with Barracuda for a re-release of his hammerhead skateboard design.
OG skate legend CHRISTIAN HOSOI is best known for his signature “Christ Air” and the inimitable and groundbreaking shape of his best-known deck design, the original HAMMERHEAD. Now, teaming up with LA fashion boutique BARRACUDA, Hosoi has produced a limited run of 50 exact reproductions of the pioneering board shape in the to-die-for color combo of black-on-black. Releasing this Friday, May 9th at the Barracuda store (7769 Melrose across from Fairfax High School), and online at Barracudashop.com, each board will be signed and numbered by Christian Hosoi himself.
Congrats, Christian. Way to keep things rolling.
[Link: SuperTouch via Hypebeast]
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Transworld Skateboarding Editor Carleton Curtis interviewed Joe Maloof (don’t know why we keep wanting to call him Joey) for the magazine’s website and now that interview has been picked up by USA Today . You can read their coverage of the Maloof Money Cup here .
[Link: USA Today]
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We don’t really know what this means, but Vtech, the maker of cordless phones has a new product out that is “inspired by skateboard and snowboard designs” whatever that means.
We guess that means large, loud graphics all over every surface of the phone, because, you know, that’s what the kids are loving these days.
[Link: CNet.com]
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John Ricciardi an unemployed former gardener from Ocean City, New Jersey is hoping to change the world of action sports by creating the Action Sports Association. You know, like Little League for skateboarders. Some may remember him from a message he posted to Malakye.com two years ago. Apparently, Ricciardi is still at it.
Seeking to promote the building of new facilities, Ricciardi teamed up with the Rutgers business school and has embarked on a bid to organize the sport and become the latest entrepreneur to carve out a niche in a $5 billion industry. . . . Ricciardi envisions a federation of school and community X-treme sports programs under the umbrella of the Action Sports Association, a nonprofit organization he has created to generate support for nontraditional athletic activities, such as skateboarding, BMX biking, roller blading and rock climbing.
And we envision another sad man who will spend thousands of hours (and dollars) figuring out that skateboarders do not want to be organized. But of course, Ricciardi is driven. So he won’t listen to anyone. And, maybe he’ll get some free gear out of all of this.
[Link: NJ.com]
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We’re not so down with big money leaches rolling in to skateboarding simply because it “looks like easy pickin’s,” so it’s interesting reading Carleton Curtis’ interview with Maloof Big Money Cup‘s Joe Maloof.
The Maloof family—the ridiculously wealthy owners of the Sacramento Kings and the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, with no connections to skateboarding—announced almost two years ago that they’d be financing the richest skate contest in our history. It’s safe to say our B.S. meter rocketed off the charts. But two years’ worth of careful planning and expert advice later, The Maloof Money Cupis poised to be one of the most watchable events in recent memory.
We’re not saying we agree, but the interview is well-worth reading.
[Link: Skateboarding.com]
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According to a post on Hypebeast, this new skateboarding documentary will be something everyone will want to see: especially skaters from the NYC.
Deathbowl to Downtown, a movie made by NCP Film, is a documentary about the history of skateboarding in New York City. With promises to be an unprecedented film, the documentary not only explore the culture of street skating, but also provides an anthropological overview of skating’s shift from the 70’s to modern day. It also digs into broader issues such as how urban planning changes the environment of skaters and how skateboarders went from being ignored to being loved. With never-before-seen footage and interviews ranging from old school skaters to current innovators, Deathbowl to Downtown is definitely a film worth watching.
[Link: Hypebeast]
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According to Radar Online the Bam sex tape that was reported by The New York Post’s Page Six does not exist and we are relieved.
In what’s likely more indicative of a legal threat and a slow news day than a dedication to accuracy, Page Six admits today that an alleged sex tape featuring the fiancée of Gregg “Opie” Hughes (of radio’s Opie and Anthony) and MTV’s Bam Margera does not, in fact, exist. Steppin’ Out magazine’s Chaunce Hayden is assigned the blame for providing the Post with bogus info.
Phew!
[Link: Radar Online]
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Andy Tompkins, the former show director of the Action Sports Retailer has moved over to a new job as show director at Interbike.
Lance Camisasca of Lifeboat Solutions (Interbike’s industry consultantancy), will continue to manage Interbike’s bicycle advocacy efforts and provide input and guidance to Tompkins and Joe Flynn on the strategic development of Interbike shows.
Since both shows are owned by Nielsen Business Media, it’s kind of like getting a new office.
[Link: Bike Biz]
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