by The Editors on June 10, 2010
While reports of the return of the teen fashion shopper have been mixed, Canada’s West 49 (the Zumiez of Canada) has announced that they lost $2.6 million on sales of $40.9 million in quarter one ending May 1, 2010, according to a story in The Star.
During the quarter, same-store sales fell 2.6 per cent, and were particularly squeezed in Alberta and British Columbia largely due to weather and the sluggish regional economy in parts of the West. . . . West 49 said that reductions in selling, general and administrative expenses offset a decline in profit margins, while the company gained efficiencies in some of its operations.
It would appear that Canada is a little behind in the “recovery” as they are in pretty much everything else.
[Link: The Star]
by The Editors on June 9, 2010
by The Editors on June 9, 2010
Pink Spot, a skateboard park built over the past four months on an abandoned supermarket site in Stanton, Delaware, was bulldozed by city crews on Tuesday June 8, 2010 after a teenage skateboarder was injured at the site according to a story in Delaware Online.
The park was a liability to the state, Delaware Department of Transportation Manager of North District Operations Bill Thatcher said, noting officials were alerted to the problem about two weeks ago after a teenage skateboarder injured his leg at the site. . . “It’s state property. The accident happened, the child was hurt, police were called and something had to be done,” Thatcher said.
We continue to be astounded by the lack of thought used by most city governments. If kids are skating there turn it into a skatepark. Is it that hard to figure out?
[Link: Delaware Online]
by The Editors on June 9, 2010
The Queensland Supreme Court ruled today (June 10, 2010) that when Billabong terminated its licensing agreement with Suzi Burke Suwenda’s company CV Bali Balance they did it correctly, according to a story in The Australian.
CV Bali Balance, associated with Sydney-born businesswoman Suzi Burke Suwenda, has lodged a claim in a Bali court for about $168 million in damages from Billabong after the surfwear company cancelled a distribution licence in 2005. . . The action in a Denpasar court is current, but the Queensland Supreme Court ruling should have a big bearing on the case in Bali, with several of the legal actions there relating to the legality or otherwise of the termination of the distribution agreement.
Even with the good news Billabong’s stock still dipped .11 percent yesterday. Suwenda, on the other hand still believes PT Bali Balance will prevail in their civil case in Indonesia, according to Goldcoast.com.au.
[Link: The Australian and Goldcoast.com.au]
by The Editors on June 9, 2010
There was no stopping Brazil’s Silvana Lima as she slashed right through the women’s ASP number 1 and 2 to claim victory in the Movistar Peru Classic and her third elite career victory yesterday, June 8, 2010 against Australia’s Sally Fitzgibbons.
“I feel great!” Lima exclaimed after exiting the water. “I knew I needed to put up high scores early on because Sally (Fitzgibbons) has been surfing so well all event. I have some really good boards and I fell like I have been surfing well. I’m so stoked right now!” . . “It’s the biggest result I have had since last year,” Lima said. “It’s really good for me. I feel like I have been surfing well this year but haven’t been making heats. This is very good for my confidence and the rest of the season. I wish we didn’t have such a big break though.”
Follow the jump for the official word from the ASP.
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by The Editors on June 8, 2010
by The Editors on June 8, 2010
Korey Ward, 24, the reported “ring-leader” of a Yakima, Washington “skateboard group” called the Mayday Mob was convicted of six counts of second degree arson on Monday, June 7, 2010 for a slew of fires set at homes and businesses during the summer of 2007, according to a story in the Yakima Herald.
Authorities believe Ward was the ringleader of the Mayday Mob. They also believe members of the Mayday Mob were involved in as many as 10 fires set between April 2006 and October 2007, including a blaze that destroyed 10,000 bins at a CPC International fruit warehouse on Occidental Road on Nov. 12, 2006. . . . Other properties included the campus of Robertson Elementary School in Yakima, other local fruit warehouses, and a power pole and two dozen juniper trees at the corner of 80th Avenue and Zier Road.
Another member of the crew Eric Protsman, 19, who testified against Ward in this trial, says that in the beginning the Mob was about skateboarding and nothing else, according to statements made to the Yakima Herald in April.
“There were eight of us, we were all skateboarders and that’s all we did,” Protsman said from behind a glass window at the jail’s visitor area. “It was a skateboarding group that turned into a gang.
Ward could spend up to seven years in prison for his crimes. Do they have skateparks in prison?
[LInk: Yakima Herald. Photo from Myspace]
by The Editors on June 8, 2010
Tar balls and a serious stink in the air isn’t stoping Pensacola Beach surfers from getting a few good waves even though BP has fouled up the gulf with their oil spill, according to a report on NTDTV.com
“This is a real shocker. I’m probably going to be real cautious today in what I do and where I go and what I see. But, like I said, we’re very stubborn,” said Blake Famer. “We’ll get in shark-infested, nasty waters. We’re borderline suicidal, I guess.”
Innerlight Surf Shop’s Yancy Spencer says the oil debacle is already hurting his business.
“It’s already affected our business. We own rental places too and we’ve had people canceling their week here. And then surfboard sales to summer surfers, that’s what we call people who don’t really surf year round, who surf when the weather gets nice, those sales have dropped off almost instantly.”
But it’s nice to know that BP is already giving Florida money to promote the fact that Florida beaches are still “open for business.”
[Link: NTDTV.com]
by The Editors on June 8, 2010
Some jock and ball fan/blog site called Fanhouse interviewed Eric Koston at the Maloof Money Cup over the weekend and report that Frosty says that professional skateboarders don’t make enough prize money. Here’s a little of what he told them about prize money and Dyrdek’s Street League.
“You know, it’s always a weird thing talking about money, right? But it’s like, how much work do they put in to creating a TV show? A show is the product, the product is what sells to all the sponsors, so it’s that sort of trickle-down effect. But the guys who are actually putting on the show should actually get rewarded for putting on the fucking show . . . “Well, I’ve talked to Rob and I’ve known Rob for about 17 years. I’ve known him for a long time, and we’ve always discussed how bad it is, but recently when he’s taken the initiative to get this thing going, he’s really thought it out: What’s wrong with what’s currently going on and how do you make it better? And he figured it out, I know it, we all know it. It’s just, how do we do it? So we have to sort of band together to do it. That’s the reality. Everybody’s got to be part of it and if we all are one voice, then you have to talk to that person.”
All true. All true.
[Link: Fanhouse]
by The Editors on June 7, 2010
Shaun White upped his celebrity status last night at the MTV Movie Awards. Best snowboard kiss? As TVSquad.com said: “I think Shaun White was trying out for the lead in ‘The Robert Plant Story.'”
More photos on the Huffington Post.
[Link: Huffington Post]
While reports of the return of the teen fashion shopper have been mixed, Canada’s West 49 (the Zumiez of Canada) has announced that they lost $2.6 million on sales of $40.9 million in quarter one ending May 1, 2010, according to a story in The Star.
