Board Retailers Association (BRA) is a non-profit trade association representing almost 500 action sport retailers in the surf, skate, snow, wake, kite, and wind industry with over 3,000 storefronts across the country.
Information
- Location:
- Wilmington, NC, 28403
- Phone:
- 910-509-0109
Events
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- Retailer Survivor Series at Su...
Surf Expo - Orlando, Florida
Wednesday, January 13 at 10:00am
As reported in the New York Times: The nation’s stores appear to have fared better this holiday shopping season than last year, according to early figures reported on Sunday. Major retailing categories had modest sales increases, while others fell slightly but still showed improvement. ...
As reported by Leisure Trends Group: November was hot and dry across the United States and the outdoor industry paid. Overall snowsport sales fell 9.9% in dollars while outdoor stores had an up-tic of 1.5%...
BRA would like to congratulate our newest Associate Member, Skull Candy and their CEO Rick Alden, on being named Entrepreneur of the Year by Entrepreneur Magazine. Keep up the great work guys!
As reported in California Apparel News: Cyber Monday, the Monday after the Thanksgiving Holiday, saw a 14% increase in e-commerce sales from last year. Apparel retailers saw the biggest jump with a 26.4 percent increase in the average dollar amount consumers spent per online order.
As reported by California Apparel News: Mall owners and national retailers reported good retail traffic on Black Friday as consumers spent $41.2 billion during the weekend. Black Friday also found many independent shops saying big discounts were as out of date as last year’s styles. ...
U.S. online holiday spending has grown 4% to nearly $21 billion during the first 43 days of the November-December shopping season, according to comScore Inc...
A big announcement from Crossroads and ASR came Monday, joining the two shows together in San Diego, February 3-4, 2010...
Board Retailers Association (BRA)
Be sure to register for the Retailer Survivor Series at Surf Expo on January 13th in Orlando, Florida. The primary purpose of the Retailer Survivor Series is to educate retailers and provide the tools necessary to continue to survive the market and increase profitability. The Retailer Survivor Series is an eight track ...program and BRA is hosting two educational tracks in January, designed especially for specialty action sport retailers:
Course I - Marketing & Brand Management
Includes community centric retailing, customer service strategies, media management, special events and advertising.
Course II - Store Design & Operations
Includes visual merchandising, retail design, store environment, fixtures, rental shop efficiency, real estate and lease negotiations.
http://www.boardretailers.org/LinkClick.
Retailers are encouraged to take advantage of the trip to the trade shows by attending a full-day of certified retail education focused on current market issues facing specialty retailers. The Retailer Survivor Series utilizes interactive seminars, presentations, workshops and round tables designed to encourage dialogue, education, interaction and involvement among all sectors of the industry. Make the most of your visit to Surf Expo by registering for the BRA Retailer Survivor Series – the preeminent educational and networking opportunity for show attendees.
http://www.boardretailers.org/LinkClick.
Time:10:00AM Wednesday, January 13th
Location:Surf Expo - Orlando, Florida
Board Retailers Association (BRA)
Be sure to register for the Retailer Survivor Series at Surf Expo on January 13th in Orlando, Florida. The primary purpose of the Retailer Survivor Series is to educate retailers and provide the tools necessary to continue to survive the market and increase profitability. The Retailer Survivor Series is an eight track ...program and BRA is hosting two educational tracks in January, designed especially for specialty action sport retailers:
Course I - Marketing & Brand Management
Includes community centric retailing, customer service strategies, media management, special events and advertising.
Course II - Store Design & Operations
Includes visual merchandising, retail design, store environment, fixtures, rental shop efficiency, real estate and lease negotiations.
http://www.boardretailers.org/LinkClick.
Retailers are encouraged to take advantage of the trip to the trade shows by attending a full-day of certified retail education focused on current market issues facing specialty retailers. The Retailer Survivor Series utilizes interactive seminars, presentations, workshops and round tables designed to encourage dialogue, education, interaction and involvement among all sectors of the industry. Make the most of your visit to Surf Expo by registering for the BRA Retailer Survivor Series – the preeminent educational and networking opportunity for show attendees.
http://www.boardretailers.org/LinkClick.
Time:10:00AM Wednesday, January 13th
Location:Surf Expo - Orlando, Florida
Board Retailers Association (BRA)
Be sure to register for the Retailer Survivor Series at Surf Expo on January 13th. http://www.boardretailers.org/LinkClick.
www.boardretailers.org
According to Leisure Trends Group, who conducted an online survey this week of outdoor, snow, paddle, running, scuba and cycling retailers, 40% of retailers reported increased sales compared to 2008, 36% indicated sales were flat and 24% reported that sales were down for Black Friday...
Leisure Trends Group released their annual holiday consumer sales report “All I Want For…” Some highlights from the report are provided below: *The majority of Active Americans (71%) plan to purchase snowsport apparel for someone on their holiday list. *52%...
http://business.transworld.net/features/how-to-optimize-inventory-turnover-rates/?cmpid=daily1201 Check out the Transworld Business article written by BRA Associate Member Alan Roseman of Strategic Results entitled “How to Optimize Inventory Turnover.” Alan is a regular contributor to Tra...
Thanks to Chuck Morrow from Ambush for providing an update of the Genesco conference call this morning...
Swell.com, an online boardsports retailer and producer of a private label initiative, has entered an agreement for purchase with Billabong. In a press release, Paul Naude said that the purchase would allow Billabong to manage its online sales...
