January 2011
Outdoor Retailer Thoughts: Surprises - More surf/skate lifestyle related brands, to me a natural progression given where the next gen consumers (apex level) are coming from/where they live daily. More casual brands (even some that could be considered fashion brands). Challenges - Footwear is still looking for a direction - Classic is coming back but this is nearly a year after the fashion business...
If you don’t take a risk then how are you going to make something really beautiful, that hasn’t been seen before? ~ Francis Ford Coppola
Like stuff that challenges your perspective, check out this documentary on quantum physics (I know sounds off-putting but very cool think piece and you needn’t be a scientist to understand) http://www.whatthebleep.com/