any skate shop owners in this piece?

[jeremyb1021]

i am thinking about evenyually opening my own skate shop in so cal and i was just seeing if there are any others on here that already own shops and maybe could give me advice on opening a skate shop.

[border for Christ]

i dont own a shop but my suggestion is carry alot of bam margera stuff because at my local shop at christimas they sold over 100 bam boards 300 different bam shoes or well carry bam everything also have a big collection of shoes and decks thats what people are after mostly and make sure it is in a area close to a skatepark, highway, etc. If they are building a local park in a few months open a shop in the park that is where most of the money is made because kids who snap decks can go right into the shop and buy another deck

[jeremyb1021]

thanks for the advice..... i wanna open up a shop thats a urban/skateshop that sells skate products, alot of nikes and like stussy and obey with an arcade and a tv and what not..... im not sure where the best location would be tho in socal.

[joy division]

^^ that sound really good to me. not sure if you want to do that right when you open your shop, but slowly build it up when you start making cash. i don't live in socal so i cant help you.

[Hombre]

DGK would be a good deck company for that style, but also carry lots of other decks that arent urban. You probally are gonna want some fallen shoes there too, because lots of people wear those around here. Around here, the most bought things are probally alien workshops, bakers, and elements. Also, lots of people use venture trucks. My info probally isnt helpful, but hopefully youll get a little use out of it.

[IAmTehWalruz]

good luck opening in so cal

[doobbz]

just stock as many brands as you can, and make sure u have a wide range of products so theres something for everyone.

Setup a couch and a big ass tv so skaters can come in and chill and watch a skate video. Try and make it a really friendly enviroment for people to come, word will spread about your shop that way aswell so once you start making money stock more things and upgrade your shop.

Hope i helped and goodluck starting a shop. Dont give up, if you wanna do it go for it.

[zachnelson24]

Try and get the biggest variety of brands/products you can, I hate when i go to a shop and they only have one brand of shoe or something... and definitly have a tv, so kids could come and chill and watch a skate video or something

[ArK9]

If you really wanna be cool, Setup Guitar Hero..

That would F*cking own!

[filmersam12]

if you want to make more money, then try to appeal to the latest "trends" stock in nikes, kr3w stuff, supras. baker boards, bam stuff. you wont hav the best like actual "skate shop" but you will definatley make money off of the trendy items. if you want to be true to skaters, then stock up on stuff that GOOD skaters use, have tools and items that a good skater would use, you know, not the flashy expensive trendy stuff, but skater friendly things. and you have to have a TV with the latest skate videos for sale, that way kids can come in, and chill out!

[jeremyb1021]

thanks for the support guys..... ill take all the advice and help i can for sure.

[Rasmus]

Alright heres my advice considering my best friends dad owns are local shop. Which happens to be the biggest piece of shit ever. They let kids come in and skate, there glass cases have been broken at least 10 times there holes in the walls from kids shooting out. His dad doesnt take the money and put it back into the shop he puts it into buying weed. He also waits till he has about 5 decks on the shelfs to get a new shipment. Oh and his son is always just stomping the boards and going right back into the shop to grab another deck at no cost, the kid seriously goes through 4 decks a week. They also have no clothing or shoes. alright thats everything not to do. As for this dont sponsor kids who you think are decent they gotta be good and willing to be a bilboard pretty much, Have a wide variety and keep in stock. The bigger the variety more people will come keep it chill almost like a chill pad you know light incense set up a couch for the kids to chill out. yeah thats all i got. Oh yeah make sure what you make in the skate shop goes back into the skateshop so you keep growing. Maybe once you make enough money you can start a franchise.

[sk8er-boy]

Make sure you hire staff that know how to skateboard. This way they can help customers out. At my place its all these girls and you ask could I have a habitat deck and they say whats that.

[jeremyb1021]

doooooooooope

[filmersam12]

wait u live in so cal? go to etsurf.com thats my local shop, it OWNS!!! everybody in the area owns their brand decks, its like a louie vaton (dont know how to spell) design with the ET sign all over it its sooo cool! go in there, check it out. that should give you a pretty good idea. of and its mostly a skate shop, but does have some sufrboards, and snowboard stuff, but the skateshop is the best! its in hermosa beach, on aviation blvd. get to aviation and just go south until you get close to PCH, you should see it on your left

[jeremyb1021]

thanks ill have to check that out.

[filmersam12]

yea tell me what you think of it, im in there all the time, and im good friends with a lot of the employees

[Megalomaniac]

When you have the grand opening of you're store, hire strippers and get them hooked.

Edit: 'Them' as in the customer.

[Brick]

dont sell anything that they already have in a mall or else ppl will just go to the mall to get it