Surf and Snow Brands and Retailers Work to Help LA Fire Relief
A wide range of industry brand and retailers have jumped in to aid those impacted by the devastating…
News January 17, 2025
Latest In: Val Surf
Finless Skateboard Co. Collaborates with Harbour Surfboards and Val Surf
The brands are teaming up for a special release on Surf Shop Day.
Press Releases May 13, 2024
Buyers Upbeat Coming Out of Surf Expo
Former, Dune Suncare, AVVA, Free Fly, and Critical Slide Society were just some of the newer labels that…
News January 24, 2024
Surf Shop Founders and Their Kids Discuss Passing the Torch
Stewart Surf Shop, Wave Riding Vehicles, Hansen Surfboards, Huntington Surf & Sport, Val Surf, and 17th Street Surf…
News June 13, 2023
Succession Planning the Surf Shop Way
Founders and their kids talk about ownership transitions – from the well planned to those who crossed their…
News June 12, 2023
Retail Check In: Val Surf
We talk with Mark Richards about how Val Surf is faring, what they are seeing in stores and…
News August 17, 2020
Tom Holbrook and Mark Richards on the Life of Willy Morris
The longtime friends of Willy Morris remember his bigger-than-life persona that touched so many as a Go Fund…
News April 17, 2018
Mark Richards on Val Surf's 55 Years in Business
We ask Mark about some of the biggest brand surprises over the years, and about retail lessons learned
News October 20, 2017
Brandon Richards launches The Culmination Project
A talk with Brandon Richards of Val Surf about a new separate project he launched online.
News April 22, 2014
