Thursday, June 10, 2010

Gulf surf shops report on spill impact

Ohana Surf and Skate in Galveston, Texas. Texas stores are faring better than stores in some other states.

With the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon and subsequent oil spill along the Gulf Coast, we wondered how surf retailers in the area were being affected by business, and if the spill has impacted actual surfing along their beaches.

I talked to about a dozen stores around Florida, Alabama, Texas and Louisiana to find out how retailers are coping. Results varied from grim and shocking to somewhat surprising and cautiously optimistic.

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