I was just thinking about something that I thought was interesting. Let's be real for a second, who is buying brands like Globe, Dekline, Blind, Flip etc. These are all brands that are rarely seen being bought or supported by anyone, yet they continue to put out product year after year. How can this be/ how do they survive with literally no support?
1. Globe probably does well internationally and they also have longboards/cruisers that do sell decently.
2. Dekline, while it's probably not our first choice of shoes, does half decent. Their shoes aren't too bad either. I suggest you give them a try...at least the newer ones. They're generally on sale in a lot of places.
3. I think SoCal has a small sect of kids who back Blind. Not to mention they sell completes at half the major sporting good chain stores. And they've got Dwindle backing them. I had a Blind board about 5 years back that was pretty cool.
4. Flip is a part of NHS...and NHS does really well. I assume there is also packs of kids who back Flip all throughout the mid west.
Side Note: One thing to keep in mind is to always think about how a company may do outside of your geographic location. I've wondered the same thing being from the east coast where TOA kills it.