Jenkem interviews with EU shops on the state of shops

[Síota]

https://www.jenkemmag.com/home/2026/06/12/how-are-european-skateshops-doing/

Very good read. Deluxe take note please. Kids can't afford your prices over here.

[TheWineClub]

Even Europe is tired of the shitty blanks like the ones Limo uses and I’m with that. After price adjustment you’re talking almost 60 bucks for a shitty 5 dollar blank with a cheap screen printing logo on it, nobody wants that.

[Tear Up a Trick]

Great read.

Makes me wonder when the old generation dies off, who will come along to see running a shop as the dream job?

[Willie]

Interesting stuff. Speaking of playing it safe, I just watched that documentary on skate deck graphics and it struck me how little I’ve given a shit about any deck art I’ve had in the last 10 years save for a few good ones. It’s really hard to get excited when so much of the art seems designed to not offend.

I also agree with the idea that gear is kind of becoming like generic “sports equipment” and in light of that, it’s sort of intolerable when a particular team’s product feels measurably inferior.

[peterpenis]

If you’re not average height, deluxe (and I guess some other big us companies) have the only decks that consistently work. But other than that I see no reason to not by decks from local brands. If there even is a quality difference it does not justify the price difference. In terms of doing stuff for the scene the bigger companies obviously had to lower budgets so they don’t feel as present as before.

Random bbs decks are just way too expensive in Europe. Local is 60-70€, dlx 80€, stuff like limo/sci-fi or passport starts at 85€ and goes up to 100€
Hot take : jacuzzi is outselling sci-fi and limo combined in Europe. Not because we have no taste over here, well we don’t, but the main reason is Louie somehow manages to get the decks into shops at reasonable prices

[excitableboy]

Interesting stuff. Speaking of playing it safe, I just watched that documentary on skate deck graphics and it struck me how little I’ve given a shit about any deck art I’ve had in the last 10 years save for a few good ones. It’s really hard to get excited when so much of the art seems designed to not offend.

I also agree with the idea that gear is kind of becoming like generic “sports equipment” and in light of that, it’s sort of intolerable when a particular team’s product feels measurably inferior.

Which one is this?