don't knock the limited & streetwear game inside skateshops right now, its just about the only thing paying their bills.
as well, they may all look the same as far as brands go, but there should only be 1 or 2 per town. the oversaturation of brands that used to make skateshops money is sad. inevetible, but sad.
for a skateshop to carry apparel from fourstar, choc, girl, elwood, stussy, huf, the hundreds, diamond, acapulco gold,
shoes from nike sb, vans, lakai, adidias, converse skate, supra, couple emericas & es thrown in.
wood from girl camp, habitat/alien, dlxsf, blueprint, cliche, 5boro, listen, stereo, enjoi to name a few
well, that shop becomes a destination cause you can't find that shit everywhere.
the time to diferentiate yourselves from the masses is now. shops needs to teach their customer base what is cool.
they used to do that 10-15 years ago. now, shit is sad & lame. there's a handful of shops that still do, but the overwhelming follow.
teach the truth to the young dumb youth.