Modern Skate & Surf
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Modern Skate & Surf was founded in 1979 in Royal Oak, Michigan. It has since expanded to four locations, with additional business housed in Lansing, Novi and Grand Rapids at the Centerpointe Mall. When the store opened, it specialized in roller skates and ice skates. It soon expanded to include in-line skates (and was one of the first thirty stores in the world to carry Rollerblade), snowboarding, wakeboarding, and skateboarding equipment.
Modern Skate & Surf stays active in the Michigan community by participating in and hosting many charity events. They’ve helped raise money for two skate parks, one in Lansing and one in Grand Rapids, and a third in Novi, formerly Vans skate park. They’ve had a professional skateboarding team, Team Modern, since 1985, which has been featured on ESPN and performs all over Michigan in contests and doing charity events. Several of the team members are sponsored by Nemesis skateboards.
Recently Modern Skate & Surf was ranked Best Bike/Skate Shop 2004[1] and Best Skate Shop 2006[2] by Metro Times; Best Snowboard Shop 2006,[3] Best Skate Park 2006,[4] and Best Skate Park 2007[5] by Real Detroit Weekly.
The company has recently expanded toward internet sales, and competes with internet retailers such as Moosejaw.com,K5.com, , the-house.com, thebackcountry.net, and usoutdoorstore.com; and with large sporting goods stores such as Dick's Sporting Goods and other local retail establishments.
[edit] References
- ^ "Metro Times Best of Detroit Reader's Poll 2004"
- ^ "Metro Times Best of Detroit Reader's Poll 2006"
- ^ "The Real Best of Detroit 2006: Shop, Drop & Roll"
- ^ "The Real Best of Detroit 2006: Sports Book"
- ^ "The Real Best of Detroit 2007: Sports Book"
