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August 21 – August 27, 2020 Volume XLX, Issue 55
Santa Monica Surf Shop ZJ Boarding House Closes After Over 30 Years
Photos: ZJ Boarding House (Facebook)
Longtime surf shop unable to come to lease agreement By Toi Creel A popular Santa Monica surf shop closed for good last weekend after over 30 years in business.
Zj Boarding House, founded in 1988, issued a statement on their website telling their customers about the closing. “We are so grateful for all the love and support over the last 32 years. We couldn’t have done it without all of you.” The shop did have issues with a landlord, Co-founder Todd Roberts told the Santa Monica Daily Press. He explained the shop could not come to a negotiation on leasing,but they could possibly open up a new location in the future.
“It’s closing because of an unachievable lease agreement that makes sense for the Boardriders to sign a long term lease,” Roberts said. “Because they couldn’t put together an agreement of what was fair rent for March until now and during the closure period, we are parting ways with this space.” The store was sold to Billabong in 2015, who was acquired by Boardriders in 2018. Robert told the paper that the majority of the more than 80 stores owned by Boardriders were struggling.
He said the shop wanted to continue to stay at the location, but the landlord wasn’t willing who negotiate. “It feels like to me it wasn’t necessarily ego, but it was two wills and they are pushing against each other and what’s getting lost in translation is a company that is very special,” Roberts told the Daily Press. “It’s super sad that not only are we going to shut this door, but also a connection to this community.”
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