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I promise next year I will try to take some better photos! Sales Meeting thirtytwo 2026 - Chamonix Thank you gang for working hard🤘
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Take a 🪑and buckle in for a quick chat with @_project_pat_ about his new Pro Model, the XXX by @thirtytwo Please go read the very funny, very truthful, and comprehensive as heck review by our one and only Screengrabmag/Gearilla tester @mcrossins (Link in bio) And if you're gonna buy that new snowboard, better check your LOCAL SNOWBOARD SHOP FIRST!
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Some moments between the moments.
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Well, another Sales Meeting trip that will forever be engraved in my mind. We work hard, we play hard… there’s no question about that. Crazy to think that chasing your passion in life can surround you by amazing, like-minded people in places you never dreamed you’d find yourself. We presented @thirtytwo ‘s 27/28 lineup with fully updated boots & outerGEAR, refined @fase.system bindings, and our sophomore year follow up of boards (which somehow outdid our first year 🤯). THANK YOU to the entire NIDECKER GROUP, thirtytwo brand group & everyone involved at any level. This is ALWAYS a T32M effort to make it come together. Love you all and see you on the road again soon! 🙌❤️🙌🔥🙌 #france #chamonix #switzerland #geneva
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My belated Bday post ☺️✨🎂 This is 39! 🎉 So stoked I got to celebrate and be with my @thirtytwo fam during our catalog shoot last week! Such a blast with this crew always and cant wait for you all to see the new gear and everything! It’s soooo sick! 😍❤️‍🔥🙌🏾 I was born on Labor Day, so having this bday fall on it this year, made it feel extra special 🥰 Thank you everyone for all the birthday wishes! Ive been feeling the love and so grateful for the incredible friends and family I have in my life 🙏🏾✨ I appreciate it truly. This new beautiful age is about to be the best one yet, with big things coming! Stay tuned! Love you all! 🥹🌻♍️ #virgoseason #september7th #afrotastic
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Hip-hop has always sampled. So why should sneakers be any different? We got into Pharrell, Louis Vuitton, Vans, and the fine line between knockoff, homage, and remixing something into something new. Take an iconic skate shoe. Sample the silhouette. Rework it through a luxury lens. Put a Louis Vuitton price tag on it. Is that biting—or is that just hip-hop doing what hip-hop has always done? Big shoutout to Brad Alband and Royal White for a solid conversation and for being willing to go down a few retail rabbit holes with me. More Retail Therapy for Retailers at AnonymousRetailer.com. #AnonymousRetailer #RetailTherapyForRetailers #SkateRetail #SneakerCulture #SpecialtyRetail
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Luxury sells status. Premium sells confidence. Only one of those you actually have to earn. New episode is live. Royal White (Burton Snowboards) and Brad Alband (Autumn Headwear, 32 Snowboards) pull up chairs with Anonymous Retailer to break down the difference: premium is proven every time a product gets used, while luxury is bestowed by everyone except the brand that wants it. Stream the full conversation now on your favorite podcast platform. Big thanks to Brad and Royal for the real talk. #AnonymousRetailer #RetailTherapyForRetailers #SpecialtyRetail #IndependentRetailer #RetailPodcast #PremiumVsLuxury #RetailOwnerOperator
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You can't buy your way into luxury — the customer has to let you in. Royal White breaks down why brand authenticity is earned, not claimed, and why brands who fake it always get called out. Shoutout to Brad Alband and Royal White 🙌 Full episode coming soon. #BrandAuthenticity #LuxuryBranding #AnonymousRetailer #podcast #specialtyretail
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Levi's at TJ Maxx vs. Levi's at a boutique — same brand, totally different product. So is Levi's luxury, or just premium wearing a luxury price tag? Brad Alband breaks down what actually separates the two — weight, wash, heritage, scale — and questions where the line even is anymore. 🎧 Full episode with Brad Alband x Royal White dropping soon 👀 #LuxuryFashion #PremiumVsLuxury #BrandStrategy #Podcast #anonymousretailer
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Nobody who's actually luxury has to tell you they're luxury 😅 It's always "a guy" who knows a guy. We got into self-proclaimed "global entrepreneurs," empty luxury branding, and why the real ones never label themselves — Royal's lemonade stand line took the whole conversation out. Full episode coming soon 👀 Shoutout to @royal_white and Brad Alband for this one 🎙️ #anonymousretailer #luxurybranding #selfmadeentrepreneur #entrepreneurlife #specialtyretail #podcast
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The in-store experience is back "I wouldn't be returning so much stuff if I could try it on." Real talk from Royal White on why more people are choosing stores over online carts. Better fit. True color. Zero guesswork. Sometimes it's worth the extra $10-20 to get it right the first time 💯 Shoutout Royal White & Brad Alband for calling it like it is . Drop a 🛍️ if you're heading back to in-store shopping Full episode coming soon! #InStoreExperience #AnonymousRetailer #ShopInStore #TryBeforeYouBuy #specialtyretail
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Talking about small outerwear brands in snowboarding with @autumnheadwear’s Brad Alband (@solsticemfg)
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