Skate shop

A skate shop is a store that sells skateboards and skateboarding apparel.^[1] When financially possible, skate shops sponsor local riders and promote skateboarding locally through skate videos and demonstrations, referred to as "demos".^[2] In 1962, the surf shop "Val-Surf" in Hollywood became the first skate shop when they carried the first self-produced skateboards. These boards, sold complete, featured a surfboard shape and roller skate trucks.^[3] Professional skateboarder Jeff Grosso referred to skate shops as "Jedi temples for skateboarding".^[4]