A Boscombe shop specialising in skateboarding will close in 2026.
Moose Skate shop, on the high street, will shut its doors in February next year.
A Boscombe shop specialising in skateboarding will close in 2026.
Moose Skate Shop, on the high street, will shut its doors in February next year.
The shop, which first opened in 2017, has been a central hub for the needs of the local skateboarding community.
Manager Darwin Cranium said 'from a financial point of view, it doesn't make sense' keeping the high-street store anymore.
“In recent times, High streets have changed, and people's shopping habits have changed," he said.
"With the cost-of-living, people have less money to spend.
“Skateboarding stock prices have also risen,” he added.
“A skateboard that used to retail for £60, now might retail for £90. That’s a lot of money to spend on something that will eventually break”.
Darwin, who has helped run Moose since it first opened, said that while the closure is disappointing, he believes it will be a positive step in the long term.
He plans to move the brand forward, with aims in supporting the local skateboarding scene in the BCP area, creating more experiences for people through community events.
He said, “we want to move into the direction of meaning - those tangible experiences are what people are craving now in such a digital world that we live in”.
“In order to survive we need to adapt to the time” he said.
“Change is hard but without doing the hard work there’s no room for growth”.
Whilst the closure of the store marks the end of an era in the BCP skate scene, the Moose brand will continue to support the local community.