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Retro Disruption Skate Shop marks grand opening in Cathedral City
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Summary
Retro Disruption Skate Shop held a ribbon-cutting in Cathedral City and celebrated a year since its soft opening. Owners Carlos and Brendon (of Lucid Finds) described the store's mix of skate gear, vintage clothing and a playable retro video game area and said they buy, sell and trade merchandise.
Conrad Angel Corral, presenter for Cathedral City CCTV, visited Retro Disruption Skate Shop for an official ribbon cutting and grand opening segment, introducing the store to viewers and inviting them into the shop.
Carlos, identified in the segment as the shop's owner, said the business began from selling skateboards and grew into a brick-and-mortar after earning enough capital. "We've been open for a year. March 1 was a year," he said, describing a soft opening followed by the city's invitation to hold a formal ribbon cutting.
Brendon, who the presenter introduced as a partner associated with Lucid Finds, said he curates the store's vintage clothing and media. "I do all the vintage stuff, pretty much curation of vintage clothing, any media, so like CDs, DVDs, VHSs," he said, and demonstrated T-shirts and other items he sourced at garage sales.
The shop offers a playable retro gaming area: Carlos explained that "pretty much anybody can come in, grab the controller and play a video game," and noted the store currently has a PlayStation 2 available for in-store play. He also described the business's buy/sell/trade model: customers can sell items for cash, trade for store credit or buy from the inventory.
Carlos walked through the skateboard inventory and sizing options, saying the shop stocks decks from about 7.5 inches (for very young children) up to roughly 8.75 inches for more experienced riders and that staff can assemble boards on request: "If they would like me to put it all together, I definitely can. We have a lot of assortments of wheels, bushings, bearings, and I'm able to put it together."
He also showed the shop's branded deck and credited a friend in Riverside (named in the transcript as "Bridal") with designing the logo and artwork for the board. The presenters and the owners emphasized the shop's local ties: Carlos and Brendon said they grew up on the same block in Cathedral City and framed the store as a neighborhood business.
The segment closed with the hosts welcoming Retro Disruption Skate Shop to Cathedral City and encouraging viewers to visit the new retail space. The owners reiterated the store's offerings of skateboards, vintage clothing, video games and related services and invited customers to come in to play, buy, sell or trade.
