Snowbeach

What Snowbeach does

Snowbeach is a French specialty skate shop founded in 1992, operating a single physical retail store at 30 bd Richard Lenoir in Paris's 11th arrondissement and an e-commerce storefront at snowbeach.com. The company sells skateboarding equipment (complete boards, decks, trucks, wheels, bearings, grip tape, longboards, cruisers), skate footwear from brands including Nike SB, Adidas Skateboarding, DC, New Balance Numeric, and Emerica, and streetwear apparel and accessories (T-shirts, hoodies, shorts, jackets, pants, bags, caps, socks). The catalog spans over 1,379 articles across more than 100 skate and streetwear brands, and the company self-positions as "le plus grand choix de France" (the largest selection in France).

The business model is direct-to-consumer retail: one-time transactional sales of branded merchandise through the physical store and the online storefront, with no subscription, wholesale, or marketplace channel. Revenue is unit-priced, with discounts ranging from 20% to 40% on selected items and a free 30th anniversary T-shirt offered as a customer acquisition incentive. The site supports both French and English (UK) storefronts but operates exclusively as a domestic French retailer with no plans for additional physical locations evident in the data. Snowbeach is privately held, founder-operated, with no external investment, parent company, or institutional backing disclosed. Customer segments are horizontally segmented across individual skateboarders, streetwear enthusiasts, and a youth/children's sizing category, with no enterprise or B2B component.

Name

Snowbeach

Legal name

Snowbeach

Website

https://www.snowbeach.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Snowbeach is a French specialty skate shop founded in 1992, operating a single retail store in Paris and an e-commerce site selling skateboards, footwear, apparel, and streetwear accessories from over 100 brands to individual skateboarders and streetwear consumers in France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Retail Product Sales: Snowbeach generates revenue through direct retail sales of skateboarding equipment and streetwear apparel. Products include skateboards (decks, trucks, wheels, bearings, accessories), footwear (skate shoes), clothing (t-shirts, hoodies, pants, shorts), accessories (bags, hats, socks), and related merchandise. The revenue is transactional and primarily one-time purchase based, with no recurring subscription component.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Snowbeach is a French skate shop and e-commerce platform that retails skateboards and skateboard components (decks, trucks, wheels, bearings, grip tape, hardware), skate footwear, men's streetwear clothing, bags/luggage, and skate accessories from over 100 brands including Nike SB, Adidas Skateboarding, DC Shoes, New Balance Numeric, Globe, HUF, Santa Cruz, Brixton, Element, RVCA, and Volcom. Sales are made through a single flagship store in Paris and an own e-commerce storefront, with no third-party marketplace presence.

Product overview

Snowbeach is a French skate shop and e-commerce platform selling a comprehensive range of skateboarding products and streetwear. The offering consists of skateboards (complete boards, decks, trucks, wheels, bearings, grip tape, and accessories), footwear/skate shoes from major brands, men's and lifestyle clothing (T-shirts, sweatshirts, jackets, shorts, pants), bags and luggage, and accessories (caps, socks, wallets). The company operates both an online store and a physical retail location in Paris, positioning itself as the leading French skate shop since 1992.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Skateboards and Skate Hardware

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Titus: Long-standing German skate shop and e-commerce retailer offering skateboards, skate shoes, apparel, and accessories from major brands. Highly comparable to Snowbeach in assortment, customer base, and skate-specialist positioning, though operating at a larger scale across DACH.
• Blue Tomato: Austrian-founded specialty retailer in skate, snow, and surf with both online and physical stores. Snowbeach mirrors Blue Tomato's curated multi-brand skate assortment and omnichannel model, though Blue Tomato is materially larger and snow/surf extends its category scope.
• Civilist: Skate shop and streetwear retailer based in Berlin with a strong online presence across Europe. Directly comparable as a specialty skate and streetwear retailer serving a similar European skating customer base.
• Caliroots: Swedish skate and streetwear e-commerce retailer with selected physical stores. Highly comparable to Snowbeach in brand portfolio (Nike SB, adidas, Vans) and target customer, with broader Nordic reach.
• Wallifornia: French skate shop and streetwear retailer operating both online and through physical stores. A direct domestic peer to Snowbeach in the French market with overlapping brand portfolio and customer base.
• The Spot (Skateshop): Independent French/European skate shop with online store selling skateboards, shoes, and apparel. Comparable as a small independent skate-specialist e-commerce retailer targeting the same European skating consumer.

Regional players

• Skatepark of Tampa / SoMo: Florida-based skate shop with strong e-commerce presence selling skateboards, shoes, and apparel. Comparable in assortment and skate-specialist positioning, but operates primarily in the US market rather than Europe.
• Flatspot: UK-based skate shop with a strong online skateboarding catalogue. Comparable in focus on skateboards, shoes, and apparel, but serves the UK market rather than France.

Broad incumbents

• JD Sports: UK-listed multi-brand sports and streetwear retailer with a strong European footprint and significant skate/streetwear category exposure. Overlaps with Snowbeach in skate footwear and streetwear but operates at vastly greater scale and scope.
• Zalando: Europe's largest online fashion platform carrying skate and streetwear brands including several carried by Snowbeach. A broader incumbent competitor that competes on selection, fulfillment, and price across the same European customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/snowbeach
• Xx.com/snowbeach_paris
• Facebookfacebook.com/snowbeachwarehouseparis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/snowbeach-warehouse

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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