Ron Jon Surf Shop Cocoa Beach To Celebrate 50th Anniversary July 26

COCOA BEACH, Fla., July 22, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In 1963, a gallon of gas cost 30 cents, the Beverly Hillbillies was the most-watched TV show and Ron Jon Surf Shop Cocoa Beach first opened its doors to surfers in Florida. 

Over the years, Ron Jon Surf Shop's Cocoa Beach location, with its colorful neon decor and larger than life surfboards and sculptures in the storefront, has become one of the "Must See" destinations for vacationers to Central Florida. 

In fact, millions of visitors from around the world have returned home from a vacation to Florida with a Ron Jon Surf Shop t-shirt in tow.  Whether seeing its myriad billboards throughout the state, bumper stickers in all manner of places or the surf shop's iconic logo on one of the t-shirts its loyal customers have purchased, there's no denying that Ron Jon's brand and Cocoa Beach location have become synonymous with not only surfing, but also Florida sunshine and summer fun.

The company has grown exponentially since its formation in 1959 and now includes locations throughout Florida as well as stores in Ocean City, Md., Myrtle Beach, S.C. and in airports around the country.  The original location in New Jersey has become a four-story surf emporium home to one of the largest surfboards in the world. 

The Cocoa Beach location, which has been dubbed "the world's largest surf shop," stands two stories and sprawls over 52,000 square feet.  The location operates 24-hours a day, seven days a week.  In fact, since it made the decision to operate 24 hours a day in 1992, Ron Jon Surf Shop Cocoa Beach has been open more than 192,000 hours.

Overflowing with almost every kind of surf-related product one could imagine, visitors will find literally thousands of surf and beach-related items splashed across the shelves of Ron Jon's Cocoa Beach location.

"All of us at Ron Jon Surf Shop are very proud that our Cocoa Beach location is celebrating its 50th anniversary," said Debbie Harvey, Ron Jon Surf Shop's president and COO.  "While we have expanded as a company and added new stores around the country, we consider Cocoa Beach to be our flagship location and thank our very loyal customer base for the store's continued success." 

SOURCE Ron Jon Surf Shop

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