Ron Jon Surf Shop is a retail store founded in 1959 in Ship Bottom, New Jersey, by Ron DiMenna. The store specializes in surfing and bodyboarding equipment, and their Cocoa Beach, Florida, store is currently the largest surfing shop in the world. Debra Harvey is the current President.
In addition to the Ship Bottom and Cocoa Beach stores, Ron Jon also operates several smaller retail outlets The chain also has a licensing agreement with Ron Jon Cape Caribe Resort in Cape Canaveral, Florida. A former store in Orange, California closed in early 2009. The corporation also includes one Ron Jon Surf School separately owned and run by Craig Carroll, located in Cocoa Beach, Florida. The company made plans to construct a Surf Park at the Festival Bay Mall, the location of the Orlando Ron Jon store, but it has since been canceled, due in part that the schematics for the pool were installed backwards.
The flagship store in Cocoa Beach has become a tourist attraction in its own right. It operates 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. It has now grown to over 4 levels high, with over 50,000 square feet of retail space to shop.
In addition, at the Cape Caribe Resort in Port Canaveral, Florida, Ron Jon also operates an upscale surf n' turf restaurant called the Ron Jon Grill.
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