adidas delivered a host of colorways in the Support ADV. The lifestyle model looked performance ready and featured a mix of classic adidas style with an updated color scheme.
Under Armour employees received an email earlier this year that upended a longstanding company practice: They could no longer charge visits to strip clubs on their corporate cards. Strip-club visits were symptomatic of practices women at Under Armour found demeaning, current and former employees say. Source: Under Armour’s #MeToo Moment: No More Strip Clubs on…
The biggest information from this week in the sneaker biz was Hibbett Sports move to acquire City Gear. I transcribed the conference call and wrote my own notes about this. https://arch-usa.com/hibbett-sports-t… In the discussion section on the Hibbett x City Gear acquisiton section I said that I wouldn’t buy $HIBB because they launched an e-commerce…
Discover the Diadora Lifestyle Fall/Winter 2018 collection: a line with authentic DNA and no limitations. Source: https://www.diadora.com/en/us/stories/lifestyle_fw18/#4 Dad shoes, retro runners, when the wave hits everyone rides it until it crashes on the beach leaving nothing behind. It’s actually frustrating to see in the sneaker world. I’ve spoken often about diversity in a sneaker closet and…
picture via NBA Stats This morning I fully expected to find a black and white video on YouTube from adidas correcting a wrong that I’ve been writing about for a few years. I know the guy has trouble off the court. When Tiger Woods was Drunk Santa Daddy, Nike stood by him. D Rose is…
Source: adidas Originals + KANYE WEST Announce November Releases adidas + KANYE WEST confirm the lineup for all of November. YEEZY BOOST 350 V2 White/Core Black/Red returns globally on November 9, 2018 with a recommended retail price of $220/€. The YEEZY BOOST 350 V2 White/Core Black/Red features a Primeknit upper, distinct center stitching, and heel…
Source: NEW BALANCE ANNOUNCES GLOBAL LEADERSHIP PROGRESSION – JOE PRESTON TO SUCCEED ROB DEMARTINI AS NEW BALANCE PRESIDENT & CEO After a few wild weeks of endorsements by the crew at New Balance, the brand ends Q3 with news of a change at the top. At the beginning of this year I wrote a prediction…
StockX continues to develop ideas to expand their growth. They’ve now added an option to sell multiple pairs at one time. While this doesn’t appear to be revolutionary, it opens the door to StockX getting a part of the P2P wholesale market in sneakers. While there aren’t many people selling in bulk anymore, the business…
The Investor Relations website contains information about Hibbett Sports, Inc.’s business for stockholders, potential investors, and financial analysts. Source: Hibbett Sports to Acquire City Gear | Hibbett Sports, Inc. Conference Call: https://edge.media-server.com/m6/p/go8oedte The pending acquisition of Memphis based City Gear by Hibbett Sports was based on a mapping system Hibbett Sports is utilizing called Sports…
BALTIMORE , Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Under Armour, Inc. (NYSE: UA, UAA) today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018. The company reports its financial performance in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America Source: Under Armour Reports Third Quarter Results; Updates Full Year 2018 Outlook…
You can’t even think about the ‘90s and sneakers without Shaquille O’Neal and Reebok coming to mind. Source: A ‘90s Collection from Shaq’s Closet is Up for Grabs—And You Could Win It! My position on influencers is clearly stated on the site often, but although I may find the influencer Jay Versace slightly irritating (he’s not…
In 2016 the Air Jordan 1 reentered the market made exclusively in GG sizing. The Valentine’s Day version featured the Old Love basketball heart logo placed on the heel and surrounded it with 3M hyper pink. The nubuck toebox capped off a shoe that sold out immediately and now retails at triple the SRP.
adidas delivered a host of colorways in the Support ADV. The lifestyle model looked performance ready and featured a mix of classic adidas style with an updated color scheme.
The Air Jordan 1 Mid is inspired by the Air Jordan 4 Retro Cement colorway. The shoe features an upgraded leather with a cement painted midsole.
Take an in-depth look at the various applications of Nike Flyleather as modeled on the Air Force 1. Source: Why Flyleather Matters to the Future of Nike Icons As conservation becomes more important to the next generation, footwear has to make a decision. I recently wrote a post on Allbirds explaining why the company is…
Former Adidas exec James Gatto, Merl Code and Christian Dawkins were found guilty of paying high-profile basketball recruits to attend Kansas, Louisville and NC State. Source: Guilty verdicts in college hoops pay-for-play trial There are very good articles written by actual reporters on the trial that completed yesterday. The link above explains in greater detail…
I’ve stated continuously and even came up with a marketing strategy titled Niche Out, that in order for brands to compete with Nike they will have to look at the places where Nike isn’t placing an emphasis. Note I said ’emphasis’; Nike is in every lane. Some lanes they aren’t focused on and that is a…
Ewing October Retro Collection is now available. The first shoe is a SPORT LITE Pink which is a special limited edition with proceeds from each pair being donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation (nationalbreastcancerfoundation.org). Last year Ewing Athletics did a NBCF Rogue which was a huge success so this year it was updated to…
Source: SLOW DOWN FAST: ADIDAS & JAMES HARDEN CREATE SPACE WITH HARDEN VOL. 3 In May adidas chose to stop running ads on Facebook. I wrote about that in this article: adidas Paused its Facebook Ads via Digiday | Marketing In it I explain that Facebook, IG and all social platforms are obviously places where…
The new downtown Los Angeles space will welcome athletes and creatives for a full Jordan Brand immersion. Source: Introducing Jumpman LA Nike is like an ocean disturbed by an earthquake beneath the surface. You can’t see the earth shaking, but a tsunami is the result. I’ve been writing a short book on how Nike’s CDO…
.@UABasketball welcomes Harlem native, first round draft pick & @OrlandoMagic center, @therealMoBamba Source: Mo Bamba Joins UA Basketball Roster I know it seems that UA adding another big man to the roster after Joel Embiid feels redundant. I also know that these additions prior to the upcoming conference call for Q3 feel like they are…
The new, sustainable applications — from street-safety products to rock-climbing holds — are being considered for further development in partnership with Nike, Inc. Source: Nike Awards Six Creative Solutions for Footwear and Manufacturing Waste When you walk into a Nike Clearance Store you will find place throughout the facility tall cans that look like trash…
