Originally posted on Housakicks I still think the Adidas Yeezy powerphase is a gimmick; they literally are a replica of the Reebok workout with some slight modifications. But this isn’t the topic at hand today; during one of my routine scouting, I came across several fake pairs of the calabasas, but this time with a little twist-they were…
The Nike Kyrie has been the best selling basketball shoe from Nike’s signature line in the last few years. How do I know this? I wrote an article on the shoe a while back discussing how well the shoe was performing. If Basketball Sales Are Dead Why Is The Kyrie Selling? Sportswear analyst Matt Powell…
Source: adidas Originals NMD Apparel FW17 I know the title suggests that NMD isn’t a part of adidas Originals. I need to clarify a bit. adidas will begin to create apparel that carries the familiar style of the NMD. The NMD has become one of adidas’ top selling shoes and since the model really isn’t…
Video Breakdown 0:05 Intro to Episode 50 2:40 Topic 2:54 Reason #1 Right now the majority of shoes sold on Amazon are via 3rd party sellers (Amazon Marketplace). 5:48 Reviews 7:00 Reason #2 Amazon basically powers online search for shopping. Article The amount of data available on Nike’s sales on Amazon can be found…
Originally posted on Housakicks On May 8, I shared an article about the upcoming Air Jordan 11 White Navy; the shoes are supposedly releasing in November, a prelude of the Christmas edition Air Jordan 11. It’s a routine of mine to scan black. grey market websites for precautionary measures- basically running parallel to them to keep you…
Originally posted on Housakicks The fake air jordan 5 university red suede had been out for months, and since I had the chance to see the official pair a couple of days ago, I have a more accurate comparison for you guys. The color differences are obvious; the authentic pair is thoroughly red while the fake…
Connecting to konbini (premium Japanese convenience stores) brings product to consumers with greater ease than ever before. Source: Nike News – Inside Nike.com Japan’s New Delivery Service One of the primary reasons NDC/DTC has been able to grow so rapidly for Nike is because in the US Nike’s primary shipping is done out of Memphis….
The Air Jordan V is the ultimate representation of flight, on and off the court. Source: Nike News – Air Jordan V: Five For Fall Jordan Brand has been on a slide lately, or has it? I think in the sneaker world we have become so used to a shoe dropping and selling out immediately…
Visit NikeInc.com for more information Source: NIKE, Inc. Reports Fiscal 2017 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Results Even with the amazing growth of adidas this past year Nike hasn’t slowed down… well they have slowed down in North America, but Nike’s international sales picked up the slack and my long time discussion point DTC saw…
As traditional stores close, the sneaker giant reversed course and made a deal to sell on the site, seeking more control of pricing and display. Source: How Nike Capitulated to Amazon After Years of Resistance Last year I made a prediction that didn’t come to pass. The link to that article is below. This article…
Tradition and progress have always performed a precarious balancing act in fashion. To get to the next stage in design, there can’t help but be a break with … Source: Bodega x END. x Adidas Consortium “Patchwork” I’ve seen about a thousand posts on why adidas is gaining ground on Nike. Everyone, even myself, has…
Jordan Brand celebrates Russell Westbrook’s historic MVP season. Source: Nike News – MVP: Why Not? Let me be the first to say this is not a post bashing Westbrook. If you’re looking for that go elsewhere. Russell is the type of player I would have loved to coach. He works harder than anyone on the…
ASICS under its Onitsuka Tiger brand continues to release collabs that are thought provoking and artistic. In Paris this past spring the annual collaboration of ASICS and ANREALAGE MONTE Z” with ANREALAGE (Anriareiji) was dropped and the highlight of the design was the Kimono inspired lacing system. What wasn’t noticeable was the AR features which could…
It seems Under Armour ($UAA) in the last year has made it routine that right before a quarterly report they make an addition to the top tier of their company. Traditionally any shake up or addition is a move to inspire confidence in a brand. Adding a former executive of VF Corp and Aldo appears…
Source: Flightclub.cn The annual holiday drop used to be a rights of passage for sneakerheads. Jordan Brand has switched things up a bit. Last year there were more than enough Space Jam 11s dropped, so many that there weren’t any lines anywhere and there were pairs still around after the release date. It signaled a…
Source: adidas NEWS STREAM : adidas and James Harden Unveils Harden LS adidas has done everything right this year, almost. Basketball remains an elusive category, but I actually have looked at this in detail and I finally realized why basketball hasn’t become a staple as it was in the past: comfort. Basketball performance has always…
Source: New Balance and Stance Debut the “ALL TIME” Pack, Celebrating Elite Runners New Balance stopped short of going with the GOAT acronym and instead opted to shorten the nickname to All Time. Stance and New Balance have an ongoing collab and with these drops it appears that the private labels are taking on the…
The Adidas Originals “Original Is Never Finished” campaign earned the Entertainment for Music Grand Prix. Source: Adidas Bests Nike for Entertainment Lions Music Grand Prix I wrote an extended discussion on why adidas has been making moves a few months back. I noticed everyone was relying on BOOST and NMD as the reason Nike has…
Originally posted on Housakicks If there is one thing Nike has always excelled in, it would be innovation. The brand never stops finding ways to come up with better products for its athletes, mainly to enhance performance and comfort. And in most instances, those products make a transition from the athletes to the general public. Adidas…
Source: Talk of Nike selling directly on Amazon – Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) | Seeking Alpha This morning Seeking Alpha analyst Clark Schultz posted that Nike might be looking to sell on Amazon. My immediate response was “Hell No.” My secondary response was, “Nah son!” My final response was that I’m very rarely wrong and when…
Originally posted on Housakicks As much as Nike talks about the edit and amplify strategy, the brand has yet to actually really implement it. The amount of boring, dull and unexciting colorways of Jordan Retros that have dropped lately testify to what I’m saying . The Jordan 13 low “pure money” is already on sale for…
Housakicks TV dropped a really interesting question on me and we created a video discussing why starting a consignment shop is not a good idea anymore. He also explains how Flight Club may be the last of its kind because the consignment shop has been disrupted by apps like GOAT and websites like StockX. It’s…
