The grocery store doesn’t have to market food. If you don’t eat, you die. Marketing is primarily for luxury items. Items that aren’t a necessity, but the item fulfills some type of hedonistic desire. Want to look cool? Buy this particular shoe. Want to get the girl/guy? Wear this cologne/perfume. You don’t need to…
The Under Armour (UA) stock charts provide a good example of how many consumer-based stocks are breaking meaningful technical support areas. Source: UA Stock: It’s Judgment Day for Under Armour Inc | InvestorPlace Serge Berger is taking the time to update what’s happening with UA since the Q3 announcement. His description here is a bit…
Source: Nike, Brooks, Adidas Running Shoes: Who’s Winning This Marathon Season? Phil Wahba, dropped this tidbit of info and I saw it on NPD’s Matt Powell’s twitter feed. What’s this information? I’ve been saying recently that while the sneakerhead world revolves around hype and Nike, there are other markets and the sneakerhead community although significant…
Source: Adidas Retakes No. 2 Sports Brand Position From Under Armour Under Armour isn’t even in the top 5 anymore! From the sneakerhead perspective, Under Armour’s drop was something they saw coming… at least that’s what your sneakerhead friends will tell you. However, it takes a bit more of an understanding of the business to make this…
Under Armour and its rivals have pledged more than $1 billion to secure outfitting deals with top college programs. Now those megadeals are starting to pinch profits at the sportswear maker. Source: Mega Contracts With Colleges Start to Pinch Under Armour – WSJ Yesterday Under Armour encountered a crushing stock price drop. Today the recovery…
Under Armour’s (UA) earnings release wasn’t just bad for Under Armour’s stock but the stocks of other athletic apparel makers and retailers, including but not limited to Nike (NKE), Foot Locker (FL), Finish Line (FINL), Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS) and Lululemon Athletica (LULU).Never mind that Under Armour’s disappointment, if you can call it that,…
Source: adidas NEWS STREAM : Kristaps Porzingis Joins adidas Basketball I hate to be rude, but D Rose is tainted and James Harden doesn’t play defense… and defense wins what? Championships. In other words the hopes of adidas basketball is going to revolve around two guys who aren’t exactly flagship dudes. I want to be…
Find release dates and info for the Nike Air Presto ‘Greedy’ on Nike.com. Follow all new releases with the Nike Launch Calendar. Source: Nike Air Presto ‘Greedy’ – Release Date. Nike.com Why would Nike name a shoe Greedy? It probably relates to Nike’s dumping of so much damn product on the market, the company is…
The Nike Air Foamposite One Release date is Oct. 20, 2016 at a retail price of $230. I have never been a fan of the Nike Foamposite outside of its resale value. I know that’s a bad thing to say. I’m biased against it because of a bad experience, but that’s another story. The Foamposite…
There were plenty of stellar sneaker moments throughout the WNBA Finals. Source: Winning Kicks: The Shoes of the 2016 WNBA Champion Los Angeles Sparks | Footwear News I’m not writing anything here except great job Footwear News!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No one has documented or written anything about the kicks of the LA Sparks team members. Adidas may…
Shop Stephen Curry Shoes today. We just dropped the hottest basketball shoes from our Golden State hero. Check out Curry 3s and enjoy FREE SHIPPING available in US. Source: Steph Curry 3 | Curry 3 Shoes Under Armour | US My man Tayib at Housakicks and I have this crazy obsession with the Steph Curry…
Originally posted on Housakicks 2017 is not here yet , but Jordan Brand is bombarding us with all types of up and coming sneakers. In all honesty , I think it’s the IG sneakerheads that have been overwhelming us with small clips of unreleased shoes. One particular sneaker caught my attention a few days ago- the…
Here’s the rundown for 2016 Q3, using data based on the sale of deadstock sneakers on eBay. Quick heads up: adidas has killed it. Watch out Nike. Source: The Most Expensive Sneakers of 2016 Q3 | Highsnobiety As always Stock X has linked up with Highsnobiety to produce one of the most comprehensive breakdowns of…
From Kanye West to Kevin Plank to Charlotte Dellal, here’s who made Footwear News’ Power 100 list. Source: The Top 100 Most Influential People in the Shoe Industry in 2016 | Footwear News It’s always good to get a detailed rundown of who the most influential people in footwear are. This is not just a…
Complete with a gold Jumpman hangtag to match. Source: Air Jordan 6 “Pinnacle” in Metallic Gold This is definitely not my steez, but I can see younger dudes rocking the hell out of these going to Homecoming, or to basketball games this fall. It has very limited options for daily wear and is basically a…
Source: adidas Day One Autumn/Winter 2016 Premium capsule collection explores adidas DNA Autumn/Winter 2016 focus: running and outdoor Classic pieces with a lifestyle intention Essential pieces for the life of a modern nomad The category of casual athletic clothing and its dominance in fashion is changing daily. I could have easily just posted…
Running shoe sneak peeks, inspiration, training tips, athletes and all things running from Saucony. Source: Saucony Stories I’m always browsing the footwear sites for cool news and information to share. As the readership grows, I want the site to remain diverse in the content. I’ve been hitting the Saucony homepage for a while. I usually…
Find release dates and info for the Nike Flyknit Racer on Nike.com. Follow all new releases with the Nike Launch Calendar. Source: Nike Flyknit Racer The latest release of the Nike Flyknit Racer is upon us. On October 14th this olive trimmed colorway will drop. There aren’t many posts about the shoe other than general…
My personal opinion on the sneaker is that it’s some grown man style. It’s a clean colorway with nice materials. It’s not loud or garish and an old head can rock them or a young kid. This doesn’t mean that the shoe will have a crazy resale value. More important Nike understood that this shoe…
Black colored Boost comes to the Ultra Boost for the first time with the release of the adidas Ultra Boost “Triple Black.” The sneaker features a full core black Primeknit upper sitting atop a black on black Boost and Continental Rubber outsole. Release date is Oct. 13, 2016 at a retail price of $180. Source:…
After debuting as part of Reebok’s partnership announcement with Future, the Reebok Instapump Fury “Overbranded” releases for the fall of 2016. The sneaker features a white and black upper with a large black Reebok vector scrawled on the upper. Release date is Oct. 12, 2016 at a retail price of $175. Source: Reebok Instapump Fury…
If you look back through the Insider Ties and Business Talk categories of the site you will see a lot of information about Stocks. Recently, a lot of websites are saying that Under Armour and Adidas are becoming better bets for the stock market. Consider this analysis from the Motley: http://www.fool.com/investing/2016/09/29/better-buy-under-armour-inc-or-adidas.aspx While all companies hit rough patches…
