You can help select six new Nike Air Max designs that will go into production. Here’s how. Source: Vote for the Future of Nike Air I’m going straight to my selection for the vote instead of writing a lot of info about how this inclusive method has reignited interest in Nike. Annually we get an…
Source: Memphis Parkour now operates within Recess. Visit Recess901.com to register for classes and see our class schedule. http://memphisparkour.com I met a guy named Jonathon McCarver years ago when I was launching ARCH. He was putting together a Facebook group for Memphis Parkour and I was considering trying to make a shoe for Parkour. We talked a…
Virgil Abloh, Paul Andrew, Alexander Wang and more are among those under 40 who are revolutionizing the shoe industry. Source: 40 Under 40: Young Design Stars Who Are Making Bold Moves About two years ago Footwear News was a magazine that would arrive in Foot Locker stores. Managers would read the copies and then pass…
FN is profiling these young leaders in the shoe industry who are leading the way in the next generation. Source: The 40 Shoe Executives Under 40 Revolutionizing the Business Footwear News can be considered the standard of footwear retail news online. Much in the same way that Inc 500 sets the standard for who are…
Source: StephIQ Alright, before you begin browsing and looking everywhere for C2UA, I made it up. I tend to do this with brands when I’m discussing something that the brand has failed to give a name to. Before Nike developed CDO (Consumer Direct Offense) I described it using the generic DTC title which began showing…
FIT Sneaker Essentials new online certificate program is a must for the sneaker lover. Prepare for your dream career in the sneaker industry. Explore all aspects of the sneaker business – from design through sale – with FIT faculty, Complex and sneaker industry leaders. Sign up for #sneakerschool today. Source: FIT Sneaker Essentials – Fashion…
JOIN THE TEAM NOBULL is looking for great talent to help build a global brand. NOBULL is a footwear, apparel and accessory training brand. The company is comprised of a small team of bright, passionate, and hardworking individuals. NOBULL’s mission is to create a globally disruptive brand by developing simply innovativ Source: Careers Typically…
This year the investment into sneaker related startups continued a trend that arrived with the initial IPO of Hypebeast and the investment into Campless which became StockX. This year LVMH invested into Stadium Goods and Felix Capital invested into GOAT to allow the acquisition of Flight Club. Tomorrow on April 26th the GOAT App will…
Source: Gary Vee 003 Clouds and Dirt Gary Vee remains one of the most divisive people in social media. The businessman turned Trainer of Entrepreneurs has dropped two shoes with K-Swiss. Naturally the releases haven’t been commercial, but the intent was to establish K-Swiss as a brand that represents the startup culture that is dominating…
See the inspiring stories of athletes who refused to be denied. Our top training shoes and workout clothes help fuel their unstoppable will. Source: Will Finds A Way | Under Armour I wrote a post a month ago that was more of the same when it came to analyzing the issues with people being drawn…
Lululemon CEO resigns, the stock stays steady. The brand continues to introduce new apparel and make headway into the men’s apparel market which is a growth area for Lululemon. I bring this up as a reference to how the stock of a company very often is tied to internal issues; but when a company has…
I’m black. I’m also a disabled Veteran. I’m also a former college basketball player. I’m a former college professor and high school teacher. I’m also a former head basketball coach. I also ran with a pretty bad set for a period of my life in LA. I did some pretty stupid things in my life…
Source: http://sneakerheadofstate.com As a former high school head coach, teacher and college professor my entire YouTube channel and all of my websites cater to one thing, educating and empowering those who don’t realize there are opportunities in the world of sneakers that go way beyond just copping and reselling. D’Wayne Edwards is placing a call…
Source: http://us.tretorn.com/index.php/andre3000/ Andre 3000 is every rapper’s favorite rapper and a lot of us who enjoy Hip-Hop music that celebrates musicality and lyrics still place OutKast as the most important duo in music history… not just Hip-Hop. From the moment Southernplayalistic dropped in ’94 (a year of classics in Hip-Hop), everyone knew OutKast was something…
Source: Home – PUMA Annual Report 2017 – Forever Faster PUMA As the Fiscal Year has ended for most companies and they are all preparing t deliver the goods to their shareholders, each company is creating a creative presentation to inspire confidence in the brand. Puma had an amazing 2017. How amazing? Take a moment…
Unable to keep up his supply, James Pepion turned to shadowy sellers in Hong Kong and China, and began selling hundreds of the imported counterfeit Nike sneakers to unwitting buyers, receiving $2.6 millions of dollars for the shoes in roughly a three-year period from January 2012 through March 2015. Source: Man who trafficked counterfeit Nike…
Source: adidas Originals Arkyn Campaign In the last two years I’ve had the pleasure of spending a considerable amount of time analyzing adidas marketing campaigns. The material was so textured and layered that each release of marketing from the brand felt less like someone trying to sell something and more like a brand that needed…
Source: PUMA’S USAIN BOLT TRAINS WITH BORUSSIA Usain Bolt is ‘officially’ retired from track & field. The fastest man in the world is now preparing for his next stage and it seems that he wants to shift into professional soccer. There is very little precedent for a shift from one sport into what many consider…
Source: METS AND NEW BALANCE ANNOUNCE NEW Alignments in sport occur at every juncture. Teams have relationships with beverage and food companies, auto dealerships and furniture companies. The relationships are endless that can be hatched to generate alternative streams of revenue. The New York Mets and New Balance have announced a long-term landmark agreement making…
Higher tariffs raise prices on basic goods and cost U.S. jobs, writes Matt Priest, president & CEO of the Footwear Distributors and Retailers of America. Source: China tariffs could hurt American families Here is a quote from Matt’s post on the USA Today site, “Rather than investing in our people or new technology to make…
Retro Jordans, rare Nike shoes, Adidas Yeezy Boost and more on StockX, the price guide and live marketplace for buying and selling authentic sneakers. Source: Trolli x Harden Vol. 2: SourStock Edition In just under two years StockX has gone from a handful of people to a staff of over 100 and they are continuing…
The veteran guard shares how he’s refined his signature shoe to deliver on enabling what his game is all about: aggressive quickness, agile stop-and-go cuts and intelligent drives. The CP3.XI will be will be available in April on jordan.com and at select retail stores. Source: Chris Paul’s 5 Essentials For the Perfect Basketball Shoe Over…
