12 Soles celebrates silhouettes that define the past, present and future of basketball. Sneakers within the assortment will be available beginning December 3 from Nike+ SNKRS and select retailers. Source: Nike News – Nike+ SNKRS Presents 12 Soles The last year has not been kind to Nike Basketball. On this site I’ve continuously discussed the…
Jordan continues to upgrade its materials with the release of the Air Jordan 12 Retro “Blue Suede.” Part of a fall/winter collection of season-inspired Jordan 12s, the sneaker features a full deep royal blue upper done in a mix of suede and basketball-textured leather, a matching blue sole, and white and metallic silver accents. Release…
What started as a post on Brooks Running after seeing a response on Facebook to a customer turned into an analysis of customer service. I took a few minutes to find questions from customers and took snapshots of the responses, or lack of responses from footwear companies. Why would I even stop and do this?…
Originally posted on Housakicks Last year’s edition of the Doernbecher came in the Air Jordan 13, and left nothing for me to desire- they looked like something you will find on the early 90’s fake shoes’ websites. But I don’t want to knock the shoes down because of the whole idea behind the DB series:” Give…
Since I know that the majority of the visitors to this site are “sneakerheads” there may be some disconnect. Then again I hope my community is aware enough to realize that my 3rd Quarter reference is in regard to the last three months of sneaker sales. If not, now you know. When a company attempts…
I’m taking the time to break down an analysis of the 2016 3rd Quarter sales over the next few days. This is part 1 based on the NPD Groups US Athletic Footwear Sales. In sneakerhead circles we usually only address the next release or what shoe will be the hottest release. If we are going…
Originally posted on Housakicks The Air Jordan XXX1 Banned although overshadowed by the Banned 1 did extremely well sales wise. About a week ago, the 31 RSBB dropped and Jordan Brand isn’t done with the 31 series yet-November will see the release of the Air Jordan XXX1 31 Chicago & N7. The Air Jordan XXX1 31 Chicago…
Source: adidas NEWS STREAM : James Harden and adidas Wake the Game up with Harden Vol. 1 Yesterday sneaker business guru Matt Powell ignited a back and forth on Twitter about how sneaker websites and sneaker heads are not the influencers they think they are. This was his quote: It’s curious to me that the…
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Originally posted on Housakicks Charles Barkley is probably one of the most polarizing figures in the game of basketball; you can catch him these days on Thursday nights analyzing NBA games on TNT alongside Shaquille O’neal, Ernie Johnson and Kenny Smith. Barkley was a phenomenal rebounding machine, and one of the only power forwards who could…
The obvious shoe to discuss would be the OVO or the Wool, but I did the Wool and the OVO is too obvious. I should do the Nike SB Orange Box, but Dunks are no longer the item of the moment so I don’t think the resale value on that shoe will generate much interest….
I’ve been doing a lot of analysis on the sneaker brands. The majority of my discussion has been on the push of each individual brand to gain more traction with DTC sales. I’ve also discussed how the brands are adjusting and adapting to the shift in the sneaker buying habits of the masses. What I’ve…
Welcome to the arch Shop The arch Shop features researched reports, analysis and books to assist businesses in making better decisions when considering working in the sneaker industry. Papers are built on in-store visits, data sets from Amazon, eBay and StockX and actual sales data from arch e-commerce. The shop also includes a curated selection…
What Nike has done has been written about in books like Just Do It by Donald Katz and Swoosh: Unauthorized Story of Nike and the Men Who Played There, The by J.B. Strasser, which is a book that has insider info on the start of the company. Strasser’s husband was a former insider who went…
Updated 12/16/2019 ARCH was previously a footwear brand and e-commerce platform. I also created an investment opportunity which you can read about below this paragraph. ARCH is now a media company comprised of CBP (books and music) and the ARCH site and consulting. You can visit the new office at 6150 East Shelby Drive Memphis,…
Okay utilizing antiquated Shakespearean dialogue for my little shoe company is kind of reaching. I am not that important and “To be or not to be?” is a question that tends to take itself too seriously, right? Maybe not. I founded ARCH in 2009. At the time I went in front of a group of…
I wrote an article a few weeks ago, precisely on August 5th, called More Marketing Advice From A Non-Guru Unafraid to Fail. In that article I began discussing PR and marketing as it dealt with my writing and sneaker company. I followed that article up with information added to the ARCH Facebook page. What is all of this…
As usual it is my goal to make sure I keep anyone interested abreast of what’s happening with the company. While the CG097II is selling a greater pace than the Casual shoe, I decided that the early Fall release would be new versions of The Allen casual shoe. I am also working on winterized versions…
I recently took a couple of weeks off to enjoy a vacation to the most inspiring and wonderful place on Earth. The fam went to Disneyworld Orlando and although my feet hurt like the writer in Misery after Kathy Bates did her thing with the club, I was still inspired. I was able to step…
If you look back through all of the Ebay Articles on the site, you can see how I changed the business model of my Sneaker shop. I have to say I went through more trial and error since June than probably anybody in the biz! It has all paid off though in the culmination of…
If you haven’t been following the story you can check back through the blog and read the Moving from Ebay series. If you don’t feel like doing that, then here is a recap: In June, I was on my way to becoming a powerseller on Ebay. I was generating thousands a month from the sell…
