More than $300 million in cash and merchandise will flow from sportswear giants Nike, Adidas and Under Armour to university athletic departments this year. Here’s where the money will go. Source: See how much your university gets from Nike, Adidas or Under Armour (Database with 2016 updates) – Portland Business Journal I’m finding the information…
Originally posted on Housakicks Oh boy, just when I thought Steph was having a quiet season, I wake up this morning with my news feed saturated with his record breaking performance flicks against the Pelicans of Anthony Davis. Today is Election Day, shouldn’t folks be concerned with who becomes our President for the next four years?…
The store emphasizes personalized service and is a template for future Nike retail locations. Source: Nike (NYSE: NKE) opens next-generation store in Soho (Photos) – Portland Business Journal Matthew Kish just reported on the opening of a SoHo store by Nike. Unlike any other Nike space the sneaker world has seen, this shop creates…
Release date is Nov. 13, 2016 at a retail price of $150. There was a time when the OG Griffey 1 garnered crazy dollars in the resale market. That time wasn’t very long ago, but times have changed. The Griffey got bastardized by Nike and ended up in Nike Outlets. Until recently when the Hall…
The owner of footwear brands Bogs, Nunn Bush, Florsheim and Stacy Adams said its third-quarter revenues were $79.1 million. Source: Weyco Sales & Profits Decline in Q3 | Footwear News I may not be an industry insider, but I’ve been saying over and over that companies are missing the boat on my generation of footwear…
Source: Nike+ SNKRS. Release Dates & Launch Calendar This is not a regular “Should You Buy to Flip?” Yesterday I shared this post from the CNBC website about how the basketball market has already begun to rebound. I then shared the information with industry leading stat company NPD Group and Matt Powell. He immediately wrote…
This video is classic 80’s and is a perfect representation of the technology. Yeah, it’s 3 minutes of your life, but I really do like the idea of the brand establishing its longevity while touting the technology that has made them one of the most successful running shoe companies. It’s cheesy, but kinda dope.
Originally posted on Housakicks It seems like it has been a recurring thing now for Nike to keep changing the original release date of its sneakers- first it was the Cyber Monday 3 and now the Nike Air Foamposite One XX OG Royal. The Royal Foamposite were originally dropped in 1997 for Penny Hardaway, a then…
Foot Locker reported an acceleration in sales from the first quarter. Source: Foot Locker shares jump 11 percent as basketball shoe sales regain footing A few days ago I wrote this post: 10 NBA Stories That Will Repair The Broken Basketball Sales Machine. My goal was to state that basketball sales have a real chance to…
Most of the information regarding sneaker sales on this site comes from Matt Powell when I’m not using my own research, or my shop as a microcosm of the market. In his article Sneakernomics Matt Powell had to triangulate the numbers based on Campless data (now StockX) to account for the number of sneakers sold in…
Since it’s election day and I have to prepare to stand in a long line, I’m doing an election themed sneaker post to give you options on which sneaker stock you could buy. Like our real election I’m limiting you to three options. Like our election, they all have serious flaws. I’m pulling info from…
This was a series of tweets yesterday that sparked the question below: Tweet A: The shoes that are resold are very limited edition shoes. That’s what drives the resale. so resale can have no impact on primary market Tweet B: Sneaker heads will never understand just how niche their world is… Tweet A: Resale has…
In May of this year Footlocker reported on the decline in basketball sales. This trend has continued into the 3rd Quarter with basketball actually killing margins across the board. I have seen first hand the reduction in sales as my online shop was based primarily on Nike Basketball and over the past two years, I’ve…
Originally posted on Housakicks NMD’s fans will be treated to the brand’s latest collaboration with well known sneaker boutique Packer Shoes. The Adidas Consortium x Packer NMD Runner PK BB5051 literally takes you back to the mid 80’s and 90’s era- if you grew up watching TV shows like ” In Living Color”, if you were…
Adidas’s new CEO isn’t wasting his time putting an imprint on the Canton shoe retailer. Source: Five things to know about Reebok’s future – The Boston Globe The Boston Globe has put together a list of the most glaring issues with Reebok and how Adidas is dealing with its underperforming child. Recently I wrote articles…
Ghirmay Ghebreslassie, from Eritrea, beat Kenya’s Lucas Rotich by just 62 seconds; Mary Keitany becomes first to win three in a row since Grete Waltz Source: NYC Marathon: Ghirmay Ghebreslassie, Mary Keitany win top 2016 races I haven’t done any research on sales post NYC Marathon, but I have to assume that both companies will…
If you take the time to speak to most online retail shops that carry sneakers, the majority of shops also sell on third party marketplace platforms like Amazon or eBay. Wal-Mart is now wading into the water as well. These online shops may have websites, but they have to use a series of checks and…
Her line, which makes its debut Nov. 7, is called Archive Shoes. Source: Blogger Danielle Bernstein Is Debuting an “Archive” Boot Collection Alright, so you don’t expect to see a lot of women on ARCH, but when it proves a point, I have to add the post. I’m browsing Footwear News and I see this…
Source: Puma net profit up 4% on footwear sales – MarketWatch The source article is from Market Watch in April. Today stock shares for Puma are higher than they’ve been in years. Puma saw a 5 year high in share prices around the 2012 Olympics. Usain Bolt was crushing the competition and Bolt Madness actually delivered…
A sleek and simple mid-top first introduced as one of CLAE’s earlier silhouettes makes a return with weatherized materials in time for the cold months ahead. A Source: THE RETURN OF THE RUSSELL – CLAE CLAE is the forefather of the athleisure movement. The brand is returning to its roots with the classic Russell in…
Kanye West’s Yeezy Season 3 introduces an all-new iteration of the classic Military Boot – the Yeezy Military Boot is offered in three new color schemes: Burnt Sienna, Onyx Shade, and Rock. These mod Source: Yeezy Military Boot Pack – Kith NYC I just don’t get it, but maybe these aren’t for me. What in…
The Nike N7 Spirit of Protection Collection launches November 7. Source: Nike News – Lyle Thompson Inspires Nike N7 Spirit of Protection Collection I often have an issue with the commercialization of things like Native American Heritage, Black History Month and things that generally should be important without the added component of marketing. However, the…
