Bringing together the country’s top advisory firms to explore the state of markets. Source: Financial Advisor Summit WHY ALTERNATIVES ATTRACT NEXT-GEN INVESTORS Younger, wealthy investors are looking beyond the stock market for higher returns. They are allocating three times more to alternative assets and half as much to stocks than previous generations. So, which opportunities are they investing…
All PLANTS. No PLASTIC. The world’s first regenerative sneaker. Made from the elements, to be worn in the elements, and designed to return harmlessly to the elements. Earth has a new favorite shoe. Handmade in Italy using next-gen plant-powered technology. The future of sustainable sneakers is plastic free. Source: THE DEGENERATE | Earth’s Favorite Sneaker…
This fall has seen KARHU release several outdoor-themed footwear collections. To close out the season, they have saved the grandest natural inspiration for last—Aurora Borealis. The Northern Lights are an atmospheric phenomenon considered by most to be the pinnacle of sky watching. Source: FROM THE SKIES TO THE STREETS: INTRODUCING THE ALL-NEW NORTHERN LIGHTS Karhu…
In Spring 2022, adidas announced its partnership with Impact Hub and Blavity.org to launch a new program called Cultivate & B.L.O.O.M. (Building Legacies Out of Movements), an accelerator program Source: adidas Cultivate & B.L.O.O.M. Program Elevates Black and Latinx Entrepreneurs to Accelerate Their Growth & Impact There is an uncomfortable reality of sharing empowering and…
I’m very critical of Allbirds. I don’t own a pair of Allbirds, but I’ve written about the company for years. I’ve questioned their marketing strategy and their ability to grow into a different segment. I still question if they will ever cross over to other demographics beyond Silicon Valley and White America (yes, I wrote…
Shop sneakers with confidence—just look for the Authenticity Guarantee checkmark. images via eBay Source: eBay Authenticity Guarantee for Sneakers The discussion around excess inventory in various segments of retail is focused on slow sales due to a glut of product. In the sneaker segment, one of the narratives has been that Nike, who saw in…
Read Part 1: Black Friday Sneaker Data 2022 Part 1 | How Resale Platforms are Being Shaped by Nike: eBay Sneakers In Part 1 of this series I looked at eBay’s Black Friday data. Here I utilize a microset of data from StockX. NIKE, Inc. Reports Fiscal 2023 First Quarter Results — NIKE, Inc. In…
Today, we are officially announcing our long-term partnership with Fear of God, led by owner and founder Jerry Lorenzo. Source: ADIDAS AND FEAR OF GOD REIMAGINE THE FUTURE OF ADIDAS BASKETBALL Two Long Years, a Foot Locker Announcement and Now adidas Basketball Delivers: Chapter 01: Remember The Why Yesterday adidas Basketball delivered a visual…
No splash page, no adidas News post, a quiet video drop hearkening back to the Your Future campaigns. The Anton Ellis reggae track backing the video speaks directly to the heart of what the game of basketball means to many. The video is striking because it shows the pressure tank of being a high-profile athlete….
With the Bodega X Clarks Originals “Heritage Patchwork” Wallabee, we tip our deerstalker caps to the textile traditions of the UK while keeping things firmly stateside with boots that merge two identities into one, balancing sartorial and street in the process. Source: Editorial: Bodega x Clarks Originals “Heritage Patchwork” In these instances, there isn’t much…
Image Source: Air Jordan 1 ‘Chicago’ (DZ5485-612) Release Date The most coveted sneaker of the year finally arrived, and the internet went mad attempting to secure a pair of the Lost and Found Air Jordan 1 Chicago. Every drop there is a dash to hit on the digital raffles from every retailer carrying a particular…
Inspired by user interfaces, designed for the global Solana community. Source: ASICS x Solana – The UI Collection While Nike appears to be building its own Web3 platform with .SWOOSH, ASCIS is leaning heavily on the Solana blockchain. A year ago, ASICS dropped the Sunrise NFT Collection on OpenSea and the release appeared to be…
Source: Inside Merrell – Inclusivity in the outdoors | Merrell A quick search on this site for Merrell delivers an array of discussions. A few years ago, I had never heard of Merrell. Since that time, I’ve picked up over ten pair of the sneakers, boots and trail shoes, as well as apparel. As…
WE KNOW. IT’S A LOT TO TAKE IN. Source: What Just Happened? The love/hate relationship with Nike’s SNKRS app generates the type of engagement brands dream about. Fans on SNKRS miss out on products and the engagement on Sneaker social media skyrockets. Fans win kicks on the SNKRS app, and the engagement propels to an…
Q4’s Quintin Williams is now a professor at his alma mater Savannah College of Art and Design. SCAD is helping to expand the opportunity for students looking to enter the sneaker design industry. I’ve covered Q and Q4 Sports here on the site: Q4 Sports Performance Basketball Shoes are “Born Ready” One of the coolest…
A quick video to show how the manufacturing and shipping of sneakers from their point of origin to the U.S. in a post Covid supply chain has led to a considerable slowdown in the arrival of sneakers to their final destination. This slowdown led to many container ships sitting off the cost of California…
Source: Diadora Bauhaus Art – Explore the Exciting Art and Style of the Bauhaus Movement (artincontext.org) A long-time passion project of mine has been opening an art gallery rooted in sneaker, sports and hip-hop culture. The blank slate would be cleared each month to present another brand/brands as works of art with QR codes and…
Under Armour’s Sharon Lokedi Wins NYC Marathon in Distance Debut On Sunday, November 6, Sharon Lokedi, of UA Mission Run Dark Sky Distance won the 2022 New York City Marathon wearing a World Athletics-approved prototype of the next iteration of the UA Flow Velociti Elite, with a time of 2:23:23. When Under Armour took over…
Fewer than 80 employees with corporate roles are affected; the company did not disclose the number of staff members impacted in its Detroit office. Source: StockX issues another round of layoffs, the second since June The rash of layoffs at tech companies is reflective of topics of discussion by Prof. Scott Galloway of NYU Stern….
For months my wife wanted to watch the film. As a Memphian for the early part of my life, I have to admit that I watched Elvis films on Saturday afternoons because Memphis local television basically played them every week after he died and throughout the 80s. I knew Elvis lived at Graceland, but I…
In 2018 Kyrie’s sneaker sales were declining. The Kyrie 1-3 were the best-selling Nike Basketball signature sneakers. Those models showed up in NPD data for top 10 sneakers sold, establishing Kyrie as a mainstream, general release success for the Swoosh. Even in my own data Kyrie’s sneakers from 1-3 garnered considerable above retail sales in…
The Aleali May Jordan 1 has a solid story behind it. The name Califia represents the warrior queen California was named after. The sneaker features Zoom cushioning and a padded tongue and collar with satin and soft leather finishing off the look of this cobranded Jordan 1. Buy Now: https://stockx.pvxt.net/XxJkNy WMNS Air Jordan 1 Zoom…
