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…
Philadelphia 76ers rookie and No. 1 pick Ben Simmons fractured his foot during practice on Friday. (photo by Kim Raff) Source: http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nba/76ers-ben-simmons-suffers-a-fractured-foot-during-practice/ar-BBwQNg0?OCID=ansmsnnews11 A few days ago I wrote this post: Insider Ties: The Misleading Hype of Sneaker Technology In this post I made this statement, “A high top shoe can prevent a player from rolling an…
ASICS Creates New Global Digital Division to Deepen Relationship with Consumer . Source: ASICS Corporate photo from circuitsandcable There is a reason Under Armour gets such a solid rating as a stock. It has to do with their ability to outperform Nike in stockpiling companies that have gigantic databases of customers using fitness apps. A simple search…
I don’t know the numbers of Ronnie Fieg’s private business, but a close analysis of the brand and the man shows that if Ronnie Fieg decided to take KITH public he could garner an IPO in the 35-45 dollar range. As a comparison Under Armour’s initial IPO was 13.00. It immediately jumped up into the…
Source: adidas NEWS STREAM : adidas’ BOOST technology powers Aberu Kebede to victory in Berlin Above is a post from adidas about one of their sponsored runners winning a marathon. If you visit any sports company’s website you will find a celebration of the athlete and how their gear inspired them and helped them to…
The tone seems to be changing for Nike. Source: Nike Gets Lackluster Reviews From Experts Ahead of Q1 When I began writing Insider Ties, a lot of the reasons for doing so was because I couldn’t find anyone discussing the actual business aspects of the industry. The stock analysts where looking at it purely from…
Sneakers designed by Rihanna helped Puma SE report fourth-quarter earnings that topped analysts’ estimates. Source: Rihanna-Designed Sneakers Help Puma Top Fourth-Quarter Estimates – Bloomberg When the roar of the crowd is all about Yeezy, and Nike continues to dominate, it seems that there isn’t a lot to discuss other than the fluctuating price of Under…
Source: adidas NEWS STREAM : KANYE WEST and adidas Originals drop the YEEZY BOOST 350 V2 Honestly, this shit is ugly. I love the work adidas is doing, but seriously… aesthetically this might one of the ugliest shoes designed. Adidas has become adamant about bucking the trend of simple style when it comes to its…
Today the NFL and Nike unveiled Color Rush uniforms for all 32 NFL clubs. Participating teams will take the field wearing special Nike Color Rush uniforms exclusively on Thursday Night Football in 2016. Source: Nike and NFL Light Up Thursday Night Football Do you see that AAM at the end of the title? I added…
Mobile sneaker resell app GOAT has raised $5 million in funding thanks to Matrix Partners. Source: Sneaker Resale App GOAT Announces $5 Million In Funding | Footwear News There is one thing that bothers me about the current sneaker community. That one thing is that the sneaker community is copying Hip-Hop and that’s not a…
Stock Market Quotes, Business News, Financial News, Trading Ideas, and Stock Research by Professionals. Source: Why Kevin Plank’s Sales Are Nothing For Under Armour Shareholders To Sweat While this article places into perspective the act of Kevin Plank selling his shares as par for the course, I would say it is reason to worry. While…
Start with the shoes but move on from there. That’s the plan at Foot Locker Inc., long known for its sneakers, which is reorganizing its stores to further highlight top brands, designating areas to showcase trends, and adding more displays of full sports gear to encourage broader shopping. Source: Foot Locker looks to play up…
Taking a tougher stance on brand protection, Amazon starts demanding that third-party sellers pay fees and secure approvals from brands Source: brandchannel: Amazon Gets Tough With Third-Party Sellers of ‘Restricted’ Brands For years I’ve looked forward to the holiday sale season. Typically I begin prepping for that time right now in September. I increase inventory…
Chris Burns and i are both amazon third party sellers and this is awful news for us. We both foresaw this Source: Sellers Will Be Soon Charged up To $1500 To Sell Adidas & Nike Shoes On Amazon Usually I’m one of the first people to address the business aspect of the sneaker world. This time…
Nike Inc.’s market share is poised to expand, as both its processing and delivery times are faster than competitors Source: Why Nike Inc keeps winning | Financial Post As always my goal is to analyze the sneaker business and entertain so I should tell a joke right here and then get to the info, but…
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…
First, I’m a Knicks fan. As much as it hurts to write that considering the last 15 years, II remain a Knicks fan. Even when I lived in San Diego, I was a Kobe fan, but I remained a Knicks fan. While I’ve moved back to Memphis, and I go to Grizzlies games often, and…
Next Tuesday I have to do an Insider Ties and I think what I will get into is the stream of Flagship Stores popping up from various brands and what this means to Nike. First, what is a flagship store? From Reference.com: The most successful flagship stores share common key elements. Each store is usually the…
Source: Ronnie Fieg | ASICS Tiger United States Click the source link to read a dope article about Kith store owner Ronnie Fieg and why he chose to collab with Asics. As Asics continues to grow its shelf space within Footlocker, this is good news for sneaker lovers. Anyone who visits Footlocker associated stores on…
Source: Talking sneakers with i-D One of the great things about running your own shoe company is the ability to create these posts that discuss other brands while still being able to focus on your brand. I think a lot of people have the thought process that shedding light on other brands or giving someone…
While I was asleep I guess Under Armour won again. In May UA signed a 10 year deal with UCLA. I’ve always known UCLA as an Adidas school so seeing the Bruins in the Royal and Gold that represents the UC system in Cali is a shocking development, but it is also very telling of the growth…
So… a funny thing happened on the way to the manufacturer. Good news: 1. The shoes arrived! 2. The shoes were packaged correctly! 3. The shoes look freaking incredible! 4. The choice to use premium suede and canvas was perfect! Bad news: 1. I was missing one size 9 Shadow/Cloud-Black-Ocha 2. The shoe runs a…
