image consists of Pharoahe Monch and th1rt3en’s song Cult45 and eBay’s Authentication Program eBay Sneakers’ recent growth looks amazing until you dig in to why the third-party platform’s numbers increased. In 2021 the company acquired SneakerCon and began an attempt at regaining the marketshare lost to StockX, GOAT and other platforms. eBay launched marketing campaigns…
Timberland… has been a disappointment for VFC since it was acquired in 2011. We believe that VFC should consider the sale of Timberland, though we know not who the buyer might be. Timberland’s 2010 revenue was $1.4B, and we estimate it’s FY24 revenue will be ~$1.6B. VFC bought Timberland for $2.3B. – Sam Poser, WTCO…
https://shop.lululemon.com/story/footwear Lululemon is launching two new sneakers, one designed for men. Fans of the brand will have to download their app to get a first shot at nabbing the upcoming Cityverse casual sneaker landing on February 6th. The Women’s Beyondfeel arrives in March. The Cityverse is Lulu’s first foray into men’s casual footwear, but is…
Look good while running with our Performance Streetwear Running apparel and accessories line. Performance Running Apparel with a nod to streetwear culture. Our Performance Running gear is the stylish and comfortable, featuring Italian performance fabrics. Source: Streetwear-inspired Running Apparel & Accessories | Performance Fabric With startups in the sneaker and apparel space, the first question…
The list of people having an impact on the intersection of golf, fashion and entertainment isn’t long. One at the top of that list would certainly be legendary entertainer Bing Crosby, who in 1937 started the popular Crosby Clambake, an annual event that brought musicians, actors, celebrities, and professional golfers together for a friendly competition around a sport…
I’ve been going to high school basketball games in chill mode this year kind of watching and observing as a fan for the first time in a while. I’ve written about high school basketball in the Memphis area for over 17 years as the founder of 901PrepScoop.com, one of the longest running basketball websites in…
I must explain why a sneaker industry analyst has taken such an interest in the Mikey Williams case. I was a high school basketball head coach in San Diego. I only care about three college programs: San Diego State (I am an alumni), Memphis (my hometown) and Miami (my son goes to the U)….
No longer the Silicon Valley uniform darling, Allbirds has had the roughest post IPO performance of any brand. The company has all the tools to turn the ship around but appears to be mired in an unwillingness to venture outside of their norms. The company is ridiculously vanilla and non-threatening. A company unwilling to challenge…
In the past I’ve attempted to keep up with the mainstream sneaker outlets by sharing my top 20 or 40 sneakers of the year. I based this on a section of the site I listed as Dope S–t I Like. This made for what I think was the most engaging and interesting list in the…
OFF Stories: Read, watch or listen to stories that move by On | On United States (on-running.com) Split into four primary categories: Movement, Culture, Athletes, Planet, Off Stories provide training insight, motivational stories from On sponsored athletes, informative strategies being implemented by On to offset the brand’s effect on the planet and cultural discussions on…
On Running, HOKA, Newton Running, NNormal, Hylo Athletics, NOBULL, Tracksmith are all brands gaining traction in a saturated marketplace. These brands looked towards the general and accessible sports: training, running and fitness to capture marketshare. These sports don’t have an age cutoff or limitations on who can compete or participate. Anyone can lift weights or…
Video Breakdown 0:00 Intro 0:57 Nike Demand 4:57 Retail Offsets Poor Decisions 8:35 Slow Sales and No Challenges 12:51 The Annual Air Jordan 11 Drop 16:30 Nike and Marketing 1.The Demand for Nike Never Stops Right now, on Amazon, a Seller Central Account can open a Selection Recommendation for shoes currently in demand. The first…
Source: What is bulk shipping? I wrote the following post two years ago during a consultation. The goal was to see which site offered buyers the best return on revenue when selling kicks on 3rd party sites StockX and eBay: Does eBay Really Have the Best Fees in the Game? How Shipping Shapes Sneaker Resale…
Source: Gift Guide | shop online at BIRKENSTOCK On several occasions I’ve walked into various retail locations and found Birks marked down. It’s a trend that struck me as disturbing. I initially thought of it as a flawed wholesale strategy rooted in buying into a brand’s own hype. The more I dug into Birks and…
From 1999 to 2010 a lot of music discovery was lost. Napster created massive holes in the industry and forced a shift in how music consumption happened. In the 90s I would hit small mom and pop shops and friends would wait in line to get signed copies of albums dropping from artists who toured…
Linus Lester-Hodges, Austin Brown, and John Brown are Hablot Brown The unfortunate thing about discovering new music is longing for the sounds to arrive from Black musicians to prove that Black music is still a powerful tool for love, life and change. Soul music has always been the essence of Black culture, but as the…
Source: Nike. Just Do It Video Breakdown 0:00 Intro 1:00 Price Increases 3:00 Under Retail 5:00 Supply Chain Driven Price Increases 6:29 Casual Fans vs Cash Customers 7:50 Driving Cool 9:49 Air Force 1 vs adidas Samba 14:37 The Samba Data 16:00 Sneaker Observation video 18:42 Wrap-up Jordan Zion from $110 to $140 Jordan Retro…
Source: PUMA names A$AP Rocky Creative Director for PUMA x F1 Partnership – PUMA CATch up Under Armour Signed A$AP Rocky | Will It Work? A$AP has some flawed sneaker collabs, but it wasn’t because he didn’t attempt to do something different. He didn’t rush into a sneaker deal with Nike, where success was…
Video Breakdown 0:00 Introduction 1:10 Nike’s 2017 Rookie Class 3:45 Under Armour Athletes 5:24 Embiid was Underutilized 6:10 Curry and Fox: Parallel Paths 9:00 Will Nike Respond 10:11 Only Basketball by Nike no Ja? 12:20 Fox is like Curry 13:10 Jordan Brand vs Curry Brand 15:10 Curry’s Influence in the KD Clone Era 18:05 Curry…
Yes. We’re trippin’. You down? If you’re reading this, you probably know who we are. You probably know why we do what we do. You might even know us personally. Thank you for being you. Before we launch our next project, the Carver, on November 17th, we are letting folks preorder pairs unseen. Well,…
In part one of this series, I discuss the three signature sneakers currently in the WNBA: Breanna Stewart has the Puma Stewie Sabrina Ionescu has the Nike Sabrina Elena Delle Donne has the Nike Air Deldon I took the time to give stats on the racial breakdown of the leagues and eventually landed on the…
Quick, how many signature sneakers does Damian Lillard have? How many does Giannis have? I’m almost certain you didn’t know the answer right away for either athlete. Dame is on sneaker 8 and Giannis is on sneaker 5. Quick data checks for 3rd party sales on eBay and StockX are difficult to organize. For brevity…
