Source: NEW BALANCE AND COCO GAUFF REVEAL THE TENNIS STAR’S FIRST COLLECTION New Balance continues to roll out collabs utilizing their athletes and celebrating their endorsement of teams. It’s a page from the classic marketing textbook for sneaker companies. That isn’t what’s important here. What is important is how New Balance is balancing their relationships…
This pair of shoes was bought by my teammates while I was out of the office. I am the authenticator, and I haven’t trained everyone on how to capture every aspect of a fake shoe. We typically never get caught slipping, but in this instance one of the guys was excited about picking up the…
Source: The Renewal Workshop Teams Up with New Balance to launch New Balance Renewed Through The Renewal Workshop’s proprietary six-stage, zero-waste process, garments are sorted, graded, thoroughly cleaned, repaired to like-new standards, inspected, and verified to joint quality standards before being given a Renewal Workshop certification and becoming ready for sale through TRW’s website. Each item’s…
Nike celebrates New York streetball culture throughout the boroughs with this iteration of the Nike Dunk Low SE. The shoe features holographic hits on the tongue and Swoosh with a translucent outsole with graffiti logos of 5 New York area basketball tourneys.
NOW AVAILABLE Pump It Up (Reebok Pump Shaq Attaq Retro “Orlando” 2017) $899 SIGNED BY SHAQ Edition Size – ONLY 32 SIGNED PRINTS Print Size – 25” X 33” Signed and numbered by Adam. Source: SHAQ ATTAQ – Limited Edition, Signed by Shaq From Adam Port “One of the first pair of sneakers I wanted…
Source: NEW BALANCE & SYDNEY MCLAUGHLIN UNVEIL THE STAR ATHLETES FIRST SIGNATURE COLLECTION I was reminded by the team at New Balance that they couldn’t share or highlight their athletes during the Tokyo Olympics. As soon as the event ended and the window of restriction was over, New Balance jumped in and launched a signature…
Source: Jimmy Jazz | Shoes, Streetwear, Sportswear & Designer Clothes Jimmy Jazz has long been one of my favorite retail chains that was built around the Nike wall. In past posts, I explained that the Nike wall wasn’t a good thing for retailers. Jimmy Jazz, however, for years has been able to capitalize on smart…
While sneaker and mainstream media celebrates the latest “Nike doing big things with Serena” Collection, I decided to take a dig into social media to check up on brands I began following during the height of “Supporting Black Businesses” to find out if any real support has taken place after all of the issues over…
STORE OBSERVATIONS: 1. Hibbett Sports and City Gear both are merchandising with duplicate models on the wall. Every retailer is doing this. The Jordan wall might as well be taken down. Even with duplicates, there are about six pair total in that section. Stores are relying heavily on apparel. Jordan Brand is in limited supply…
First off, I’m not saying these are inexpensive options to taking those Ls on SNKRS or on the various retail raffles. Some of these shoes are premium, but in comparison to the Nike Dunk, the materials are much better and in many instances, the look is actually better if your goal is to get that…
The Average Resale Price is going up. My average on the gross amount sold on StockX was $129.68. This number blows away previous resale averages which hovered between 98 and 107 dollars. Why did the price increase so much? As mentioned above, Space Jam 2, LeBron 8 Retro releases like the South Beach and an…
I had 469 transactions in July 2021. That’s a jump back towards normal and doesn’t account for the number of wholesale transactions. I sold approximately 800 pair of shoes in wholesale. These shoes go on to be sold in retail outlets and on third party digital outlets. The wholesale is extremely limited in style, and…
Instead of rewriting the wheel, I’m going to begin this month with how I started last month. I will add this at the start, the hype and interest in resale, the money flowing into startups and people touting that they have the next big thing, all of it is false. Resale is flat and I…
The Cool Grey 3 hasn’t shown up in years. It arrived last year and quickly sold out. Browse sizes on eBay:
BIRKENSTOCK Kyoto Suede Leather/Birko-Flor In the final post on the distinction I’ve noticed taking place by Birkenstock, I wanted to share information on a person working behind the scenes to ensure the brand doesn’t run into any issues with claims and misrepresentations. People aren’t running in Birks. They aren’t doing deadlifts or HIIT in Birks….
While many people in sneaker culture utilize IG to interact and built their audience, since I write more business focused articles on the site, I use LinkedIn. Last Saturday, I was contacted by a person named Ocean Yan. Ocean introduced himself and explained that they were manufacturing the lightning bolt sneakers that look like the…
Bennie Herron not only shares a similar name to the legendary Gil-Scott, but he also shares a talent for poetry. The emcee was a part of the legendary Masters of the Universe crew out of San Diego and performed from Daygo to Los Angeles, while also holding it down as a member of the Taco…
When LeBron took his talents to South Beach, the sneakers during that time became the best shoes he’s ever had. The Sprite colorway celebrated what is an ongoing endorsement and this low version featuring a Max Air setup with Hyperfused overlays and Flywire made the Sprite a go to for fans of King James. Search…
UNDFTD is a sneaker shop that has become an annual staple in the collaborative efforts of the Swoosh. This Air Max 97 arrives in a UCLA colorway celebrating Nike’s sponsorship of the historic university in Los Angeles. The shoe features the classic reflective hits, but the box and the upper feature branding highlighting the relationship…
pictured above is Maya Wasowicz – In her coach’s opinion, Maya Wasowicz is one of the ten best karate fighters in the world. When the Polish-born athlete moved to New York at the age of eleven, she did not speak a single word of English. Her passion for sports introduced her to karate. Here, she…
Note: The team at NB reminded me that there is a Blackout according to Rule 40 during the Olympics: Rule 40, a bye-law of the Olympic Charter, states that “Except as permitted by the IOC Executive Board, no competitor, coach, trainer or official who participates in the Olympic Games may allow his or her person,…
BIRKENSTOCK x Charlie Strong I saw a tagline Run, Birkenstock, Repeat. I haven’t been able to find it since I saw it. The tagline immediately tied into my daughter’s middle school track season. Earlier this year as each track and field event started, I paid attention to a phenomena that carried over to the parents….
