Factory stores for athletic brands Adidas, Nike and Under Armour are the biggest drivers of overall traffic to outlets. Source: U.S. Traffic To Outlets Hits Two-Year High, Athletic Brands Soar | Footwear News DTC, DTC, DTC, I think I’ve said DTC at least 30 times in the last posts and videos I’ve done. It’s important…
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…
This Friday, Kith releases two all-new silhouettes for both men and kids – the Atlanta Windbreaker and Atlanta Windpant. This full tracksuit channels a distinct 80s-90s inspiration from the patterned design to the vintage feel of the custom-milled fabric to the overall fit. These styles are offered in three color palettes – Red/White/Navy, Sand/Pink/White, and…
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…
100% Authentic, brand new in the Jordan Wings Logo box is the Banned Retro 1. In 1985, the Air Jordan 1 left a permanent impression on the league. Over three decades later, the icon now returns. Upon its return, the icon stays true to its roots, constructed with premium leather in timeless black and red tones….
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…
INFINITY 2.0 316 | STONE WHITE Source: MENS INFINITY 2.0 | STONE WHITE – Cortica Footwear® I have to keep it real, I had a difficult time adding this to the Dope S–t I Like list, because I don’t really know the brand. However, I’ve added companies that I haven’t heard of before. It’s just…
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…
BREATHABLE COMFORT, RUNNING-INSPIRED STYLE Made with engineered mesh and vibrant overlays on a low-cut profile, the Nike Air Berwuda Men’s Shoe updates a running classic with modern detail while maintaining its famous cushioning and comfort.
I have to give a shout out to my guy Tayib at Housakicks.com who brought Nikes and Jordans on Wal-Mart to my attention a couple of months ago. I had been approached by Wal-Mart in 2015 as part of a beta-test for a Seller Central styled marketplace for Wal-Mart. A few months ago, actually it may…
Source: Reebok News Stream : Reebok Collaborates with Renowned Street Artist, Tristan Eaton to Create Street Inspired Yoga Apparel Other than the fact that the model is pretty, I think this is a dope idea that Reebok basically undersold by only offering it for Yoga Apparel. I know that Reebok really isn’t attempting to gain…
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…
Find release dates and info for the Air Jordan 8 Retro Source: Air Jordan 8 Retro “Confetti” – Release Date. Nike.com I’m doing something a little different with this post. Usually my Insider Ties are just showing what’s releasing. I’m going to take a different approach by predicting what the resell value of this shoe…
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…
The labels are done for the TR-114 boxes. The next step is to make those boxes. I’m not looking forward to that at all. What I am looking forward to is entering back into the fashion arena as opposed to the athletic arena. While I really enjoyed attempting a crack at the athletic shoe market,…
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…
Who got the sneaker joke in the title? Let me know in the comments. Today, the completed payment will be sent for the shoes. Once I get to see the shoes attached to the last and in final prep stages then the money goes out and the waiting game begins. As always I want you…
