Nike is giving new scrutiny to its digital agencies. Source: Nike’s ‘Reverse Auction’ Review Is a Bad Omen for Agencies This is the perfect article for the sneakerheads who read ARCH. This is an opportunity for me to explain why I’ve been so adamant about building the AHN (ARCH x Housakicks Network) into a sneaker…
#1 Saucony 5000 Bricks images via Saucony I know this is the most unlikely brand to land at the top of a top sneakers list. The ‘Bricks’ Saucony has the best level of detail I’ve ever seen in a sneaker. If you can show me a shoe that has the quality and craftsmanship, post it…
#32 Sonra Proto ‘Grasshopper’ images via Sonra This group of five has two shoes that completely break my rule of accessibility. First rule of Fight Club, there are no rules… or something like that. While I am trying hard to stick the rule of accessibility it’s obvious when a shoe is limited the likelihood of…
The KYRIE 4 launches December 15. With it, the shoe’s designer, Benjamin Nethongkome, aims to blaze new trails with Irving’s line. Source: Meet Kyrie Irving’s New Design Partner and His Latest Signature Shoe Earlier this year Saucony did something that was exactly what needed to be done. The only issue was it was not heavily…
The Thread Landing Source: The Thread | Stance Stance collaborated with the NBA on some of the dopest socks in the game over the last few years. That all came to an end when Nike became the league’s official outfitter. While a brand like adidas allowed for Stance to grow by developing socks for players…
Shop Under Armour for Men’s UAS Forge 1 Mid in our Men’s Lifestyle Shoes department. Free shipping is available in US. Source: Men’s UAS Forge 1 Mid | Under Armour US I know that AHN (ARCH x Housakicks Network) doesn’t garner the type of contact from PR people at various footwear companies, but one look…
Source: Reebok News Stream : REEBOK OPENS GLOBAL FLAGSHIP STORE AT NEW BOSTON HQ Building on the promise of the a better customer experience discussed by adidas NA Pres. Mark King, the Reebok store will be the home to an in store customization process for customers. Personalized shopping is the means by which every brand…
Source: 2017 NIKE, Inc. Investor Meeting NOTE: My comments are in parenthesis. This will be updated as I edit the pictures to insert them in the transcription. Check back throughout the day. I transcribed the presentation as best as possible from the Investor Meeting Livestream. Please ask questions about any abbreviations you don’t understand. I…
VaynerNation, On 11/14 my official collaboration with K-Swiss drops and we launch the “GaryVee 001 and 002”! I am really excited .. never thought a businessman shoe was in the cards ? A lot of you have been following me through this journey and I just want to say thank you and I am so excited for…
Subset DublinArtists. Creators. Visionaries.Subset Dublin is too corporate for the artists, too artistic for the corporates. So they decided to say screw it and just do their own thing; and it’s a good thing they did, because it’s pure brilliance. A multidisciplinary artist collective Source: Subset Dublin Saucony has long had an active blog that…
Download past episodes or subscribe to future episodes of K Swiss’s Presents: CEOs Wear Sneakers by K Swiss CEOs Wear Sneakers podcast for free. Source: K Swiss’s Presents: CEOs Wear Sneakers by K Swiss CEOs Wear Sneakers podcast on Apple Podcasts I’ve been stating that I absolutely love the Icon Knit from K-Swiss. I’ve also…
Ewing Athletics originated in the 90s after Patrick Ewing left adidas and established his own company. The big man had one of the dopest basketball releases from the three stripes at a time when adidas was Hip-Hop and Hip-Hop was adidas. Leaving the three stripes was not a risk like it would be considered today….
Source: NEW BALANCE LAUNCHES OFFICIAL 2017 TCS NEW YORK CITY MARATHON COLLECTION As many apparel companies shy away from performance to capture the athleisure market, New Balance has maintained their position as a performance company. The launch of their New York City Marathon collection is not only race ready, but doubles as a solid entry…
These seven talented players represent the next generation. Markelle Fultz, De’Aaron Fox, Jayson Tatum, Malik Monk, Bam Adebayo, Harry Giles and Jonathan Isaac Source: Nike News – Nike Basketball Announces Its 2017 Rookie Class Nike also added Lauri Markkanen to its roster and it doesn’t matter. Last year adidas pulled off a grab of the most talented…
Shop Under Armour Steph Curry Collection FREE SHIPPING available in US Source: Steph Curry Collection If I posted the number of articles here where I discuss how Under Armour has failed to generate any interest in their best and most marketable athlete, we would never get to this post. I’m dropping the last article here which…
Look to the right if you’re new to this site and on a desktop device. You see that logo over that says ARCH Started as a Shoe Company? If you’re on a mobile device scroll down to the bottom and you will see the same link. I have to establish that unlike any other sneaker…
Retailer/designer Ronnie Fieg equates the ‘golden era’ of hip hop in NY with his favorite shoe of the time, the Air Jordan 11 (ART BY @STEPHEN_BLISS) Source: MY AIR JORDAN 11s – RONNIE FIEG. air.jordan.com I’m sharing this not because of the dope as artwork by Stephen Bliss (which looks kind of like the artwork…
adidas Employees Build New Baseball & Softball Field at Robinson’s High School Alma Mater PORTLAND, Ore., April 10, 2017 – To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Jackie Robinson breaking baseball’s color barrier. Source: adidas NEWS STREAM : adidas Creates Special Edition Cleats & Icon Turf Trainer to Honor Jackie Robinson Everyday is Black History. As…
I have to admit that I really dig Under Armour. They are the epitome of a company that feels like me living in Memphis and watching the Grit and Grind era of the Grizzlies (UA had Mike Conley and underutilized him in a Nike run city). Under Armour is the upstart company that kicked in…
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Behind the scenes of one of the year’s most anticipated sneaker releases – the collaboration of brand Jordan and Brian Donnelly AKA KAWS, Source: JORDAN X KAWS. air.jordan.com Collabs are not commercial. Whenever I see these joint projects from brands, because I’ve been analyzing the business aspects of the sneaker companies, I now say to…
Finish Line has had a rough year. Like a lot of Retail/Brick and Mortar stores in mall locations that are dropping like flies, there are a number of culprits at play. Foot Locker, however, is thriving in this area. History has a lot to do with Foot Locker’s success. The fact that they have over…
