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…
An acquisition was authorized by private equity groups to merge DTLR and Sneaker Villa. “The combination of DTLR and Sneaker Villa will create one of the largest lifestyle retailers of street-inspired footwear, apparel and accessories in the industry, with over 230 stores in 18 states.” Memphis doesn’t have either of these stores (DTLR or Sneaker…
December 20th Nike held it’s Fiscal Year 1Q 2017 conference call and report and as I’ve been discussing for a few years when I began seeing the disappearance of mom and pop accounts, they pushed off the worst year on the stock market they’ve ever had by leaning heavily on their path to DTC. Their conference…
