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…
JD Sports is acquiring chains at a rapid pace, but in my opinion it seems a bit hasty and the value given to each acquisition, when compared to Hibbett Sports acquisition of City Gear shows a distinct issue with how much is being paid. Could the issue be the cost of real estate in the…
picture from the Careers at FootLocker site I often share information that derives from unofficial visits to various retail locations. The conversations during these visits happen with sales leads, managers, district managers and in some instances regional managers. I am able to engage every person in a way that isn’t intrusive or threatening. The information…
Updated 11/17/2018 Follow Up with Insider Ties Episode 128: adidas and Finish Line are Failing Each Other In this episode I take a quick dive to follow up on a post I wrote a few weeks ago about the “In Pursuit Of” adidas x Finish Line exclusive campaign. Nike and Foot Locker work in…
A ton of topics to hit on in 4 minutes and 30 seconds. Links to more detailed discussion below: I got my Rock Rubber 45s tee shirt. Good looking Kool Bob Love: http://rockrubber45s.com/ The Air Jordan 33 Sold Out, but I told you it would: https://arch-usa.com/will-the-air-jor… Housakicks covered the Kyle Kuzma and GOAT signing, but…
JD Sports Fashion Plc agreed to buy U.S. sportswear retailer Finish Line Inc., seeking to snatch away a company in which Mike Ashley’s Sports Direct International Plc has built a stake. (Photographer: Luke MacGregor/Bloomberg) Source: JD Sports in Deal to Acquire Finish Line for $558 Million As every news outlet reports on the acquisition of…
Source: Amid weak results and sliding stock, Finish Line adopts anti-takeover plan | 2017-08-28 | Indianapolis Business Journal | IBJ.com Earlier this year I wrote an article analyzing Finish Line as it related to the success of Foot Locker. As everyone watching sneaker retail knows right now Foot Locker’s success has also taken a dramatic…
I was browsing my LinkedIn feed and I follow Alyssa Smith the VP DMM of Women’s and Kid’s Footwear at Finish Line. If you read the site you know I’ve had a lot to say about Finish Line. Here is one of those posts. How Finish Line Will Become the Next Big Sneaker Stock The…
Nike Moscow continues the company’s commitment to transform sport retail through digitally connected experiences. Source: Nike News – First Look: Inside Nike Moscow I won’t drop a bunch of articles in here that discuss omni/multi channel as they relate to the sale of sportswear. Although I did just write a discussion on Finish Line, that’s…
Updated stock quote for FINL – including FINL stock price today, earnings and estimates, stock charts, news, futures and other investing data. Source: Finish Line Inc. Cl A A few months ago I wrote a predictive article on how Finish Line could get better. I also explained that if Finish Line didn’t adjust they could be…
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…
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…
Under Armour’s (UA) earnings release wasn’t just bad for Under Armour’s stock but the stocks of other athletic apparel makers and retailers, including but not limited to Nike (NKE), Foot Locker (FL), Finish Line (FINL), Dick’s Sporting Goods (DKS) and Lululemon Athletica (LULU).Never mind that Under Armour’s disappointment, if you can call it that,…
Originally recorded by Tayib Salami of Housakicks during a Google Hangout Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZPK… Tayib has been working on the idea for a series of interviews about the sneaker industry. I helped Tayib develop his website: http://www.housakicks.com after he had paid several developers and gotten no where. He knew I had been involved in sneakers for…
