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Not gonna lie, have only heard of Zappos. As long as their runners and stuff are still gonna be on roadrunnersports I'm good.
Nike Will No Longer Sell to Zappos, Dillard’s & These Big Retailers, Analyst Says
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New balance lookin at the news like
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They are taking the Apple route. Nike is definitely stepping into a luxury realm. They lower end goods are easy to purchase online and their outlet stores will continue to open in more urban, accessible areas. I'm in Northern NJ and there's 3 Nike outlets within a 45 min drive.
I went into a ****'s Sporting Goods store recently and the consumer experience was excellent, store design, spacing, lighting, racks weren't over packed. Compared to Modells, which were cramped dark stores. Those are partners Nike is looking for to continue the brand image.
Footlocker\House of Hoops experience has been pleasant for me recently. No pushy salespeople and the sales have been great.
Nothing beats online shopping, getting the product in a sealed bag knowing no one has ever tried it on is gold.
Their growth potential is definitely in developing markets where Nike is already considered a luxury brand such as in Brazil.
This will never happen. They aren't selling the sneaker technology, they're selling the winning experience; the Jordan championships, the Mamba Mentality, the social justice.
My friend went to a MBA class at Wharton and the instructors came out in Nike sweatshirts to teach about the Colin Kaepernick campaign.
I went into a ****'s Sporting Goods store recently and the consumer experience was excellent, store design, spacing, lighting, racks weren't over packed. Compared to Modells, which were cramped dark stores. Those are partners Nike is looking for to continue the brand image.
Footlocker\House of Hoops experience has been pleasant for me recently. No pushy salespeople and the sales have been great.
Nothing beats online shopping, getting the product in a sealed bag knowing no one has ever tried it on is gold.
Their growth potential is definitely in developing markets where Nike is already considered a luxury brand such as in Brazil.
This will never happen. They aren't selling the sneaker technology, they're selling the winning experience; the Jordan championships, the Mamba Mentality, the social justice.
My friend went to a MBA class at Wharton and the instructors came out in Nike sweatshirts to teach about the Colin Kaepernick campaign.
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Nike will be what Ford is today in 50 years.
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Never even heard of these spots outside of zappos
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**** Nike.
Let **** sit on their site for months, lower it by 20%. Then let it sit for another few months, raise the price 10% and put out a 20% clearance code. Then a few month later send them out to outlets for retail.
Let **** sit on their site for months, lower it by 20%. Then let it sit for another few months, raise the price 10% and put out a 20% clearance code. Then a few month later send them out to outlets for retail.
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I wonder how this effects Lapstone and Hammer. I know they are owned by City Blue. Wondering if this means they will stop carrying Nike as well.
Honestly sucks to see City Blue lose its account. They used to have some great sales.
Honestly sucks to see City Blue lose its account. They used to have some great sales.
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Right. Word on the street, the key to winning raffles on the SNKRS app is spending on the regular Nike app.
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Since they're effectively controlling the distribution chain the likelihood of prices going down is even lower.
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Hahahaha
said you can expect more online pricing tomfoolery.FWIW, I rarely buy Nike product anyway. NB, Saucony, Reebok, Adidas, etc... put out excellent products too.
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city blue was pretty popular a few years back on here
they would straight up discount retro Jordans that just released 30% or so
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A lot of AJ1 grails (storm blues, both metallics, and several others) were copped via those city blue sales. I'd love to say those were the good old days before the hype but that isn't really fair. Most people just didn't want those shoes until recently when the culture decided they were HOT.
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you are 100% right my G, I'm just saying that as Nike cuts out the middlemen, Footlocker and Footaction will probably be the very last to be dropped.
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My same thought!
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Nike has such favorable terms with Footlocker, I don't see them dropping Foot Locker. Their House of Hoops are pretty much Nike Stores.
Footlocker will downsize before they loose the Nike account.
Footlocker will downsize before they loose the Nike account.
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use the money save to GET BIGGER AIR BAGS IN RETROS!!!!!!!!
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....but the Ozone.
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from the way you worded your post you’re the type of customer Nike wants
I mean that in a good way
Didn’t know in Brazil that Nikes are considered a luxury brand wow
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Nike is very expensive in South America. And they will definitely be growing internationally, I was shocked to see an outlet store in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
I think Nike has seen how Under Armour in the last 5 years has tanked and diluted the brand.
Nike is carving out its niche even stronger, especially now with Kobe merchandise segment that will inevitably expand into a Jordan Brand.
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I have experienced terrible customer service in all of those chain stores. When I go in there I have to hunt someone down for a size.. I’ll be in there picking up sneakers for 10-15 minutes and all they do is look.. when I go in there I’m not even acknowledged because they’re all having a conversation with each other...
if retail stores like that paid by commission or a commission/salary mix I bet my shopping experience would be greater.
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At this point why shouldn't the average joe just buy the fakes, cosignment can't even tell the difference. Nike has make it damn near impossible to buy a halfway desirable shoe for retail. I've struck out on literally everything this year and I was on the apps and sites when #$%% went live. Shoegame is a joke these days where paying resell is basically to be expected. Irrelevant rant, but i been on a #$%# nike campaign this year.
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From a Company/Shareholder viewpoint, it makes perfect sense. They control the distribution channels for those companies. Why should they keep selling to the middle man, when they can just sell direct to consumer?
Plus Nike has been raising the retail prices on most shoes. In this time of Covid, more and more companies are being more aggressive and cutting costs anyway they can.
Unfortunately, from a Consumer perspective, this will be bad for loyal customers. It already is hard enough to get a pair you want, and not paying resell when they sell out.
I really hope they start streamlining and make it easier for us to buy releases we really want.
I've had a Nike Account since like 2004, you would think Nike would treat us loyal consumers better. Instead resellers are making a killing.
Yes, I'm still salty from not getting my hands on any Kobe 5 protos this week.
Plus Nike has been raising the retail prices on most shoes. In this time of Covid, more and more companies are being more aggressive and cutting costs anyway they can.
Unfortunately, from a Consumer perspective, this will be bad for loyal customers. It already is hard enough to get a pair you want, and not paying resell when they sell out.
I really hope they start streamlining and make it easier for us to buy releases we really want.
I've had a Nike Account since like 2004, you would think Nike would treat us loyal consumers better. Instead resellers are making a killing.
Yes, I'm still salty from not getting my hands on any Kobe 5 protos this week.
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I could care less about the “retail shopping Experience” that is such a stupid Term just give me what I came for and let me get the hell out the store
I don’t need a fake smiles or hellos
I don’t need a fake smiles or hellos
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I agree with you. I am talking about actively bad though, like ignoring or pretending they don't see you. I get that all the time at these sneaker spots and other stores. LAZINESS. Nike can't control that if they don't own the stores.
