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i always assumed adidas was number 2, while still grouping jb with nike, i can't imagine it was reebok.....
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False. They make basketball shoes, training shoes, baseball cleats, golf cleats (they did football cleats too but not sure if still currently), kids collections, head to toe apparel, accessories (like headbands, wristbands, bags, equipment), and probably some more stuff.
Adidas is great. Nike is better.
I'm happy that Nike has competition.
When you are your only threat, you get to dictate the market.
You got a lot of good points here. But what happens there is we go full circle back to the days where kids are skipping class, grown men skipping work, and the massive amount of complaints due to lack of availability of the shoe. No one wants to go back to the 2011 Concord days. Standing in line in the middle of the night for a pair of shoes is crazy. And I have done it myself. I'm not defending nike by no means but they really are in a no win situation with consumers. If they mass produce, people look down to them because they are so easy to get. If they limit them, people are pissed but their product appears more prestige.This is the wake up call they needed. Like airave pointed out this company has not been innovative since the 90s. They have been running off 1-14 retro fumes this whole millenium. Social media and smartphones gave JB a second wind but now its fading away. Time for them to devote all of their time to make a true out of the park, automatic classic flagship model like they used to every year when i was growing up. No more "inspired by the past designs". The 31 and 32 are boring and lazily created. We have seen some sort of remix or frankenstein job on every Jordan model. They dont have any options but to create a game changing shoe at this point.
I said this before also but its time to put the 1-14 in a vault for a decade to keep the allure of this brand for the future. OK that may be asking for too much but something more realistic is to scale back retro releases completely. The shareholders are going to miss the weekly money grab but JB can build back excitement and pride to the brand if they would drop 4-5 quality marquee retros a year liked they used to do. Just imagine if JB grew a set and released a tweet that says this is the ONLY WEDNESDAY releases they are giving us for 2018:
Jan 31 2018- Nike Air Jordan III Black/Cement Grey
May 30 2018- Nike Air Jordan IV Black/Red
Sept 5 2018- Nike Air Jordan III Mocha/White
Dec 19 2018- Nike Air Jordan XI-White/Black/Concord
Adidas would go into panic mode. I promise you people would be psychologically tricked into not buying or having interest in any other shoes but Jordans. Everyone would talk about these shoes all day and revamp intrest in the brand like never seen before. I think they can even out do galaxy foam, 2011 concord level hype. Those space out dates build up the perfect amount of anticipation. Going back to Wednesday releases would be bold and revolutionary for 2018. I feel like middle of the week releases entices more buyers to come out than on a Saturday. The reason why alot of these kicks sit on the shelves is because these new Jordan buyers are spoiled with double weekly releases. JB can afford to starve em out a bit. Let them finally feel the thirst of waiting and obsessing a few months for that model you want with cash in your hands. It turns you into a different type of consumer for the brand.
You got a lot of good points here. But what happens there is we go full circle back to the days where kids are skipping class, grown men skipping work, and the massive amount of complaints due to lack of availability of the shoe. No one wants to go back to the 2011 Concord days. Standing in line in the middle of the night for a pair of shoes is crazy. And I have done it myself. I'm not defending nike by no means but they really are in a no win situation with consumers. If they mass produce, people look down to them because they are so easy to get. If they limit them, people are pissed but their product appears more prestige.
maybe i'm just cynical, but seems like the response to losing money would be cutting production cost, not increasing production cost to compete with a company that really isn't competitive, we're taking about 42% to 11%, that's not exactly coke and pepsi
No one here is more critical of Nike than me. I keep things 100 all day. What part of that quote or metaphor is wrong?Does Nike direct deposit your Jordan Brand checks or do you cash them yourself?
But at the end of the day it all comes down to one thing, design.
Doesn't boost get uncomfortable after a few hours of wear? And either way, Adidas didn't develop it and Nike passed for whatever reason. I'm sure all brands will use boost once the contract is up and Adidas can't pay the new price.