I walked in a Foot Locker on Saturday evening to inquire about some stuff since it was literally on my way out. They corroborated what I was thinking about this release after speaking to them.
Two young ladies I spoke to think a lot of stores still didn't receive their full allocation because of shipping delays. Perhaps some of these are still stuck on the shipping boats according to them.
They both acknowledged that this XI release had a lower quantity than last year's Jubilee release after I conveyed to them what I assumed.
One of them also felt the lower quantity for these going up against high demand caused a lot of us struck out on the apps, something else I assumed. She speculated that the leftover pairs will go back on the apps instead of being first come, first serve to prevent resellers from hovering around stores and people acting stupid.
I also think the closure of Footaction stores diminished the odds for all of us who submitted with them.