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However, in terms of shape, if they put the right product managers on the task, they could get it right, and there would certainly be a positive ROI despite having to redo the mold. They could also put appropriate quality leather, even if it's not exactly the same as the OG for practical sourcing challenges.
Yeah the issue is also with popular models like the 11s, they produce even left and right shoes in different factories so you have to figure they probably have multiple tooling molds for even the same shoe (I.e. Air Jordan 9 left shoes produced in Factory A and Air Jordan 9 right shoes produced in Factory B). This even creates supply chain issues with changing the mold so you would have to plan this carefully to ensure that scheduling was appropriate to keep production going. Not saying this is impossible but I’d be willing to be the VAST majority of people buying 9s don’t two s’hitz about the Jumpman not being accurate to the retro lol
Who knows though, maybe (hopefully) this will change-at least on the 9s where it is a glaring issue to all of us here on NT.