The Big Reason Nike is in Trouble

[@getnohappy]

Perhaps the stupidest phenomenon of the last few year is how many companies, from tech to shoes, looked at changes in consumer patterns caused by being locked in our own homes due to a deadly pathogen and said, "yes, people will want to do this forever". Calling it management by spreadsheet would be an understatement.

[@robertbslee4209]

It will be a long time before people don't want shoes though 😅

[@getnohappy]

@@robertbslee4209 Purely speaking for myself, I would never buy shoes without trying them on first ^^

[@danielebowman]

The video game and Tv streaming companies are most guilty of this. 😂

[@grmancool]

some things did change for the long run though. for example most companies offer at least some hybrid arrangement to office workers

[@getnohappy]

​@@grmancool true, I suppose the difference is it's something we always wanted. Ironically there is the dubious trend of ordering us back in.

[@nickns732]

Companies way over estimate customer loyalty.

[@carboy101]

Facts. Customer loyalty is fickle

[@1wun1]

@@nickns732 Apple found a cheat code.

[@door1479]

Especially when forced labor is involved.

[@janmdsdks]

Their prices are premium but their product quality is subpar. My first Nike product were white Air Forces - expensive shoes that fell apart almost imminently in at least 3 different ways. My refund request was denied, even though I bought them in Nike's own store. So instead I started buying Adidas, with better prices and more interesting designs. Never buying anything from Nike again.

[@user-op8fg3ny3j]

Shoes and clothes are literally one of the few things that most people actually need to try on in person for purchase

[@swagathshetty]

@@user-op8fg3ny3j not to mention the chances of getting fakes online is higher

[@thaddcorbett2148]

Not really, unless you're trying a new brand's shoe for a first time. In that case it's better to buy in person.

[@abel6416]

I agree, Issue is that different items have different sizing. I never buy jean online because the way they flip is a coin toss. Shoes same thing for example Yeezy 350 I can wear a size 11 comfortable. While a size 10 is huge when I'm wearing Nike air forces. The sizing help guides aren't helpful.

[@nikolasthethief]

Greed. Stupidity. Naivety.

[@steveweidig5373]

@@thaddcorbett2148 I have feet that have a size difference of about 1 European Shoe size apart. Even if I know the shoes from a specific brand, I still have to try them on to see if they really fit, as they tend to be floppy on one foot and too tight on the other one. As such the only practical way for me to buy shoes is in-store.

[@ERobbins1234]

The quality of Nike trainers have also declined. The last few pairs I brought were either squeaky or wore out after 6 months.

[@cuthomas4664]

You have to check out the Hoka sole quality, they are super aggressive in term of internet noise, but their running shoes is so muted after 1-2 month. I think for shoes durability consistency, only Mizuno, and in a lesser extent, Reebok and Adidas worth mentioning right now

[@AlphaGeekgirl]

@@cuthomas4664 what the hell is Internet noise?

[@TimSchulzks]

You are right: Always bought Airmax 90 - first pair now that are squeaking. Also got the new AirMax DN - also very squeaky.

[@Embargoman]

Try Skechers.

[@theoflava876]

Bare fraud them a mek now

[@swagathshetty]

The bubble is popping everywhere. Right from Rolex to Nike. Frankly it's been long overdue

[@dissect123]

Rolex is off better than ever, they hit 10 billion Swiss francs in sales for the first time ever in 2023. Ultra luxury brands are currently thriving.

[@swagathshetty]

@@dissect123 Swiss watch sales(watches sold) are down year on year if you ignore the pandemic. These luxury companies are making up the loss of volume by increasing their prices. Not sure if it's a long term solution.

[@swagathshetty]

@@dissect123 the Swiss watch industry as a whole is on a decline. All the Swiss companies are losing on volumes. They are making up for the loss of volumes by increasing their prices. I don't think it's a long term solution to keep increasing prices to infinity.

[@ArtimusDragon]

They're too rich and took advantage of their consumers.

[@dissonance798]

Mmm nah. Luxury brands is another story. But if we're talking about Nike, Tesla, Apple, and Volkswagen, then yes.

[@stanthemafia]

Nike charge a fortune for things that I can genuinely get cheaper with other brands and not notice much difference. My running and cycling gear is Karrimor and I don’t notice the difference and it cost a fraction of the price. My shoes are Adidas because Nike think they can charge £200 because they can. Nike went highbrow and we sat and watched while it blew up in their face.

[@Sacto1654]

Nike is more into fashion statements than making actual *GOOD* athletic shoes. No wonder why New Balance has been doing well.

[@itzlion6529]

What adidas shoe u have?

[@nelsonta00]

I have a friend that brags to me how his Nike is $500 and $1000. I wonder how he is now. I'm not a sneakerhead so shoes are just shoes to me 🤷‍♂️

[@ArtimusDragon]

I don't understand why these companies always feel as though they have to increase their wealth every year. Why can't you just be happy that people are invested in your brand? Why must you get into price gouging?

[@ThatGuy-bz2in]

capitolism. Investors want growth. That means a company has to make more this yeah than they made last year. Every single year. If they don't, investors get mad, the stock price drops and executives get fired.

[@haydenholdsworth9632]

It's not capitalism's fault necessarily. A company owned by a small group of people will be happy with a large share of stable profits that don't need to grow much. Large scale public trading encourages this behavior. Millions of investors on the market plus huge firms all uninterested in the companies, uninterested in the dividends because the shares are worth such a small %. This all means the majority of investors are only interested in driving up stock price through speculation and unsustainable growth to sell for more than their purchase price.

[@ThatGuy-bz2in]

@@haydenholdsworth9632 the stock market and public investing in companies is a core part of capitalism. You're saying it's not capitalism's fault, it's just a core part of capitalism's fault. It's kind of splitting hairs.

[@Bookworm214-y3d]

I dont get it either, i own a restaurant...the fact that i have 10 ppl in my restaurant for an entire day is cause enough for celebration to me. ...i dont need more than what i have...i love my life, i cant imagine ripping ppl off to have more and do what with all that money?? Looking at p diddys situation, i dont wanna get rich

[@GANDROID100]

because the ceo is hired to make the stocl go up because he is hired by people who own the stock. New to capitalism maybe?

[@jamez6398]

Why on Earth would you want to buy shoes online? In a store, you can try on as many shoes as you like until you find one that's comfortable. If you buy it online, you have no guarantee it will be comfortable for you to wear.

[@The1Maldo]

I buy Adidas as excample alsways online, their shoe sizes are so consistent that I can order blindly the same size and it fits perfect.

[@Aubrey2004-j4k]

Lol its usually cheaper online. Just know your size and you good. Bought all my shoes online and they always fit

[@Swiplys]

We all know why these brands are collapsing. Targeted boycott. We all know why. Funny how mainstream media and certain parroting youtube channels won't see the reasons why

[@king_dot]

I only buy online if I've on tried the shoes before

[@YouilAushana]

Boycott

[@smj337]

Asics is not a start up brand, it began as Onitsuka which Phil Knight (the founder of Nike) started selling in the US before founding his own company.

[@EvMund]

Being an upstart is not the same as being a startup 😂

[@smj337]

​@@EvMund that logic still does not apply, Asics has been established for a long time and hasn't suddenly risen.

[@symptomofsouls]

​@@smj337it has suddenly risen, now Asics is considered on a similar level to brands like Adidas and New Balance, which was not the case a few years ago. They were a more niche brand before that, made good running shoes but not nearly as popular

[@edgarLV]

I don't buy Nike anymore because of the bad quality. Last ones that I bought broke in 3 months. They are too expensive for cheap quality product. And my wife worked in Nike factory in quality inspection. She told they have production that goes to Europe and USA, that is made using cheap quality materials, and there is production to China, where materials were better. Now she still have her 4 years old Nike shoes that she got from factory. Using daily. Half year ago I bought new Nikes for her here in Europe ...already broken.

[@HosenMatzZ]

what a believable story. i too, would buy expensive nike shoes in Europe to bring them to Vietnam or Bangladesh and gift them to my totally real wife that works in a factory there and get's the good quality shoes for a huge discount or even free. And there's people even up voting this shit.

[@edgarLV]

@@HosenMatzZ they had and have factories not only in those countries that you mentioned. Honestly it is not good that Nike is falling, because these factories are giving work to locals. And it is really bring good them.

[@luisostasuc8135]

Those companies have other options now, and knockoffs have always been popular as long as they get the right style. Nike just offers a consistent market. They'll probably survive if nike falls; it's not like nike is giving them more profit anyway 🙄

[@navinvent]

Frankly unless you are paying for a specialist type shoe, the 100$ shoes are made in same bangladeshi or indian factories that make 10$ shoe, and you are better of buying them for daily use.

[@rtothec1234]

Shoes are meant for being worn. Not investment objects

[@AlphaGeekgirl]

Tell that to the hundreds of homeless people that I have seen literally drag themselves up by their shoelaces (excuse the pun), and OUT of homelessness, by buying and trading shoes. I didn’t even know it was a thing. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@akilh340]

​@@AlphaGeekgirl Just because people CAN make money treating it as an investment doesn't mean it is an investment

[@symptomofsouls]

​@@AlphaGeekgirlyou can't drag yourself out of homelessness doing that, you need to have spare money to start flipping

[@thaddcorbett2148]

I think a lot of people from my generation have gotten away from Nike. We all wanted Nike, Air Jordans as kids, but many of us have changed to Vans.

[@yashchandkatoch9533]

I have lived only to see this day. I am sick of Nike's dominance.

[@HippasosofMetapontum]

support other old brands like Reebok, Puma ^^ classics

[@chrismorales4288]

@@HippasosofMetapontumand Adidas

[@leslielemmon]

You, sir, musta had a sad-azz life.

[@Benjamin-t9f5b]

Nike stocks are a strong investment due to the company’s global presence, brand loyalty, and focus on innovation and sustainability.

[@SiaukemLam]

There are strategies that could be put in place for solid gains regardless of economy situation, but such execution is usually carried out by an investment specialist

[@CodieSanchez-d6x]

I've been in touch with a financial analyst ever since I started investing. Knowing today's culture The challenge is knowing when to purchase or sell when investing in trending stocks, which is pretty simple. On my portfolio, which has grown over $900k in a little over a year, my adviser chooses entry and exit orders.

[@АллаМаклак]

Mind if I ask you to recommend this particular coach you using their service? Seems you've figured it all out.

[@CodieSanchez-d6x]

My CFA NICOLE ANASTASIA PLUMLEE a renowned figure in her line of work. I recommend researching her credentials further... She has many years of experience and is a valuable resource for anyone looking to navigate the financial market..

[@АллаМаклак]

Thank you for saving me hours of back and forth investigation into the markets... I simply copied and pasted her full name into my browser, and her website came up first in search results. She looks flawless..

[@krozzer2748]

This video seems to be quite dark/poorly lit? The graphics look fine.

[@Parakeet-pk6dl]

That’s been going on far a few days already, I’ve been noticing it too

[@Ben-rz9cf]

must have gotten a new video editor

[@JH-pe3ro]

Desaturated/small value range usually means a color space issue where some part of the video pipeline assumes that a clip has a wider gamut and crushes it down. I think Jack may have changed cameras and didn't check all his settings. It can be hard to catch this stuff because the editing software may do something different from the export.

[@codycomer4623]

Also, their quality has massively dropped. You pay twice as much for a shoe that falls apart in no time.

[@rsantana389]

Glad that the market became wider. Hopefully lower prices will follow.

[@toniviskari417]

I watched an interesting video essay about Nike's problems a while back that I think adds to the details presented here. An argument made in that video was that one of the crucial mistakes the new leadership at Nike did was that because Donahue's initial background is in business consultancy, his approach to the company was that basically everything should be values in an Excel table. Which becomes a huge problem as it is massively difficult to not just evaluate the brand value, but also how different projects contribute to that. Hence, and this is how I understood it, Donahue cut down on brand promotion and athlete partnerships, which opened up that space for other brands to move into that space.

[@Ruffel24]

Their latest models run really bad, that's why I switched to Hoka. Runs better and lasts longer.

[@b3ans4eva]

Nike decided to block online orders from overseas earlier this year. There were lots of complaints in NZ when that happened, since their range here apparently sucks.

[@katzicael]

Yup - it's shyte.

[@HippasosofMetapontum]

That is why iam stuck with Adidas xD they underperform compared to Nike and still mainly keep their qualities - still can buy shoes from them for 50$ every few months if i need a new pair

[@HosenMatzZ]

is he intentionally saying conshoemer ?

[@lederp42]

it really confuses me how he kept saying it as if it was an actual term and not a stupid pun

[@WanKhairilRezaKamaludin]

I’m not the only one who is bugged by this

[@victoriab8186]

It’s probably his natural accent - I would say it that way too. It comes from quite an interesting little linguistic quirk called ‘palatalization’, where a consonant sound moves closer to the hard palate. In English generally this happens when you have a t, s, or c before an ‘ee’/y sound; where the tongue would usually articulate the consonant sound near the front of the mouth, the tongue moves backwards towards where it would sit for the ‘ee’ vowel. If you try this yourself, you’ll find that this very quickly turns the sound into an approximately ‘sh’ sound. Essentially what happens is that that ‘ee’ sound becomes a part of the consonant, so it usually doesn’t then articulate separately. The most common places where we might usually be aware of this, even if we don’t understand the reason, are in the suffixes ‘-sion’ and ‘-tion’, where the i (which would sound like ee/y in the original Latinate/Italianate pronunciation) modifies the consonants s and t, and you pronounce it more like ‘shon’. The added complication in this situation is that the letter ‘u’, as in the word ‘consumer’, or as in the word ‘tube’, has two distinct pronunciations. The more commonly ‘American’ pronunciation has a singular static vowel sound, like the sound I was taught as ‘oo’ when I first learnt to read. The more common pronunciation in England is a diphthong, as in, it has a movement between two vowel sounds, and sounds like the word ‘you’. This means that the sound starts with the ‘ee/y’ sound which can cause palatalization of the preceding consonant. With the ‘you’ sound, there is more flexibility over whether palatalization occurs or not, but it’s why you might more commonly hear speakers from England pronounce KZbin closer to ‘youchoob’ than ‘youtyoob’ or ‘youtoob’. In the same way, while an American speaker might be more likely to pronounce consumer as ‘consoomer’, someone from England might either pronounce it like ‘consyoomer’ or ‘conshoomer’. I find it a really interesting linguistic phenomenon, as we are so unlikely to recognise it as a ‘rule’ and yet so likely to use it in our own speech. The palatalization occurring with a ‘u’ is particularly interesting, as it makes the vowel sound of someone from England sound the same as an American, but changes the consonant, where we might usually expect the same consonant pronunciation and a different vowel (or not be intimately familiar with the accent and thus expect consonant and vowel to be the same unless we hear otherwise and recognise it as a feature of that accent). I apologise that this comment got quite so long, and hope that my little linguistic diversion was at least mildly interesting.

[@ynie1]

I absolutely love On and Hoka, but they are not cheaper than Nike. If anything, they are substantially more expensive. Worth it though...

[@ThompterSHunson]

I was only okay with ordering from Nike's site to minimize the risk of getting a knockoff instead of the genuine shoes. In my country, Greece, it's a real plague.

[@Carlosmgcosta]

I do 5 and 10k park runs all the time and I’ve have always been a Hoka man. And Im in Canada.

[@carboy101]

Personally I think New Balance makes the best running shoes in the game

[@symptomofsouls]

​@@carboy101so many good running shoe brands. Asics, Mizuno and Saucony are also really good, heard good things about ON. Personally I prefer New Balance but for the super performance (not casual runners) idk what is best

[@madness1931]

I haven't purchased Nike, in years. They feel like an overpriced brand, where you're paying for the name. A name where you expect good quality, and features, but they do not deliver. I currently own Salomon, and they outclassed Nike in every way, at the price points. Their whole quick tighten laces, are a huge win too, and wouldn't do without it. Edit: for those talking about sales... Every brand has deals. 40-70% off is very common. I haven't paid full price my entire life, Nike or not.

[@chiggywiggy524]

But salomon don't make sneakers and their other shoes look ugly af

[@memofromessex]

I have because I know my size will fit. And if you look around, they are on sale somewhere.

[@N1ghtmareJoker]

Dude. Go to an outlet than wait for some offers. There one with buy any 4 items get 40% off. I got my shoe for like 60

[@YouilAushana]

Boycott power!

[@abel6416]

I'm more into limited shoes like Yeezys. I wear them cause they look dope to me. If I'm just getting a regular pair shoes I'm def not getting Nike 💀. The only Nike shoes I'd want BOTS have already taken or have been sold back door

[@Swiplys]

Boycott Nike, Boycott Starbucks, heck even McDonalds is getting slammed. Y'ALL KNOW WHY WE TARGETING THESE BRANDS

[@bastienguerre]

Distribution > Brand That's why Amazon is now a $2T company.

[@Parakeet-pk6dl]

When I hear Nike, first things that pop to mind are tax exemptions and exploitative practices in their sweatshops. So I’m perfectly fine with them being in trouble, to be honest. It already took too long…

[@simpletrailers1161]

2:15 so they basically replaced the guy who kept earning them more and more money constantly with... someone from outside

[@AlanPontes-m2p]

Brand issues aside, it is quite astonishing that not one 'brainbox' in the board room could see that ceding physical retail space to competitors was a bad idea. Almost everyone prefers shopping for shoes in person.

[@Abdumaks]

Another thing i noticed is how nike sponsores less football clubs the only big clubs on my mind are barca, inter milan and maybe psg, also less countries are using them

[@ottomusprime5028]

Just living a few miles miles away from Nike headquarters I’ve met a few people working there and I’ve heard all the stories that every couple years there’s a huge reorganizations many times over all the way back to their original roles. I don’t think anyone there knows what they’re doing. The designers really well all the shoes are so ugly.

[@RuleStarRacing]

They are overpricing everything

[@caseclosed9342]

Ironically their name means “victory” in ancient Greek…

[@HumptyDumpty01]

Dunks: the shoe 50 & 60 year old men wear with suits to try and look “hip”

[@momo82041]

One thing I never buy from online is a shoe. You gotta try those on before.

[@tyronemorris5552]

I keep hearing him say "conshoemers" instead of consumers

[@mind-of-neo]

Shopping online, especially for something like clothing, is so absurd to me. The real point of online shopping in my opinion is just creating a list of products you're interested in, and when you go to a store and physically inspect the item, that's when you decide if you really want it. That or buying not-very-important iems of which you always buy the exact same thing, like paper towels.

[@tatsuhitot]

Overpriced, ugly, uncomfortable.

[@arturskarlovics9929]

On Running are really good, but I wouldn't say they targeted at a price cautious consumers.

[@symptomofsouls]

ON is for dedicated runners. Good shoe, but about the same price as Nike

[@MarkSuckerburg-dt6yo]

an ecosystem with 4 separate apps for your shoe's. I am in tech myself but tech bro's re-inventing things is stronger then ever.

[@izzuddinmnasir4884]

Obvious reason: 1. Expensive af. Nike items is equal to 2-4 items 2. Nike can be found on bundles and reject shops. 3. Knockoff brand is booming 4. Competition

[@fateenshareef8716]

I thought it was basic sense that wearable and consumable products sell primarily by eye catching and trials?

[@lvill3633]

Counterfeit shoes, on top of price wars... those are the issues.

[@Mojaveknight17]

When times are tough people look at their economic situation much more seriously because food, rent and essential expenses and cut expenses

[@AlexKiritz]

I bought the same basic running shoes from Nike for at least ten years, but then they seemingly stopped making them. I couldn’t find normal running shoes even in a Nike store. They insisted on only making shoes where the upper is a single piece of fabric, and it just doesn’t work. I’ve since gotten normal shoes for half the price from other major brands. Even $20 Kirkland shoes are better than any I could find the last time I checked at Nike.

[@doc2146]

Greed. Making billions working with retail partners. Cuts out the partners.

[@DigiDriftZone]

Maybe instead of supporting the oppression of women and creating a line of products to try to cover up and disappear women, they should've focused on sports. This is when I stopped buying Nike.

[@DM-yj9qf]

DTC is good for small niche products, but every small business wants to get into big box retail.

[@JerryJ84]

Just got a NIKE ad while watching this video. 🤔🤣

[@coachpotato7353]

Sir, may I introduce you to AdBlockersssss :)> Also, if you jump the video to the end and then opt to "rewatch" it, there are no ads!

[@zurielsss]

Nike paying for a video explaining how bad they are is glorious

[@Ahmed-ef3bg]

Under armour and new balance have been my go to for years now. Nikes a bit too tacky for my aesthetic.

[@TheWebstaff]

In the uk sports direct own brands are great. Karrimor are really great for the price.

[@pb6481]

During my holiday in China I bought Nike shoes in Luoyang (actually this month). I didn't have a brand preference, but this was the promoted choice there. I needed shoes from a problem solving situation, the shoes I had with me where not good anymore. So I didn't take much time to actually shop. It's just a single experience, but based on it, I wouldn't think that Nike is really doing that bad. The price of the Nike shoe there, was similar to what you'd pay for it in The Netherlands. So to me that was a little bit of a surprise.

[@koningking5169]

Honestly, a good idea to implement, is a social media - like account on a Nike app, that allows users to upload designs, that people can then like or comment on. The design/s that get the most likes, then get put into development. Let the ideas come from the people.

[@LoneWolf-wp9dn]

So what they did is the equivalent of pepsi pulling out of mcd because they can sell in the mall... somehow

[@Autotad]

I could really tell their innovation fell through the floor. I was really getting into sneakers back in 2016-2018 since there were always new models coming out that were cool. Only shoes I buy from Nike now are my annual running shoes when they have them on sale.

[@adrianvasquez254]

I switched to New Balance 10 years ago. I still wear Brooks and occasionally ASICS but Nike doesn’t work for my feet (and they’re expensive).

[@ChrisRobato]

Retailers are also stocking Crocs and Birkenstocks, so there is a trend of people going outside of sneakers, which is why shoe makers are also making slides all over. Also after the pandemic, people rushed outside for activity, creating a boom for outdoor activity shoes. One area was in running and jogging, and the other area was in camping and hiking. On, Hoka, Asics and New Balance grabbed the running market, while Salomon took the hiking market.

[@sobretodo9692]

This situation benefits consumers as there is more competition and innovation in the market

[@Anonymous_Lee19]

Nike's management team definitely messed up when they reduced partnership with third party sellers. When Nike moved out, other brands got more exposure. In recent years, it's harder to see Nike products in physical stores. Many around me tried out other brands, simply because they did not see Nike products.

[@FredBlogs-j7j]

I'm UK based and find that Decathlon trekking shoes to be good quality and price. I have some that have been daily use for over two years (I speed walk for anything up to an hour a day for diabetes blood sugar control.). They cost less than £80. Oh, and by the way, I have wide feet and they fit fine - I don't like hurting my feet by wearing narrow shoes.

[@mind-of-neo]

Problems with Nike: -Sharp decline in quality of many products. Huge variation in quality across the brand, even to the point that they seem to sell lower-quality versions of certain items in certain stores. I'm not talking amazon, I'm talking real stores. -Prices are way too high across the board, even if the quality was as high as it should be. Also seems like they overcharge more depending on how "cool" they think the design is. I'm not paying 50 dollars for a T shirt just because the design is sick. -They have made tens of thousands of products and yet at any time only the most recent few months of releases are purchasable through official means. I believe any item made in the past ought to be obtainable today. -They push online too hard, giving only small piecemeal selections of their goods to stores. You should be able to buy anything they make in a store.

[@lipsterman1]

I bought my first Nike in 1984. It was a waffle running shoes. They were very comfortable and lasted a long time. I haven't bought Nikes in decades. They don't fit my feet at all (pinch my toes) and fall apart. I wear Diadoras, New Balance and Asics mostly. They fit my feet and don't break the bank.

[@justmoch8985]

as a runner, i don’t feel like nike shoes are comfortable enough. it’s like buying cheap crap. my last nike was zoomfly 3. other competitors have better offers in terms of quality and affordability. 😊

[@consciouscrypto3090]

Nike is more of a lifestyle flex brand. It's all about the marketing associations. The price isn't justified by quality differences vs competitors' offerings. And the lifestyle image they've been promoting recently isn't one I want reflecting me. I'd be ashamed to be seen in Nike now.

[@natedogg890]

Its like what happened with the beer industry when craft breweries blew up. Theres so many small, sustainable sneaker companies popping up that beat Nike on quality and value. They need to follow what Labatts did and start acquiring rhe small market competition

[@Embargoman]

Even Skechers is giving Nike a run for its money!

[@TheWebstaff]

It was an acceleration > directly at the oncoming wall!

[@randomguy-tg7ok]

"Sales are down 2%, we expect to lose 10% next year" (Stock price falls by 28%) The Stock Market, amirite?

[@jayceh]

Because the stock was priced for much faster growth prior to the fall.

[@zurielsss]

Because if you are not growing, people will buy something else

[@TheSimChannel]

Are you saying con-shoe-mers as a topical pun or is that the valid pronunciation in your part of the world (UK?)?

[@hassam363]

I had no idea Nike was having trouble

[@zurielsss]

I am so happy people are discovering Japanese brands like HOKA and ASICS

[@sumimasenpanda]

uncomfy most of their classic shoes. no effort to make them comfortable. it wouldnt even change the look. airmax, dunks, jordans all mostly uncomfy

[@thridday]

They used to have great clothes but I dont think I will ever go back to their narrow toe box shoes. Strangely enough, when I stopped buying shoes I also bought other brands sports wear, turns out I dont miss them much.

[@ericclark133]

Moving products off retail shelves was a stupid idea. Consumers will accept a like minded shoe from a more affordable competitor, especially if they don’t care about fashion consciousness due to age, if it becomes difficult to chase Nike. I bought the same shoe for decades from Nike and went to their website when they pulled their products from stores, and ordering was a huge pain. I’m going with something else next time. Losing transactional customers like me is a costly mistake because you need to pay for marketing to attract new ones, incurring extra marginal expenses that formerly weren’t necessary.

[@ElRadioDJ913]

Overpricing of their products are the main issue. adidas did it better and their quality vastly improved.

[@basvriese1934]

I feel like Nike just had a good headstart, giving them a good name, but by now there's just a lot of cheaper alternatives of equal or better quality

[@bobdrago69657]

I buy, Hoka, NB, Merrill.

[@Sean-sk3nq]

Every one I know is wearing Hokas or other high-end walking shoes. They missed the boat on the older crowd who have bad hips or knees and needs a nice walking shoe.

[@roboliver9980]

Nike used to make decent priced, quality and performing running/training gear. Lately quality has dropped, prices have risen and Nike has got involved with various politic issues that are divisive. It desperately needs to get back to core values.

[@KageNoTenshi]

Now I don’t buy either, but I think the M is a much more recognised logo

[@Darieee]

do add the promised videos to the description please :)

[@aldine_KSP]

On running is fire. I loved nike but on is where its at

[@KelticStingray]

Why would you have 4 apps when 1 app can have 4 sections

[@mbahchiemerie115]

The intro was sick‼️

[@kashmir883]

right??

[@carboy101]

Online shopping is the more convenient when you have a store to go pick it up at.

[@lehpares]

Good Hoka an On taking the space Nike left behind. Hahaha. Yes, I don’t like Nike. Each running shoe I’ve tried caused me injuries.

[@v6i838]

I’m glad their running shoes were mentioned. They have 2 good race shoes and 1 decent but expensive daily trainer. Otherwise, their running shoes are either overpriced, bad quality or usually both. I’d recommend pretty much any other running shoe brand, particularly ASICS, New Balance and Puma (seriously, they’re so underrated). Their shoes are better quality, more fun and nearly always cheaper than their Nike counterparts

[@saysoco]

the whole world is SICK OF BRILLIANT ADS..

[@Grymyrk]

Wholesalers? Those are retailers.

[@alx9r]

Maybe their shoes are of mediocre quality but cost a fortune.

[@dominik3482]

I bought NIKE when it went down. My stock is up 11% atm.

[@Glinty_]

Also, I just wanted to add that Nike are losing sport sponsorship. They used to have a lot of top footballers on contracts like Neymar and Messi but now you see Harry Kane and Bukayo Saka with brands like new balance and sketchers. Also, their football kits for lower league teams have just been Nike templates, hence why football fans have wanted to move away from the boring designs.

[@good-tn9sr]

Nice shirt, is this the Yeezy Gap Tee? 👀

[@Sur-Ron]

The quality of thier trainers is awful now! I went to buy some trainers last week and the nike trainers had glue all over them. For trainers that cost over £100 they were shockingly bad!!!

[@leolinguini260]

Nike lopped off their own foot in order to shed weight, and now they wonder why the are limping along.

[@musicguy20]

Shoes cheaply made in sweat shops and up priced to an arm and a leg, of course that’s not sustainable.