Foot Locker says stimulus helped sales

from Paul R. La Monica cnn.com : New York (CNN Business)Consumers have more money in their pockets thanks to government stimulus checks — and apparently many are using it at malls and online to buy new sneakers, which is good news for Foot Locker. The sneaker chain previewed its second-quarter results Monday ahead of the official release, saying sales were much better than expected and added it will actually report a profit.  Shares of Foot Locker (FL) gained more 7% on the news. And Nike (NKE) shares were up 4%, helping the Dow surge almost 300 points. Foot…

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“4 Bounces” New Balance The KAWHI

New Balance and Kawhi Leonard unveiled the debut colorway of his signature shoe, The KAWHI. Dubbed “4 bounces” , it is inspired by one of the two most memorable moments of the 2019 playoffs ( the other being the Achilles tear heard around the league), Kawhi’s game 7 buzzer beater against the Philadelphia 76ers that tantalisingly bounced on the rim repeatedly before finally dropping through and sending the Raptots to the conference Finals. According to a release from New Balance, the design incorporates ”several Kawhi specific elements”, that includes “corn-row…

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“Dark Powder” Air Jordan 13 coming in 2021

The “Dark Powder” Air Jordan 13 is a new colorway of the silhouette that Jordan Brand plans to bring to retail in the Spring/Summer of 2021. At this early juncture, there are no images available, but what is known is they will make use of a white, obsidian and dark powder blue color palette. Air Jordan 13 White/Obsidian-Dark Powder Blue 414571-144 $190 Spring/Summer 2021 Below is a potential visual representation of “Dark Powder” Air Jordan 13 via zsneakerheadz.

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New images of the “Dark Concord” Air Jordan 12

The “Dark Concord” Air Jordan 12 is an all-new colourway of the 12 that is part of Jordan Brand’s 2020 holiday release plans. With its black upper devoid of any other color, save a few points such as the plastic “JUMPMAN” overlay, tongue Jumpman and rear pull tabs, it is visually reminiscent of the “Nubuck” colourway from 2003 and 2009. The obvious difference being the use of dark concord on the former and university blue on the latter. The upper sits atop a black midsole and outsole with a touch…

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“Laser Blue” Air Jordan 1 Mid on the way

It appears that laser blue is the latest hue that Nike has put out on the proverbial stroll, with a plethora of recent releases prominently featuring the colour. It is now the Air Jordan 1’s turn to test drive laser blue. This upcoming Jordan 1 Mid sports a white upper with black Swooshes adorning the lateral and medial sides. Laser Blue shows up on the tongue branding and the lateral Wings logo and the inner, with a black collar completing the upper. The aesthetic is rounded out by a white…

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The Air Force 1 Low from the “Remix Pack” is available

This Air Force 1 Low is inspired by 1990’s street style and sports a white leather upper with plaid showing up on the lateral and medial Swooshes, eyerows and tongue labelling. Black shows up on the rear heel overlay and at the inner. A white midsole with “AIR” in black on the lateral side and a translucent outsole completes the aesthetic. Part of the “Remix Pack” this Air Force 1 Low is currently available on footlocker.com. Nike Air Force 1 Low White/Black-Pure Platinum-Metallic Silver DB1997-100 $110

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“Orlando Home” Nike Air Penny V: Official Images

Though no one asked for them, the Nike Air Penny V made a return to retail and this Orlando Magic inspired jersey colorway is one of the latest aesthetics. It sports a white upper with the pinstripes on the outside of the tongue/inner bootie tying the shoe directly to the Magic’s home gamers. Royal blue Swooshes sit at the lateral ankle and medial midfoot, while Penny logos on the heel and tongue round out the upper. The aforementioned upper sits atop a white and blue midsole, a Max Air bag…

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