Thread regarding Nike Inc. layoffs

Adidas vs Nike

Adidas told Kanye West to pack it up and took the hit. Cleaned house. Nike keeps doubling down with Travis Scott looking for a shortcut to relevance.
Adidas reports earnings and the stock jumps. Nike reports earnings and the stock drops.
Adidas is back to making gear for actual athletes. Winning marathons, on the feet of the best young footballers, everywhere that performance still matters. Nike feels like it is selling nostalgia and hoping the logo carries it.

Look at basketball. Adidas got Anthony Edwards. Electric, marketable, and compared to Ja Morant headlines he looks like a saint. One company reset and moved forward. The other one is going to to keep slimming down to greatness… make it make sense.


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@a1 I don’t know you’re background, but your take is one of the most shortsighted, echo chambered, scape goated, and flat out wrong takes I’ve read in a while.

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Post ID: @q0+1kqdn01nm

adi quietly break the 2 hour marathon have huge media coverage and before we’ve even gotten to the end of the week have just put out a 12 minute documentary about doing it.

Meanwhile we continue to fight and argue internally whilst playing off those who gave their dedication to the brand

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Post ID: @dc+1kqdn01nm

I like to think we didn’t attempt to get Edward’s because of the non-substantiated claims they’re related.

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Post ID: @ak+1kqdn01nm

@a1 sure.. because that’s what ailing Nike. Tariffs only huh.

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Post ID: @a2+1kqdn01nm

You forgot something big: Nike is an American brand and the entire planet is boycotting US products since the tariffs.
Adidas represents Europe and the entire planet supports Europe.

Got it?

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