Nike became a luxury brand when no one was looking

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For anyone who has recently bought Nike shoes or apparel, or walked into one of its latest stores, this won’t be news Nike has slid upscale recently.In 2016,nike air max on sale it overtook Louis Vuitton as the most valuable apparel brand in the world, according to a ranking by Forbes.

It’s not like people aren’t spending money on high-priced items, Business Insider retail analyst Cooper Smith told Complex in May.nikelab air flight 89 It’s just that their preferences for lifestyle and their preferences for fashion are changing.

But more telling is the focus of Nike’s advertising and innovation efforts, which, with few exceptions, is nearly always on the higher end of the price scale. For example, the Air Monarch is one of Nike’s best-selling shoes,nike air flight squad and it frequently appears on lists of the brand’s top performers. But you wouldn’t know that by Nike’s telling of the story. The brand’s promotional efforts skew towards its newest and greatest inventions, as well as its more expensive offerings.

More recently, Nike has signalled a different approach to welcoming customers into its stores. Its new store in New York’s Soho neighbourhood offers customers the opportunity to make one-on-one appointments with Nike staff for up to an hour.nike kobe x 10 Customers can bring in all kinds of concerns for the staff to help with, including shoe fittings and finding the right equipment for all skill levels.

Nike’s most expensive product by far is the HyperAdapt 1.0 sneaker. It’s special in that it can automatically lace up when you slip your foot in.nike kobe 11 It’s also special in that it does not come in Nike’s characteristic orange box. It instead comes in a special, premium-seeming one, with room for both sneakers laid flat, the charging puck.

Posted 07 Feb 2017

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