There are plenty of other places to buy cr-ppy Chinese-made hoodies and t-shirts online. If you are one of the 0.5% of humans who actually exercise by running or walking slightly rapidly, there are many other brands of shoes better suited to this... — read more 

And unlike the rest of the country, Nike clearly isn't tired of losing yet. NKE Stock price is $73USD, near its Covid stock market crash lows, even though the M2 Money Supply has increased by 24% since then. That means NKE stock is literally worth... — read more 

Then you need to have a full and complete understanding of (i) the current state of the sports apparel & footwear market; and (ii) the current state of Nike’s financial position. To put it broadly, this industry is currently in a mature state but... — read more 

Thoughts and prayers https://footwearnews.com/business/executive-moves/mary-beth-laughton-new-ceo-rei-co-op-1234759537/

Adidas told Kanye to kick rocks, got out of the fashion business, and returned to sports. Their stock is up over 100% since hitting rock bottom. Meanwhile, Nike is out here giving every D-list streamer or influencer a shoe deal. Nike stock is still... — read more 

You can’t send a video to all 70k employees saying if we work hard we “might” get last years cr-ppy bonus. Company direction decisions are made by 200 leaders max. The rest of us work hard in the daily grind every day and have no direct influence on... — read more 

There is no real authority within the current organization. A company that fails to compete or deliver results cannot claim to be an arbiter of performance. Nike lacks the industry tact it needs, and consumers see through it. Employees no longer... — read more 

Saw lots of tech CEOs at the Presidential Inauguration. What should Nike do to survive under this administration?

https://seekingalpha.com/article/4750168-nike-just-cant-do-it-any-more Read this evaluation and tell me you don’t agree. This analyst appears to read our story correctly, which I find insightful. He summarizes with the recommendation to change our... — read more 

Nobody care's about Nike stock or results. This is an era for social justice. Nike is our vehicle for creating equity and justice in this society by hiring and promoting women. Onward and upwards ladies HON, AM, TH and MD. Keep on hiring and... — read more 

How in the world does HON still have a job? HON has cost the company BILLIONS in lost sales and she was part of the internal mafia that pushed DTC, silenced and fired dissenting opinions, and brazenly told retailers we would be walking away from them... — read more 

Thanks JD. Some real shareholder value you delivered. MF we couldn’t have done it without you either. This much incompetence in one room should be illegal, and that’s before VA enters.. never mind him though, he’s still learning the suppy part of... — read more 

I don’t know about you all, and maybe I missed it….. but I still haven’t seen the most recent all employee survey results? Are they keeping it quiet hoping we won’t notice. Share the sh1t results!

MBL is out. sg is head of global now. Where does this leave CS with the APLA shake up?

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/skechers-went-customers-nike-didn-103000392.html

Nike needs to remove all the consultant speak, 100 page decks that go nowhere, woke, DEI, bad management etc etc and go back to prioritising brilliance, innovation and speed where ever or whomever it comes from. Back the American dream at its best. ... — read more 

https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2025/01/nikes-investigation-of-starfish-complaints-left-stones-unturned.html

I’m completely demoralized. After the last round of layoffs, I realized they’re likely to become more frequent and will be less about performance and skills, and more about cost-cutting. I wanted to be prepared. Six months later, and I have nothing... — read more 

Deny, attack and run the clock: https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2025/01/nike-told-a-judge-it-had-turned-over-every-starfish-workplace-complaint-then-it-found-15-more.html

Just a rant: I moved teams during last year's reorganization. Over time, I have realized how toxic this current team is. The leadership has no clue, and the director I report to is not qualified for this role. The senior director has no direction... — read more 

https://www.oregonlive.com/business/2025/01/how-women-at-nike-set-out-to-save-the-company-from-its-toxic-culture.html

Has anyone tried any of the paid services that help with resumes? Did it make a difference? I’m getting a bit discouraged after not getting any callbacks, so I’m thinking I might need some professional help. But I don’t want to waste my money if it’s... — read more 

Great run, but paying millions to an exec to provide jobs at Nike for retired athletes should be a non profit. Can we please keep cutting millions in salaries for long term high execs that are not contributing to growth and get the stock up so those... — read more 

So in 2025 the following will happen: The long awaited termination of APLA will occurr and CS will be "promoted" to the president of direct to consumer whilst MBL will be locked out of her position and will return to Old Navy as their CHIEF... — read more 

Yes, EH will be great but tough to look at stock in the 70’s and bear tough financial reports for the foreseeable future. Electing JD to lead for so long and taking our focus off product was such a huge impactful mistake. Our stock should have split... — read more 

I'm looking forward to the extra few days off we'll get this week way too much. It almost feels like a lifeline. I'm trying to figure out when the work turned from a moderately enjoyable experience into a total clusterfu-k that is destroying my... — read more 

By the end of Q1 ... CS will finally depart! New geos APAC AMERICAS EMEIA HON will also step down after CS leaves

Not a single APLA country or city in the Win Now plan… It’s all NA, EMEA, and GC. Serious FOMO

End of year all hands meetings exposes Nike as culture vultures. a see of sameness in leadership roles presenting marketing and design visions to reach diverse consumer segments. The company says sport and consumer first. this isn't about DEI, its... — read more 

If you voted for JD to take the helm and let him last for 5 years, after passing up EH. Resign. Let the change be good for you. Let's go!

I’m hearing different schools of thought. The one that makes most sense to me is that reorg and layoffs will come later, after we somewhat consolidate with a new/old guy at the top. But you can never be sure. It all depends on how well we will do... — read more 

With a focus on sports, isn’t it time to dump Converse. Revenues continue to decline, with a year-over-year change of -17.3%.

Where yall at crickets

Not sure if its only me because my mind is polluted. But did it happen to anyone else too?

LOLOLOL

I don't know, put your hands in your pockets, maybe?

Read the room and cede the mic to EH

I’m leaning towards popcorn since this will be two hours of the Q2 report, mostly likely followed by more internal details of the EH big plan Chips and salsa might be tastier, but I don’t think I could eat that for two hours. I feel for the roller... — read more