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Close to 80% of footwear retailers surveyed said the "brand first indicated as strongest in running" was Nike, up from 75% in the previous survey. Meanwhile, Adidas' primary brands, the Ultraboost Nike Air Max 270 Donne and NMD, had declined in mentions to 13% from 15%, according to Jefferies. Nike was also the clear leader in the basketball sneaker category Nike Air Max 270 Mujer due to the popularity of its Lebron James, Kyrie Irving, and Paul George brands. Adidas was barely mentioned in this category, falling to 1% from 3%."We believe Adidas will eventually build a more ubiquitous presence in Basketball as they continue to expand, but it is still early days," Konik said.The Jefferies analyst also found that the retro trend was "coming back into favor," and he believes that this will bode well for Nike. Nike'Nike Air Max 270 Femme s Jordan Brand has already delivered it 11% of 2017's sales. The brand represents the second largest portion of Nike's sales, and is part of the top 10 highest-selling shoes this year.Nike has recently been criticized for its slow production and failed attempts to Adidas Superstar Femme offer the next trendy shoe, which had caused the shoemaker to lose market share to its German-based rival, Adidas.

Adidas has made an aggressive Balenciaga Speed Trainer Womens push into the US, which was by and large successful with its focus on scale and ability to recognize trends early.Yet Wedbush's Christopher Svezia had faith that Nike could be kickstarting its own renaissance. "The cadence of new footwear styles are notably higher vs a year ago and the pipeline embraces Nike Air Max 90 Donne more retro and casual silhouettes," Svezia wrote in a note to investors.Nike's shares were up on Friday at $63.05 per share and it was down 0.58% for the year.The athletic apparel space is more popular and competitive than ever before, and Nike is going Nike Air Pegasus 89 Damen on the offensive to expand its share of the sector.Laurent Vasilescu, an analyst at Macquarie, says that the company is in "battleship Nike Air Max 270 Womens mode" as it gears up to take on the likes of Under Armour, Lululemon, and Adidas.The company is in the middle of a massive shift in how it does business. Once the king of the sneaker and athletic apparel market, Nike lost its crown because a slow manufacturing process kept it from reacting quickly to customer demands and shifts in taste.

Nike currently has about 1 million human workers in its supply chain, according to Vasilescu. The company is Nike Air Max 90 Uomo trying to speed up its manufacturing process by introducing more automation, which would also reduce costs and increase margins.
The apparel brand is also trying to rethink how it interacts with its customers. Nike recently said it would be pulling back on Nike Air Max 90 Womens relationships with some 30,000 retail partners to focus more intensely on high-quality customer experiences. The brand has already reversed www.richkin.co.uk its notorious decision not to sell on Amazon. A focus on selling more directly to consumers is going to be a strong tailwind for Nike, Vasilescu said.In addition to bettering the customer experience, Nike is taking a play from the tech space and trying to increase the average selling price of its products to increase margins. Nike Air Max 2017 Mujer Apple recently released the iPhone X, one of the most expensive smartphones targeted at a mainstream audience, and Nike Dunk Sky High Womens the demand for the phone seemed unaffected by its high price.