Nike owns the shoe market

appdaze · Unread post by **appdaze** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 12:27 pm

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"Between its Nike, Jordan and Converse Brands, Nike owns roughly 95 percent of the United States' basketball shoe market."

I was somewhat surprised to see the number that high. I knew Nike owned the majority, but it really seemed like Addidas was taking out a larger than 5% chunk. They have a number of NBA stars signed to them including Rose.

fjblair · Unread post by **fjblair** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 4:50 pm

Wow. I have boycotted Nike for 30 years but I see it hasn't hurt them all that much.

McLeansvilleAppFan · Unread post by **McLeansvilleAppFan** » Thu Sep 13, 2012 5:26 pm

fjblair wrote:Wow. I have boycotted Nike for 30 years but I see it hasn't hurt them all that much.

I wear a New Balance 571. Made in America which is why I purchase this particular shoe. Then again that is not a high-cut basketball shoe either.