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Athletic brands are using their increased scale to get faster at releasing new styles to the marketplace, which allows them to sell more merchandise at full price while avoiding markdowns. Additionally, the increased focus on e-commerce channels is starting to push margins higher for Nike, while Lululemon and Adidas have already been reaping the benefits, as you can see here:The rising demand for lifestyle athletic wear (or athleisure), and the effort by the top brands to release new styles at a faster pace throughout the year seems to be reinforcing their brand power in a crowded apparel industry. Because of social media, fashion styles are changing Nike Air Max 2017 Donne faster Adidas Ultra Boost Damen than ever, so the Nike Air VaporMax Womens apparel brands that can respond to those shifts in the timeliest manner stand to win in the long run.
One survey found that Nike, Adidas, and Under Armour rank as the top three apparel brands among millennials -- ahead of Ralph Lauren, Levi Strauss, and L Brands' Victoria's Secret -- which may signal that the athletic brands are already winning the battle.One of the defining fashion trends of this decade has been athleisure, and it seems only to be gaining momentum. Sneakers have been featured during Paris Fashion Week of all places, which is not surprising, given that women's sneaker sales soared last year while sales of high heels fell. Nike, in particular, sees a significant long-term opportunity to grow sales of women's apparel, as sales in the women's category have started to pick up recently. Nike Air Huarache Womens
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There Nike Air Max 90 Womens are a few reasons why sneaker sales should keep growing. For one, there is the growing interest in fitness around the world, particularly in China, which is the fastest-growing market for Nike and Lululemon.
A second reason is customization. Nike and Adidas are investing in a variety of colors and materials options for best-selling styles. Nike credited the expanding variety of choices for its growth last quarter.
Also, Adidas and Nike are continuing to effectively use celebrities and well-known apparel designers to craft unique sneaker styles in limited quantities that drive brand heat. One of the more noteworthy collaborations in recent years was Adidas' partnership with music artist Kanye West, which was very effective in creating the Yeezy Boost 350 v2, one of the best-selling Nike Air VaporMax Damen sneakers of 2018.
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