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Wilson Sporting Goods Turns First Physical Stores into Ultimate Urban Playgrounds

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The sporting goods retailer has existed for elite athletes as a wholesale brand for more than 100 years, being the “official ball of everything” from tennis to golf. For aspiring sportspeople, Wilson products existed on a par with everything else in department stores and retailers like Dick’s Sporting Goods.

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Centenarian Celebration

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We’d be remiss if we failed to mention the other exciting content in this issue, including an in-depth case study on Wilson Sporting Goods’ physical concepts; the “Bombshell” Victoria’s Secret High Line pop-up; and a Two-Minute Tour on New York’s SoHo – November/December is historically our “New York” edition after all!

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Rebel and innovate: How Nike’s storytelling strategy works

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Phil Knight, the co-founder of Nike, famously once said he hates advertising. Today, that’s what good brands do – help their audience be better. You draw the line and we’ll cross it. And yes, the entire team partied on the finish line. ” At the time, Phil was breaking the mould. We put the foot to the floor.

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These Were the Top 10 Retail Stories of 2021

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Advertisement. There was a parade last year, but without specators lining the sidewalks. Advertisement. It even invested in DroneUp, a drone services and data collection service. And it announced the allocation of $350 billion to support “items made, grown or assembled in the U.S.”. What the L Happened?