Well let's say I was told a few weeks ago that everything was good and we had some good things going for the brand, which was going in the right direction.......slowly, and then the boss of a boss got fired after 30 plus years of work. The new guy looke at the skate brand and said "Sorry, not cutting it peace out!" the whole skate brand. Bata is a huge corp. so power shoes will still make athletic shoes and what not they were just over the skate shit! Any shoe TM's Holla, this fool needs some kicks! HAHA....