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Quote from: gaseous clay on September 25, 2019, 10:36:36 PMExpand QuoteQuote from: sid vicious on September 25, 2019, 09:27:13 PMExpand Quotewhy would KSWISS buy brands just to sink them.....didn't they look at the numbers of units & sales figures prior.You're dumb, You're dumbies[close]You should probably read a bit - let's say something about investment bankers, like Bain Capital for starters. Then go to your local Ross or Marshalls and look at all the Sean John, Rocawear, FUBU type shit and think about how it went from high end to highly discounted. Big companies buy small companies and try to maximize profits by cutting corners on everything. When the business starts to fail, they run up the credit as high as possible, put that money in their own pockets and then close it down. Toys R Us was a good example.[close]And exactly the same happens with bands in the music industry (in which I know my way in)For example: Step 1One genre is popular > 5 bands are really putting in work and are getting pretty decent > recordlabel has an eye on all 5 bands > after a while two bands really start to excell, while the other 3 bands are getting there.Step 2The recordlabel signs all 5 bands > lets them record an album > puts all marketing on the two 'excelling bands'Step 3So the other 3 bands have a deal. But in the end they won't sell enough records. That's because they never got the right amount of promo. And that was intentionally done so all along.Step 4They get dropped or shelved for not selling enoughWhy do labels do that?That's to make money and cut down 'competition' from 'other labels'. How? Another recordlabel could have signed one of those other 3 bands and could have 'marketed' the sh*t out of them. That would mean competition for the two 'top bands'. But now that recordlabel 'owns' all 5 bands that 'competition' is eliminated.That's how fucked up the world is, and happens each and every day...
Quote from: sid vicious on September 25, 2019, 09:27:13 PMExpand Quotewhy would KSWISS buy brands just to sink them.....didn't they look at the numbers of units & sales figures prior.You're dumb, You're dumbies[close]You should probably read a bit - let's say something about investment bankers, like Bain Capital for starters. Then go to your local Ross or Marshalls and look at all the Sean John, Rocawear, FUBU type shit and think about how it went from high end to highly discounted. Big companies buy small companies and try to maximize profits by cutting corners on everything. When the business starts to fail, they run up the credit as high as possible, put that money in their own pockets and then close it down. Toys R Us was a good example.[close]
why would KSWISS buy brands just to sink them.....didn't they look at the numbers of units & sales figures prior.You're dumb, You're dumbies[close]
Quote from: uncool old fart on September 25, 2019, 07:17:01 PMExpand QuoteI used to work at an e-commerce company that, right up until a few months before I started, was run like the third-generation family business it was. Shortly before I came on board, it was purchased by a capital investment company that had also purchased Supra.This investment company worked in sort of the same way that house flippers do - they bought a company with potential, pumped in a bunch of money, allowing them to expand, and then sold them on at a profit when the time was right. This was the investment company that eventually sold Supra to K-Swiss, if I remember correctly.When I started at that job, there were less than 100 employees in the whole company, between R&D, marketing, photography, the product teams, customer service, sales, and the warehouse. By the time I left three years later, the company had, by my estimation, tripled in size, bought three other companies in the same industry, and expanded the building we worked in twice after buying the truck depot next door and tearing it down.We'd have quarterly "town hall" meetings hosted over lunch in a large open area of the building, where the CEO and management team would talk to us about how the company was doing and show us pie charts and graphs while we stuffed our faces with free food. That's probably exactly how this layoff meeting happened.I have zero doubts that Supra had 200 employees, and it was, unfortunately, probably too bloated to perform at a sustained high level. I feel bad not only for the employees, but for the pro riders as well. I hope those guys get picked up fast.Somewhat related: everyone at my company got a free pair of Supras when the capital investment company bought them...a month or so before I started. Everyone in the office but me had fresh skate shoes.[close]Gnarly and fascinating. Great post fella. Corporate culture is no joke and I'm at my first "big company" job and some days I'm just like, "What on earth is going on and what the fuck are these people talking about?"The funny thing is that, by being the only person in the office without Supras, you inadvertently ended up being the most fashionable.
I used to work at an e-commerce company that, right up until a few months before I started, was run like the third-generation family business it was. Shortly before I came on board, it was purchased by a capital investment company that had also purchased Supra.This investment company worked in sort of the same way that house flippers do - they bought a company with potential, pumped in a bunch of money, allowing them to expand, and then sold them on at a profit when the time was right. This was the investment company that eventually sold Supra to K-Swiss, if I remember correctly.When I started at that job, there were less than 100 employees in the whole company, between R&D, marketing, photography, the product teams, customer service, sales, and the warehouse. By the time I left three years later, the company had, by my estimation, tripled in size, bought three other companies in the same industry, and expanded the building we worked in twice after buying the truck depot next door and tearing it down.We'd have quarterly "town hall" meetings hosted over lunch in a large open area of the building, where the CEO and management team would talk to us about how the company was doing and show us pie charts and graphs while we stuffed our faces with free food. That's probably exactly how this layoff meeting happened.I have zero doubts that Supra had 200 employees, and it was, unfortunately, probably too bloated to perform at a sustained high level. I feel bad not only for the employees, but for the pro riders as well. I hope those guys get picked up fast.Somewhat related: everyone at my company got a free pair of Supras when the capital investment company bought them...a month or so before I started. Everyone in the office but me had fresh skate shoes.[close]
Quote from: GAY on September 26, 2019, 09:04:07 AMExpand QuoteQuote from: uncool old fart on September 25, 2019, 07:17:01 PMExpand QuoteI used to work at an e-commerce company that, right up until a few months before I started, was run like the third-generation family business it was. Shortly before I came on board, it was purchased by a capital investment company that had also purchased Supra.This investment company worked in sort of the same way that house flippers do - they bought a company with potential, pumped in a bunch of money, allowing them to expand, and then sold them on at a profit when the time was right. This was the investment company that eventually sold Supra to K-Swiss, if I remember correctly.When I started at that job, there were less than 100 employees in the whole company, between R&D, marketing, photography, the product teams, customer service, sales, and the warehouse. By the time I left three years later, the company had, by my estimation, tripled in size, bought three other companies in the same industry, and expanded the building we worked in twice after buying the truck depot next door and tearing it down.We'd have quarterly "town hall" meetings hosted over lunch in a large open area of the building, where the CEO and management team would talk to us about how the company was doing and show us pie charts and graphs while we stuffed our faces with free food. That's probably exactly how this layoff meeting happened.I have zero doubts that Supra had 200 employees, and it was, unfortunately, probably too bloated to perform at a sustained high level. I feel bad not only for the employees, but for the pro riders as well. I hope those guys get picked up fast.Somewhat related: everyone at my company got a free pair of Supras when the capital investment company bought them...a month or so before I started. Everyone in the office but me had fresh skate shoes.[close]Gnarly and fascinating. Great post fella. Corporate culture is no joke and I'm at my first "big company" job and some days I'm just like, "What on earth is going on and what the fuck are these people talking about?"The funny thing is that, by being the only person in the office without Supras, you inadvertently ended up being the most fashionable.[close]Let’s circle back and close the loop on this one. I’m going to reach out about interfacing on some growth opportunities and really drill down about empowering you to value-engineer your day. We’ll touch base tomorrow.
Quote from: uncool old fart on September 25, 2019, 07:17:01 PMExpand QuoteI used to work at an e-commerce company that, right up until a few months before I started, was run like the third-generation family business it was. Shortly before I came on board, it was purchased by a capital investment company that had also purchased Supra.This investment company worked in sort of the same way that house flippers do - they bought a company with potential, pumped in a bunch of money, allowing them to expand, and then sold them on at a profit when the time was right. This was the investment company that eventually sold Supra to K-Swiss, if I remember correctly.When I started at that job, there were less than 100 employees in the whole company, between R&D, marketing, photography, the product teams, customer service, sales, and the warehouse. By the time I left three years later, the company had, by my estimation, tripled in size, bought three other companies in the same industry, and expanded the building we worked in twice after buying the truck depot next door and tearing it down.We'd have quarterly "town hall" meetings hosted over lunch in a large open area of the building, where the CEO and management team would talk to us about how the company was doing and show us pie charts and graphs while we stuffed our faces with free food. That's probably exactly how this layoff meeting happened.I have zero doubts that Supra had 200 employees, and it was, unfortunately, probably too bloated to perform at a sustained high level. I feel bad not only for the employees, but for the pro riders as well. I hope those guys get picked up fast.Somewhat related: everyone at my company got a free pair of Supras when the capital investment company bought them...a month or so before I started. Everyone in the office but me had fresh skate shoes.[close]Gnarly and fascinating. Great post fella. Corporate culture is no joke and I'm at my first "big company" job and some days I'm just like, "What on earth is going on and what the fuck are these people talking about?"The funny thing is that, by being the only person in the office without Supras, you inadvertently ended up being the most fashionable.[close]
i had a few pairs of those ellington midtops. awesome shoe
I'm going to argue that Placebo owes their entire career to a Canadian dude's skate video part. Appleyard should be getting royalties for this shit.
Quote from: Gary Ate My Peanuts on September 25, 2019, 01:03:21 PMExpand QuoteI just feel bad for spencer.[close]Spenny is the one who matters in this, the Primitive thing/ his output should help get him on something. He and maybe Greco will be the only ones who land beyond flow i bet.edit: maybe Penny, Muska as well. Whoever said Es should scoop Muska, Penny, Spenny i agree is a great idea, doubt they can afford two certified legends and a top pro though.
I just feel bad for spencer.[close]
on the commentary for the scene where jeremy klein rollerblades at that little skatepark he said the actual blader with dreads who was there came up to him and asked him if he listens to korn
Quote from: SneakySecrets on September 26, 2019, 05:44:00 PMExpand QuoteQuote from: GAY on September 26, 2019, 09:04:07 AMExpand QuoteQuote from: uncool old fart on September 25, 2019, 07:17:01 PMExpand QuoteI used to work at an e-commerce company that, right up until a few months before I started, was run like the third-generation family business it was. Shortly before I came on board, it was purchased by a capital investment company that had also purchased Supra.This investment company worked in sort of the same way that house flippers do - they bought a company with potential, pumped in a bunch of money, allowing them to expand, and then sold them on at a profit when the time was right. This was the investment company that eventually sold Supra to K-Swiss, if I remember correctly.When I started at that job, there were less than 100 employees in the whole company, between R&D, marketing, photography, the product teams, customer service, sales, and the warehouse. By the time I left three years later, the company had, by my estimation, tripled in size, bought three other companies in the same industry, and expanded the building we worked in twice after buying the truck depot next door and tearing it down.We'd have quarterly "town hall" meetings hosted over lunch in a large open area of the building, where the CEO and management team would talk to us about how the company was doing and show us pie charts and graphs while we stuffed our faces with free food. That's probably exactly how this layoff meeting happened.I have zero doubts that Supra had 200 employees, and it was, unfortunately, probably too bloated to perform at a sustained high level. I feel bad not only for the employees, but for the pro riders as well. I hope those guys get picked up fast.Somewhat related: everyone at my company got a free pair of Supras when the capital investment company bought them...a month or so before I started. Everyone in the office but me had fresh skate shoes.[close]Gnarly and fascinating. Great post fella. Corporate culture is no joke and I'm at my first "big company" job and some days I'm just like, "What on earth is going on and what the fuck are these people talking about?"The funny thing is that, by being the only person in the office without Supras, you inadvertently ended up being the most fashionable.[close]Let’s circle back and close the loop on this one. I’m going to reach out about interfacing on some growth opportunities and really drill down about empowering you to value-engineer your day. We’ll touch base tomorrow.[close]I too would like to dialogue with you about utilizing resources. Skype lunch on Thursday?
Quote from: GAY on September 26, 2019, 09:04:07 AMExpand QuoteQuote from: uncool old fart on September 25, 2019, 07:17:01 PMExpand QuoteI used to work at an e-commerce company that, right up until a few months before I started, was run like the third-generation family business it was. Shortly before I came on board, it was purchased by a capital investment company that had also purchased Supra.This investment company worked in sort of the same way that house flippers do - they bought a company with potential, pumped in a bunch of money, allowing them to expand, and then sold them on at a profit when the time was right. This was the investment company that eventually sold Supra to K-Swiss, if I remember correctly.When I started at that job, there were less than 100 employees in the whole company, between R&D, marketing, photography, the product teams, customer service, sales, and the warehouse. By the time I left three years later, the company had, by my estimation, tripled in size, bought three other companies in the same industry, and expanded the building we worked in twice after buying the truck depot next door and tearing it down.We'd have quarterly "town hall" meetings hosted over lunch in a large open area of the building, where the CEO and management team would talk to us about how the company was doing and show us pie charts and graphs while we stuffed our faces with free food. That's probably exactly how this layoff meeting happened.I have zero doubts that Supra had 200 employees, and it was, unfortunately, probably too bloated to perform at a sustained high level. I feel bad not only for the employees, but for the pro riders as well. I hope those guys get picked up fast.Somewhat related: everyone at my company got a free pair of Supras when the capital investment company bought them...a month or so before I started. Everyone in the office but me had fresh skate shoes.[close]Gnarly and fascinating. Great post fella. Corporate culture is no joke and I'm at my first "big company" job and some days I'm just like, "What on earth is going on and what the fuck are these people talking about?"The funny thing is that, by being the only person in the office without Supras, you inadvertently ended up being the most fashionable.[close]Let’s circle back and close the loop on this one. I’m going to reach out about interfacing on some growth opportunities and really drill down about empowering you to value-engineer your day. We’ll touch base tomorrow.[close]
At this point, I think I’ve seen Bam’s penis more than my own.
Quote from: Sativa Lung on September 25, 2019, 02:01:26 PMExpand QuoteThat's not how I interpret "lunch compliments of Kswiss." I can't imagine corporate US staff, 200+ people eating lunch together at the same time, they would need a huge cafeteria at corporate, which is weird af. Factory workers in China or wherever the shoes are made eating at the same time makes a lot more sense. If they're made in China, they could be producing out of a different country to avoid tariffs.[close]Christ man I think you're reading too much into the wording. It's a post on a message board not an official press release. I got more bad news for you, a little bird didn't actually ever so gently tell him the news either. Sorry.
That's not how I interpret "lunch compliments of Kswiss." I can't imagine corporate US staff, 200+ people eating lunch together at the same time, they would need a huge cafeteria at corporate, which is weird af. Factory workers in China or wherever the shoes are made eating at the same time makes a lot more sense. If they're made in China, they could be producing out of a different country to avoid tariffs.[close]
WobbleHeadBob Dylan is a poet.
Why was Lizard King promoting his shoe so heavily yesterday if Supras done? Trying to get rid of stock before it's completely finished?
Quote from: Watson on September 25, 2019, 02:13:17 PMExpand QuoteQuote from: Sativa Lung on September 25, 2019, 02:01:26 PMExpand QuoteThat's not how I interpret "lunch compliments of Kswiss." I can't imagine corporate US staff, 200+ people eating lunch together at the same time, they would need a huge cafeteria at corporate, which is weird af. Factory workers in China or wherever the shoes are made eating at the same time makes a lot more sense. If they're made in China, they could be producing out of a different country to avoid tariffs.[close]Christ man I think you're reading too much into the wording. It's a post on a message board not an official press release. I got more bad news for you, a little bird didn't actually ever so gently tell him the news either. Sorry.[close]right? i was skeptical at first when he said it landed on his window sill, birds like trees and things of that nature. but a bird speaking and having inside news about the demise of supra? that's just preposterous. and their social media is still active
Quote from: Sativa Lung on September 25, 2019, 02:01:26 PMExpand QuoteThat's not how I interpret "lunch compliments of Kswiss." I can't imagine corporate US staff, 200+ people eating lunch together at the same time, they would need a huge cafeteria at corporate, which is weird af. Factory workers in China or wherever the shoes are made eating at the same time makes a lot more sense. If they're made in China, they could be producing out of a different country to avoid tariffs.[close]Christ man I think you're reading too much into the wording. It's a post on a message board not an official press release. I got more bad news for you, a little bird didn't actually ever so gently tell him the news either. Sorry.[close]
Quote from: figureitout on September 26, 2019, 01:27:14 PMExpand QuoteQuote from: Gary Ate My Peanuts on September 25, 2019, 01:03:21 PMExpand QuoteI just feel bad for spencer.[close]Spenny is the one who matters in this, the Primitive thing/ his output should help get him on something. He and maybe Greco will be the only ones who land beyond flow i bet.edit: maybe Penny, Muska as well. Whoever said Es should scoop Muska, Penny, Spenny i agree is a great idea, doubt they can afford two certified legends and a top pro though.[close]Spenny and Penny to Adidas, and just Muska to eS would be ideal imo, just so they can rerelease his classic pro model.
Quote from: Gary Ate My Peanuts on September 25, 2019, 01:03:21 PMExpand QuoteI just feel bad for spencer.[close]Spenny is the one who matters in this, the Primitive thing/ his output should help get him on something. He and maybe Greco will be the only ones who land beyond flow i bet.edit: maybe Penny, Muska as well. Whoever said Es should scoop Muska, Penny, Spenny i agree is a great idea, doubt they can afford two certified legends and a top pro though.[close]
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Huf - 193 employees, as per https://www.linkedin.com/company/hufSole Tech - 255 employees, as per https://www.linkedin.com/company/sole-technologyBut yeah, Supra having 200 employees, totally ridiculous and unprecedented.
Quote from: heckler on September 27, 2019, 09:24:31 AMExpand QuoteHuf - 193 employees, as per https://www.linkedin.com/company/hufSole Tech - 255 employees, as per https://www.linkedin.com/company/sole-technologyBut yeah, Supra having 200 employees, totally ridiculous and unprecedented.[close]Did you not just set precedence with the first two lines? Even thought Sole Tech has four companies.And yet NB# has 20-ish.
Huf - 193 employees, as per https://www.linkedin.com/company/hufSole Tech - 255 employees, as per https://www.linkedin.com/company/sole-technologyBut yeah, Supra having 200 employees, totally ridiculous and unprecedented.[close]
Quote from: Uknowmyinsta on September 27, 2019, 09:38:30 AMExpand QuoteQuote from: heckler on September 27, 2019, 09:24:31 AMExpand QuoteHuf - 193 employees, as per https://www.linkedin.com/company/hufSole Tech - 255 employees, as per https://www.linkedin.com/company/sole-technologyBut yeah, Supra having 200 employees, totally ridiculous and unprecedented.[close]Did you not just set precedence with the first two lines? Even thought Sole Tech has four companies.And yet NB# has 20-ish. [close]NB# reaches skate only, Supra reaches skate and lifestyle. Comparing all of NB to supra would have made more sense.
Quote from: heckler on September 27, 2019, 09:24:31 AMExpand QuoteHuf - 193 employees, as per https://www.linkedin.com/company/hufSole Tech - 255 employees, as per https://www.linkedin.com/company/sole-technologyBut yeah, Supra having 200 employees, totally ridiculous and unprecedented.[close]Did you not just set precedence with the first two lines? Even thought Sole Tech has four companies.And yet NB# has 20-ish. [close]
A little bird flew upon my windowsill and ever so gently mentioned to me that, sadly, Supra is to be no longer. 200 + employees informed of their immediate termination during lunch compliments of KSwiss. Highly vexing and very unfortunate.
Quote from: Gary Ate My Peanuts on September 27, 2019, 10:54:46 AMExpand QuoteQuote from: Uknowmyinsta on September 27, 2019, 09:38:30 AMExpand QuoteQuote from: heckler on September 27, 2019, 09:24:31 AMExpand QuoteHuf - 193 employees, as per https://www.linkedin.com/company/hufSole Tech - 255 employees, as per https://www.linkedin.com/company/sole-technologyBut yeah, Supra having 200 employees, totally ridiculous and unprecedented.[close]Did you not just set precedence with the first two lines? Even thought Sole Tech has four companies.And yet NB# has 20-ish. [close]NB# reaches skate only, Supra reaches skate and lifestyle. Comparing all of NB to supra would have made more sense.[close]That doesn't make any sense to me. You could compare to NB to K-swiss, but why would you.
Quote from: Uknowmyinsta on September 27, 2019, 09:38:30 AMExpand QuoteQuote from: heckler on September 27, 2019, 09:24:31 AMExpand QuoteHuf - 193 employees, as per https://www.linkedin.com/company/hufSole Tech - 255 employees, as per https://www.linkedin.com/company/sole-technologyBut yeah, Supra having 200 employees, totally ridiculous and unprecedented.[close]Did you not just set precedence with the first two lines? Even thought Sole Tech has four companies.And yet NB# has 20-ish. [close]NB# reaches skate only, Supra reaches skate and lifestyle. Comparing all of NB to supra would have made more sense.[close]
Quote from: heckler on September 27, 2019, 09:24:31 AMExpand QuoteHuf - 193 employees, as per https://www.linkedin.com/company/hufSole Tech - 255 employees, as per https://www.linkedin.com/company/sole-technologyBut yeah, Supra having 200 employees, totally ridiculous and unprecedented.[close]HOLY FUCK What is the fucking agenda with clowning on people who are unaware that stupid action sports brands have x amount of employees? Fuck you're such a weirdo!!! You didn't log in to LinkedIn to verify all their employees? Fucking idiot, there's flow skaters on there and dead accounts.
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