Sneaker Industry Report Q1 2021: Nike Moving at Warp Speed
Nike Is Moving at Warp Speed to Kick-Start 2021
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If you thought sneaker releases were going to slow down any time soon, our Q1 2021 report is here to prove otherwise, and also educate and inform. After a very tough year for most of the world’s industries, it’s still unclear exactly how the Coronavirus pandemic will continue to impact the fashion industry.
E-commerce has seen a huge boom over the past year, with sporting goods benefitting in particular. According to the US Census Bureau, Americans spent $791.7 billion on e-commerce in 2020. That’s 32.4 percent more than 2019’s figure, meaning that e-commerce made up 14 percent of all retail sales (up from 11 percent the previous year).