Sneaker News 2022: Résumé De La Shit And All That Hot Tea!
Here comes the bearer of the good news. Here comes the bearer of the bad shit. Well, it ain’t our intention to put you in low spirits or anything. But ya know, we gotta let you on all the hot tea the sneaker industry offered up last year. And let’s hope that the nasty parts of sneaker news 2022 don’t repeat themselves this year. Besides, we must say, the dope 2023 Jordan line-up is manifesting some good shit. Good enough, for now at least!
However, we can’t deny that 2022 got us riding a rollercoaster on its last legs. It was an on-and-off, both long and short, kinda ride. One that had you the happiest with a hot release one moment. While you’d find yourself anxious because of ‘em new rules the very next moment. Or better yet, you find out your favorite sneaker brand had vanished into the murky depths in the blink of an eye. So, let’s check out some of the big headlines that shaped up 2022’s sneaker world!
Sneaker News 2022: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
Y’all will realize that starting the year, sneaker news 2022 was lowkey chill. But as time went by, things started spicing up. Or more like firing up. And definitely not in a good way. Now we all know that apparel is numero uno in the retail fashion segment, ‘cause y’know clothes are essential… But what comes as the second most important shit to the retail business is, you guessed it right, footwear! And the key companies taking over the industry are Nike, Adidas, and New Balance. These ain’t some wise-a$$ predictions. These are facts reported by Statista.
Thing is, although the sneaker market has been expanding as heck, the blow it took after COVID was catastrophic. Businesses shut down, while others thrived. Things were like a chess match. It needed some luck to hold onto your place and not go down like the others. At the same time, the precise skill of knowing the market’s tactics played a huge role in being among the winners. Now, let’s move ahead and see all that 2022 had to offer.
January 2022
- Sneakerheads are as ready as shit could get for a dope 2022 lineup
- Best-selling Red Thunder 4s drop
- New Balance kickstarts the year with a cool drop
- StockX gets into NFTs
- Beginning of Nike Dunks frantic restocks
- Nike x Union: collab of the year
February 2022
- Nike sues StockX for its Vault NFT project
- Sneaker News Collector Club joins the metaverse
- Drake x Nike work on their NOCTA kicks
- Valentine’s Day (month) ain’t complete without Yeezy, Jordan, and New Balance filling up the market with great releases
- Panda Dunks restock
March 2022
- Celebrating Air Max Day with Nike drops
- Celebrating Doernbecher Freestyle program in its 17th edition
- StockX strikes back at Nike
- Jordan 1 Rebellionaire’s price goes sky-high on the aftermarket
- Yeezy reveals Glow In The Dark sneaks
- Footlocker braces up for another Nike product decline due to DTC strategy
- Panda Dunks restock
April 2022
- Nike introduces newly sustainable shoe boxes
- Nike teases another Jordan x DJ Khaled collab
- Nike celebrates Earth Day
- Popular brands also celebrate Earth Week
- Tyga x MSCHF collaborate
- Nike x RTFKT reveal NFT sneakers
- Reebok unveils Kamikaze II Sonics
May 2022
- Nike announces its 50th-anniversary giveaway
- A Nike x Hello Kitty Collab
- Travis Scott x Nike Air Trainer 1 drop receives one million entries
- Nike lays counterfeiting claims on StockX as part of the lawsuit
- Sneakerhead reveals his over-a-million dollar sneaker collection
- Balenciaga shocks sneakerheads with $1,850 ‘Fully Destroyed’ kicks
June 2022
- Nike reveals Summer 2022 lineup
- Nike surprises fans with a Jordan 1 Lost and Found reveal
- StockX strikes back at Nike in their ongoing NFT lawsuit
- StockX lays off 8% of its employees
July 2022
- Hyped Jordan x Travis Scott Reverse Mocha drop
- Kerwin Frost x Adidas unveil their third collab
- Unreleased Jordan 4s reveal
August 2022
- Yeezy Day 2022 (and the last)
- Nike SNKRS Day 2022
- Nike teases Halloween drops with Orange Dunks reveal
- Around 60,000 Sneakers from Zadeh Kicks’ Ponzi Scheme go on sale
- Nike Panda Dunks restock
September 2022
- New Balance rises again and dominates the market
- Adidas drops Yeezy look-alike McCartney Clogs
- Start of Adidas x Yeezy legal fight
- Gap files restrictions against Yeezy
- Yeezy x Gap officially end partnership
- Panda Dunks restock
October 2022
- Nike’s first 2022 direct attack on resellers
- Nike reveals cool October Jordan lineup
- Adidas x Yeezy breakup
- Fans contemplate selling their Yeezy kicks
November 2022
- Nike x Kyrie partnership fallout
- StockX removes authentication tags
- StockX lays off employees for a second time
- DJ Khaled rents out his sneaker closet on Airbnb
- Jordan 1s arrive with mold issues
- Nike announces anti-bot protection system
- Nike unveils another ISPA collab
- Nike reveals Jarritos Dunks
- Nike reveals Doernbecher 2023 collection
- Nike Panda Dunks restock
December 2022
- Nike sales hit a new increase
- Adidas releases a very Yeezy-like adiFOM Q
- Messi jersey sales boost after Argentina wins World Cup
- Nike files trademark infringement lawsuits
- StockX x Nike lawsuit draws out as the former shades at Nike’s backdooring chaos
- Eastbay ceases operations
- Yeezys take up space among best-selling shoes
- Supreme switches over to Shopify
- Travis Scott Black Phantoms drop with thousands of dollars worth of resale value
- Nike announces another adventure of Panda Dunks restocks, starting January 2023
