All StockX articles – Page 2

  • Madeium and Intertrust Shoe by Yxung
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    For indie sneakers, all players in one arena

    2023-03-17T07:12:00Z

    A first decentralized brand for sneakers has seen the light of digital day on a platform created by a company called Madeium and run in part with tech from a company called Intertrust. Under the name Yxung, the brand runs on a peer-to-peer (P2P) model. You might remember P2P as ...

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    StockX broke records in 2022, reveals most traded and fastest growing brands

    2023-01-19T05:50:00Z

    In a new report, Detroit-based resale platform StockX details the top-traded and fastest-growing brands on its platform over the last year. StockX’s annual report – Big Facts: Current Culture Index 2023 – notes that the company surpassed 1.5 million lifetime sellers, 12 million lifetime buyers and 40 ...

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    StockX appoints head of brand protection

    2022-10-25T08:40:00Z

    Source: StockX Paul Foley Sneaker marketplace StockX has appointed Paul Foley as head of brand protection, reporting directly to chief supply chain officer Sean McCartney. Foley will lead the company’s product verification efforts. He brings more than three decades of experience in brand protection, global operations and ...

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    Nike steps up fight against bots and resellers

    2022-10-14T12:24:00Z

    Nike continues to fight against resellers and is currently specifically targeting punishing buyers who use shopping bots to manipulate the market. The Wall Street Journal first reported earlier this week on the company’s change to its U.S. online sales policy, which tightens existing anti-resell terms. It now states that orders ...

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    StockX launches new global campaign

    2022-07-13T07:37:00Z

    Sneaker marketplace StockX has launched a new global brand campaign based on the idea of ownership. Developed in collaboration with creative firm Mojo Supermarket, StockX’s new “Own it” campaign encourages people around the world to “own it” as “a celebration of self-expression and inner confidence.” As StockX continues to invest ...

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    StockX to lay off 8% of its workforce

    2022-06-30T07:42:00Z

    According to several media reports, the sneaker marketplace StockX announced this week that it will lay off 8 percent of its workforce. The Detroit-based company employs more than 1,500 people, so the number of layoffs is likely to be 120 or more. StockX cited “macroeconomic challenges currently impacting our global ...

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    StockX defends itself against Nike

    2022-06-07T09:43:00Z

    While online resale platform StockX continues to claim that Nike has a fundamental misunderstanding of NFT, as it originally argued, the company defended its anti-counterfeiting measures in response to Nike’s amended complaint. In a June 6 filing, StockX said the platform has one of the strongest authentication processes in the ...

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    StockX appoints chief impact officer

    2022-05-12T11:34:00Z

    Source: StockX Damien Hooper-Campbell, CIO at StockX Vintage sneaker and other collectibles auction platform StockX has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of its first-ever chief impact officer, Damien Hooper-Campbell. He will report directly to CEO Scott Cutler and oversee key functional areas, including Diversity, Equity ...

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    StockX claims Nike lawsuit mischaracterizes Vault NFTs

    2022-04-04T08:46:00Z

    On March 31, StockX published a revision of its previous statement, from Feb. 8, on Nike’s lawsuit – filed on Feb. 3 – over the collectibles-trading company’s so-called Vault NFTs. Both statements are available online. StockX began as a marketplace for second-hand collectible items, notably sneakers, with an authentication service ...

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    Nike sues StockX, and explores the nature of NFTs

    2022-02-07T18:09:00Z

    The age-old philosophical debate over the nature of simulacra has found new life in new forums: the metaverse, where big brands have been recreating their products in virtual form, and the courts, where those same brands are now clashing with other business entities over the realities, virtual and other, of ...

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    StockX reviews the collectibles market in 2021

    2022-01-17T16:57:00Z

    The collectibles-trading platform StockX has released an annual report, titled Big Facts: Current Culture Index: 2022, that breaks down its key markets – notably sneakers, but also electronics, toys and apparel – for the elapsed year 2021. Jordan remained the best-selling sneaker brand, with items trading at an average premium ...

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    StockX is reportedly working on its IPO

    2022-01-13T16:55:00Z

    StockX, the fast-growing auction platform for heritage sneakers and other collectibles, has started working on a public offering with Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs, said Bloomberg, quoting “people with knowledge of the matter.” The report, which could not be confirmed, comes a couple of months after StockX announced its first ...

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    StockX acquires Scout

    2021-11-19T18:15:00Z

    StockX is making its first acquisition, and the target company is Scout, which has developed a the cloud-based inventory-management software topShelf. Once the deal goes through and the integration is completed, StockX will be inviting certain subscribers to use Scout’s automation, inventory management, distribution and pricing tools free of charge. ...

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    StockX reaches new milestones, thanks to diversification

    2021-07-21T17:18:00Z

    In a mid-year Snapshot of its “Culture Index,” which was first launched last year, StockX reported a 90 percent increase in the gross merchandise value (GMV) going through its marketplace in the first half of 2021, led by a growth of 250 percent from “emerging categories” such as gaming consoles, ...

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    StockX is probed by the Italian competition authority

    2021-05-24T14:59:00Z

    Italy’s competition regulator, AGCM, is investigating StockX – the U.S.-based online market for sneakers, streetwear, collectibles and other items – over various aspects of its service, among them allegedly misleading pricing. AGCM said that it is concerned by the “total absence” during the purchasing process of the identity of the ...

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    StockX opens an authentication center in Australia

    2021-05-11T09:31:00Z

    StockX, the American online marketplace for sneakers, opened on May 5 an authentication center in Melbourne. It is the company’s first center covering Australia and New Zealand. StockX currently has 11 authentication centers and drop-off locations in addition to its offices in Detroit, London and Tokyo. Australians have been able ...

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    StockX’s value surges to $3.8 billion

    2021-04-09T12:59:00Z

    StockX, the American online market for sneakers, raised $195 million in a secondary tender offering by some of its employees’ shares and an additional $60 million in Series E-1 primary shares at a $3.8 billion valuation. Altimeter Capital led the all-cash offer, with the participation of existing investors and of ...

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    Women’s sneakers are booming on StockX

    2021-02-11T17:46:00Z

    StockX has released a report on the resale market’s evolution since the company’s founding, in February 2016. Men’s sneakers continue to dominate resales, but the resale of women’s sneakers has been growing at a faster rate, having multiplied by a factor of 1,500 since the start. StockX says it now ...

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    The momentum keeps going for StockX

    2021-01-14T15:15:00Z

    StockX, the online reseller for sneakers and other cult products, said it recorded $1.8 billion in gross merchandise value (GMV) in 2020, which compares with about $1.0 billion in the previous year. It concluded more than 7.5 million trades. More than 200 million people visited the marketplace, and the number ...

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    New funding round values StockX at $2.8bn

    2020-12-17T16:56:00Z

    StockX, the online reseller of sneakers and other cult products, has raised an additional $275 million in a Series E funding round that values the Detroit-based company at $2.8 billion. StockX says its sales were up by 75 percent to more than $100 million in the third quarter, leading to ...