Georgetown's newest billionaire resident

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The name UA just makes me think of underarms. Hairy stinky underarms. So I'll stick to my granny Nike duds.

if you would shave and shower more often this would go away.

Haha - I'll give that a try. Then maybe I'll be ready for the trendy athletic gear.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kevin Plank of Under Armour. Welcome! Maybe they can donate Under Armor stuff to Stoddert and Hardy!

http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/local-news/luxury-home-sales-under-armours-kevin-plank-buys-a-georgetown-mansion.php

Never hurts to ask. He's a local boy and a grad of St. Johns and UMD and has been very generous to both schools.

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Also to his elementary school, Holy Redeemer in Kensington, and the football program he played for, Maplewood in Bethesda.

He's a loyal man.

He is saying he is pulling his brand out of St. John's if they don't improve-not very loyal.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Dude should have sold to nike and taken his money. UA can't compete long term with addidas and nike

Apparently he knows what he doing. How about you?

Yes, I own a ton of the stock but he shoudl have sold. they have lost a huge market share to lululemon, they missed th boat in women;s fashion. Their total sales were just over 1 billion last year, addidas = 19 billion, nike 34 billion.
lululemon 2.9 billion

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Um, pretty much every yuppie kid, tween, teen and their sporty parents wear UA.

Um, pretty much no yuppie kid, tween, teen or their sporty parent on the west coast wears UA. That is a large market, and little of that market cares to look like DC types, where I assume you get the impression that "pretty much every yuppie kid, tween, teen and their sporty parents wear UA."

The west coast tastemakers include large Asian and Latino influences, markets which I am certain UA would like to tap, and I do not see many (or any) Asians or Latinos on the west coast wearing UA.

who gives a shit?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Um, pretty much every yuppie kid, tween, teen and their sporty parents wear UA.

Um, pretty much no yuppie kid, tween, teen or their sporty parent on the west coast wears UA. That is a large market, and little of that market cares to look like DC types, where I assume you get the impression that "pretty much every yuppie kid, tween, teen and their sporty parents wear UA."

The west coast tastemakers include large Asian and Latino influences, markets which I am certain UA would like to tap, and I do not see many (or any) Asians or Latinos on the west coast wearing UA.

who gives a shit?

UA probably cares, as they are working to expand into both Asian and Latin American/domestic Latino markets.

[Anonymous]

do you work at niketown? cannot imagine a consumer writing as many posts as you did about ua

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Um, pretty much every yuppie kid, tween, teen and their sporty parents wear UA.

Um, pretty much no yuppie kid, tween, teen or their sporty parent on the west coast wears UA. That is a large market, and little of that market cares to look like DC types, where I assume you get the impression that "pretty much every yuppie kid, tween, teen and their sporty parents wear UA."

The west coast tastemakers include large Asian and Latino influences, markets which I am certain UA would like to tap, and I do not see many (or any) Asians or Latinos on the west coast wearing UA.

who gives a shit?

UA probably cares, as they are working to expand into both Asian and Latin American/domestic Latino markets.

UA wants the big ($$$) European market-- reachable through the most popular sport in the world, football (ok, soccer) via the English Premier League.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:do you work at niketown? cannot imagine a consumer writing as many posts as you did about ua

Previous poster. I did not post about the wisdom of UA's decision not to sell to Nike, but I did post regarding some observations about the west coast and foreign markets, and advertising.

I am in no way affiliated with another sports company, rather I am currently a SAHM with an interest in marketing. I am also part of America's newly-coveted Latino demographic.

[Anonymous]

UA probably cares, as they are working to expand into both Asian and Latin American/domestic Latino markets.


UA wants the big ($$$) European market-- reachable through the most popular sport in the world, football (ok, soccer) via the English Premier League.

Going to very hard to put a dent into addidas and nike there. but give them credit for throwing the name all over kids and when they are older they will nto think of nike but.......time will tell

[Anonymous]

OMG you again! It is ADIDAS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Dude should have sold to nike and taken his money. UA can't compete long term with addidas and nike


Apparently he knows what he doing. How about you?


Yes, I own a ton of the stock but he shoudl have sold. they have lost a huge market share to lululemon, they missed th boat in women;s fashion. Their total sales were just over 1 billion last year, addidas = 19 billion, nike 34 billion.
lululemon 2.9 billion

Looks like a growth opportunity. Nike and Addidas market saturation, who care if Nike increases sale by 250m, but if UA increases sale by 250m. 250m is less than 1 percent of just Nike's share.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kevin Plank of Under Armour. Welcome! Maybe they can donate Under Armor stuff to Stoddert and Hardy!

http://www.washingtonian.com/blogs/capitalcomment/local-news/luxury-home-sales-under-armours-kevin-plank-buys-a-georgetown-mansion.php

Never hurts to ask. He's a local boy and a grad of St. Johns and UMD and has been very generous to both schools.

\

Also to his elementary school, Holy Redeemer in Kensington, and the football program he played for, Maplewood in Bethesda.

He's a loyal man.

He is saying he is pulling his brand out of St. John's if they don't improve-not very loyal.

Beating Prep is probably very important to Mr. Plank.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hot couple!

Really? They look like totally average people to me. I was expecting to see the visual equivalent of Heidi Klum and George Clooney the way some people were going on about their looks. LOL. Now some opinions reallllly got put into perspective on this board.

Me too. They aren't in the hot category at all--not even by DC standards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Dude should have sold to nike and taken his money. UA can't compete long term with addidas and nike

Apparently he knows what he doing. How about you?

Yes, I own a ton of the stock but he shoudl have sold. they have lost a huge market share to lululemon, they missed th boat in women;s fashion. Their total sales were just over 1 billion last year, addidas = 19 billion, nike 34 billion.
lululemon 2.9 billion

I have not seen UA's women's gear at the gym lately, but the last time I saw their women's clothes at the Sports Authority it was so "phys ed instructorish." A basic tee design with short sleeves and V-neck, in that satiny material they are so famous for. That sheeny material is not flattering and unsexy, even my daughter (who looks good in everything) does not look particularly good in it. Women who go to the gym regularly want to feel good about themselves and to look "hot." I personally like cottony materials that hug my body, and cute looks like layered tanks, or a racer-back bra under a billowy top which opens on the sides to reveal just-enough skin.

[Anonymous]

Any other thoughts on their women's line?