Niketown rises

[Detroitdave]

The buildout begins

[Detroitdave]

Got it , it's just easier to edit from my iPad thanks again .

[JBMcB]

Crap ! Can someone help me turn the picture the right way ?
thanks !

Save to your computer. Open with windows picture viewer. The rotate buttons are on the bottom of the window.

[DetroiterOnTheWestCoast]

Save to your computer. Open with windows picture viewer. The rotate buttons are on the bottom of the window.

Anyone can do it.

[Detroitdave]

Anyone can do it.

Thank you detroiteronthewestcoast

[mikeg19]

Wow, that's a lot more frontage than I thought it was going to be! I figured it was going to be half that. That'll be nice to see those storefronts occupied on Woodward finally.

[casscorridor]

Wow, that's a lot more frontage than I thought it was going to be! I figured it was going to be half that. That'll be nice to see those storefronts occupied on Woodward finally.

Yeah, hopefully the rest will fill up before or soon after the M1 rail opens so that development can spread to other streets.

[Danny]

YAY! Thank you Dan Gilbert for a proposed Niketown, Detroit. finally a real department store.

[Bham1982]

It's not a Niketown. Nike doesn't even open Niketowns anymore [[though they have kept the largest Niketowns).

It's a Nike Community Store, which is what they call their retail stores targeting black or Latino urban communities. Other locations are in East LA, Flatbush [[Brooklyn), SE DC, and the like.

[eliboyer]

It's not a Niketown. Nike doesn't even open Niketowns anymore [[though they have kept the largest Niketowns).

It's a Nike Community Store, which is what they call their retail stores targeting black or Latino urban communities. Other locations are in East LA, Flatbush [[Brooklyn), SE DC, and the like.

Based on the other community stores, I'm expecting something similar to their outlet store on steroids. Larger selection with some design, but not as high-end as a Niketown.

[Detroitdave]

Okkk I stand corrected ,Maybe I should rename this thread, Nike invests money in downtown Detroit to target urban blacks and Latinos .
all kidding aside you are correct it's not technically a niketown .
and yes I do know the difference , I've been to several of there stores internationally.

[ABetterDetroit]

Nike bringing new jobs to Detroit is the important part. They can call the store Nike whatever.

[canuck]

Nike bringing new jobs to Detroit is the important part. They can call the store Nike whatever.

Again, you're out of touch. "Nike, Whatever" is their new banner targeting teenaged kids of uber wealthy db's. Their first store opens in April, somewhere in area code 90210.

[Zozo]

Jordan sneaker riots in the middle of the CBD coming soon...

http://www.freep.com/story/news/loca...nter/81363666/

[canuck]

Something tells me Sharapova won't be around for the opening of this one. Nike, Porsche and Tag Heuer aren't renewing their vows with the Russian beauty. Maybe she can replace her Tag Heuer with a Shinola Detroit watch, throw the Old Carrera out and slink into a Corvette.

[ABetterDetroit]

Again, you're out of touch. "Nike, Whatever" is their new banner targeting teenaged kids of uber wealthy db's. Their first store opens in April, somewhere in area code 90210.

Lol 'DB's rising in the 90210'

[canuck]

Lol 'DB's rising in the 90210'

Yeah, beware of the swag.

[mtburb]

Jordan sneaker riots in the middle of the CBD coming soon...

http://www.freep.com/story/news/loca...nter/81363666/

And with it the end of the Comeback.

[Detroit Stylin]

Jordan sneaker riots in the middle of the CBD coming soon...

http://www.freep.com/story/news/loca...nter/81363666/

No racial undertones with this post right?

[iheartthed]

It's not a Niketown. Nike doesn't even open Niketowns anymore [[though they have kept the largest Niketowns).

It's a Nike Community Store, which is what they call their retail stores targeting black or Latino urban communities. Other locations are in East LA, Flatbush [[Brooklyn), SE DC, and the like.

This store is not intended to target black and latino shoppers. If it were then they would have opened it in one of the malls.

All Community Stores have local hiring initiatives that aim to hire at least 80 percent of store employees – known as store athletes – through local channels and from within a five-mile radius of the store.

http://news.nike.com/news/nostrand-a...rt-of-brooklyn

[mtburb]

This store is not intended to target black and latino shoppers. If it were then they would have opened it in one of the malls.

...since when was there a large Latino population around Fairlane and Southland?

[MikeyinBrooklyn]

I don't think this store is targeting any population. They're targeting dollars. They are going to attempt to sell shoes to anyone walking by, and advertise the brand to anyone who sees the store, whether they stop in or not.

[canuck]

I don't think this store is targeting any population. They're targeting dollars. They are going to attempt to sell shoes to anyone walking by, and advertise the brand to anyone who sees the store, whether they stop in or not.

Yep. Well maybe, but you just blew up somebody's balloon.

[detmsp]

This will give you an idea of what a Nike Community store is and why it's different than a regular Nike store: https://vimeo.com/45145445

[Zozo]

No racial undertones with this post right?

Yes, there are racial undertones. And???