Nike is officially discontinuing its line of Adapt shoes, its futuristic sneakers designed to emulate the self-lacing ones made famous by 1989’s “Back to the Future Part II.” What’s more, according to ...

In June 2019, Gucci revamped its iOS app to include an augmented reality feature that allows users to try on its Ace sneakers virtually. Consumers were able to select a pair of sneakers from the label ...

The secondary sneaker market is booming. Reseller transactions account for billions of dollars each year, and even auction houses are getting in the game. With so many limited-release kicks up for ...

In 2019, Nike got closer than ever to its dream of popularizing self-tying sneakers by releasing the Adapt BB. Using Bluetooth, the sneakers paired to the Adapt app that let users do things like ...

FOR A BRIEF MOMENT, Jerry Lu’s friends thought he had scored an advance pair of the most sought-after sneakers of the year. In December, Mr. Lu, 28, a venture capital investor in New York City, ...

Nike is discontinuing its self-lacing Adapt BB sneakers and providing a case in point of what can happen to tech that relies on apps. First announced in 2019, the sneakers used a Back to the Future II ...