Owner Of Century-Old NYC Store Feels Betrayed As Nike Pulls Account After 50 Years
Oct 13, 2020
It has been in business for almost 100 years, but the owner of a Bronx sporting goods store said they are being kicked to the curb by a multi-billion dollar company at a time when he says he needs support from them the most. For 98 years, Frank’s Sports Shop has been selling all kinds of sporting equipment from its unassuming location on East Tremont Avenue. For nearly half of that time, owner Moe Stein has been selling Nike products — but that is coming to an end, as the athletic giant told Stein he can’t “just do that” anymore. “Yea, I think there is a certain amount of disloyalty. There is,” said Stein. Read more at NBC New York.
Nike has always been a heartless company and is more about marketing sometimes than product. Very sorry to hear this but no one should be surprised,
How short sided of Nike. They should be planning a 50 years celebration as a heritage account.