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ARCH Sneaker Store Loyalty Page

January 25, 2012
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If you have been following the progression of the site (man I say this a lot) then you have noticed changes on the site that all deal with the process of selling sneakers and apparel through the site without relying so heavily on the ARCH Sneaker Store on Amazon. What I am doing with the Loyalty Page, which is why you no longer see kicks on the homepage, is creating a new store where those of you who have supported ARCH by purchasing Nike, Adidas, and other brands as well as ARCH get to purchase kicks at a discounted price from my ARCH Sneaker Store on Amazon. The Loyalty Page will feature various kicks not available on Amazon and shipping will be free and guaranteed to reach you in less than 4 days or you will get a discount on your next purchase. That’s right even if you are in California or Washington State your kicks will be there in 4 days or less! So bookmark the Loyalty Page and bookmark the Amazon page. There will be great deals on either site. Thanks and Stay Motivated

Chris B.

ARCH 1 of 1 Program

August 19, 2011
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ARCH 1 of 1 Program

The ARCH 1 of 1 Program is a unique venture that caters to true sneakerheads who have always wanted to own a pair of sneakers that were REALLY exclusive. The theory behind the ARCH 1 of 1 Program happened when ARCH worked with Neimaj Footwear to help the company make a limited run of their Mississippi State shoe.

After working so hard to establish the contacts to create my own brand, I realized that a lot of people wanted to do what I do. It only occurred to me after the Neimaj project that I had the necessary knowledge and contacts to help others to create their own brand…the process of which is called microbranding. I am calling this the 1 of 1 Program.

So how does this project work? People who decide to participate in the program will be allowed to put together their shoe from the silhouettes and materials listed below, and submit a logo that can be embroidered onto the shoe. Outsoles and styles will be limited, but this is to prevent higher costs for what will be a sample. If you are aware of how samples are made, then you get the idea.

Each individual shoe will cost 1000.00 dollars. Sizes are limited to men’s sizes 6-12. You will be required to pay a deposit of 50% of the total cost once I agree to produce your sample (I will forward you an invoice by Paypal that can be kept as a record of receipt). Once this fee is paid, the design will begin and you will approve the design. We will then begin the submission process and your shoe will go into production. Once the mock drawing of your shoe is approved I will send you the picture. When the shoe is complete you will get a picture. Once you have the pictures of your actual shoe, you will be billed another 500.00 which includes shipping.  In 4-6 weeks you will receive the production sample of your footwear. You can either keep the pair for yourself or consider placing your design into production by making a minimum quantity order of 300 pair.

To get started follow these steps:

1. Choose one of the silhouettes below.

2. Tell us what colors you would like to use and be specific. Use a color palette if you must.

3. Send us a vector file of your logo (please keep your logo one color with clean lines and edges. Photo must be a minimum of 500 x 500 pixels

4. Choose your materials from these choices: a) leather b) canvas c) suede d) mesh e) durabuck

5. Shoe string color (We will determine color blocking based on the shoe string color.

6.  Combine all of this information and send it to me at cburns@arch-usa.com. Please place in the subject line: ARCH 1 of 1 Project 

 
 

Casual Running Shoe

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 

High Top Shoe

         
 
 

Lowtop Shoe

 

Summer 2011: What I’m Working on Now-ARCH CG097II

August 18, 2011
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CG097 II GA

Okay it’s been a couple of years and I’m right back to square one again, starting over. When I made the basketball shoe sample it drained the funds. I began selling more Nikes, Adidas and various brands to recoup. I was making great headway and was generating between 4-6K per month with ebay and street hustling. The money was coming back in. I had stopped working and was focusing solely on sneakers because I could. I paid for the new samples of the CG and took design cues from Ian Gale. He stressed changing the materials for looks. I didn’t realize that this would also create a lightweight jogger. First though the ebay stuff.

 

If you’ve been following my updates on www.centercourtbasketball.com then you know that I lost a lot of income due to a crappy resolution on ebay. I had raised enough money to take a vacation and pay for the samples of the new CG. Everything was rolling along and then I got back from vacation. I was supposed to take a month of testing on the CG and then place a production order. The problem was I returned and the location where I sold shoes had been shut down because the people selling counterfeits had been busted by the cops, DEA, ICE, Homeland Security, basically everybody. The problem was they also took out us legitimate vendors by closing the whole place down. That hurt, but losing my ebay account added to the problem and led to a situation where I also lost that extra 3k per month. Just like that I was working on reserve money and I couldn’t complete the order. All of this has been within the last two months. I made a great running shoe and now it’s on the shelf until I raise enough capital to get it completed.

Side and bottom

When running a business decision making is difficult. You never know what is going to happen, but you keep pushing along. Here are the pics of the updated CG097II. It has been testing very well and the switch to a combination of smaller compressed foam, and rubber in sections along with a small TPU has created a lightweight running shoe that will be perfect for a fall launch since I kept the panels from the original shoe. The outsole was inspired by a Nike Hayward design and an Adidas torsion system. Both great running shoe features. I’m excited about this shoe and the goal is to get back in a position to make the shoe without any debt. That means some serious hustling.

ARCH Summer 2010 – CG097 Running Shoe

August 17, 2011
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After the success of the Tori, I decided to get back to my roots in sports. Since I don’t play basketball as often as I use to, I decided that I would dive into training. My background as a NFHS certified coach and my camp coordinator experience led to the creation of the CG097 running shoe. I developed an idea called P Grip which placed rubber lugs where the foot strikes the ground during running. The goal was to minimize the amount of rubber to decrease the weight. The concept was great but the actual production model of the shoe looked akwward because of the outsoles use of foam. The shoe took its inspiration from two of my favorite brands: New Balance and Nike. The name was derived from my boot camp company 097 and my point guard who was murdered in San Diego last year: Courtney Graham. I made only 120 pair of these shoes and sold out. I took the profits though and did something that wasn’t smart. I worked on a basketball shoe sample. I should have continued making colorways. The cost of my samples drained my resources and I haven’t released a shoe since the summer of 2010.
Chris Dixon the winner of the Future Sole Jordan Brand contest made the white colorway. The video below is of me running in the original sample. My current CG097II takes its cues from the original sample and uses a blend of two technologies, but remains faithful to the lightweight concept of using foam.

1st sample

Chris Dixon colorway

production blue/grey

P-Grip

WWYWT?: What Was Your Workout Today?

August 2, 2011
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Since I redesigned the website I erased a lot of information on the update of the CG097II running shoe. I will try to update as much as I can here. I took about 9 days off from running to concentrate on the business since the big collapse from ebay and the market. Read about that below. Big mistake in regard to my conditioning. I was getting my mile back to under 10 minutes and moved back to 2-3 miles per day. Today, just to get the feel back I ran a short distance, but I used long strides.

Distance: 1.1 Miles on the sidewalk with one medium sized hill. 

Temperature: 90 degrees, heat index 95.

Notes: I am still working on my forefoot strike form to reduce injuries, knee and hip pain, and it is working. My calf muscles are burning and it feels like my achilles is straining some, but there isn’t any pain at all, just tightness. I was able to complete the mile without resorting to using my whole foot when I felt slightly tired.

Shoe Notes: I have had the sample for over a month now and Ian and I have redesigned the shoe. We lowered the collar around the ankle which is the biggest change. Ian suggested an increase in the size of the logo and an added heel pull tab. I wish I could go ahead and make another sample and do the order, but finances have slowed the project down considerably. Which is perfect since the side panels on the shoe were made for Fall running and wear. Back to the shoe. The foam is beginning to compress, which place the foot closer to the ground when running. This isn’t a bad thing. I can feel the ground and I am responding a lot better and not resting my feet between each footstrike. I am staying on the balls and midfoot where the rubber is on the shoe. I have been using the outside of the my foot some and the foam is shredding some, but the shoe is still very responsive. It is still an 8 out of 10. I need to decide on the shoe insert. The thicker foam insert slips some although it does provide additional cushioning, heavier runners may feel some problems with stability.

Soundtrack: Mos Def “Roses” from The Ecstatic 3:42 seconds, Fashawn “Intro” from Boy Meets World 2:17, DJ Quik feat. AMG “Trouble” from the Best of DJ Quik 3:39, Mos Def “Ghetto Rock” from The New Danger 2:00 minutes. Total time 11:00

Overall: Not a very good time, but that’s my fault for taking all of that time off. Anyway, What Was Your Workout Today?

stay motivated

Moving From Ebay To Home: Copping Sneakers for a Customer

June 30, 2011
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Air Max 90 Infrareds for a loyal wholesale customer

Alright, everyone who is a sneakerhead and sells, buys and trades kicks has at one point worked through ebay or is currently working through ebay. I was an ebay faithful sneaker freak until I had one of those nightmare encounters on ebay and everything went to garbage. What that made me realize is that, ebay takes care of its buyers, but very rarely does it side with its sellers. So like many sneakerheads I decided to turn away from ebay this weekend. I got tired of the people claiming something was a replica or variant when it was as clear as day in the pictures and the boxes and the tags and receipts, that everything was authentic. What I did is what you are witnessing now, establishing my site as my homebase of operations. Read more »

The ARCH CG097 II Test Samples: Ebony/Scarlet

June 27, 2011
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Last year I released my first running shoe to pretty good success. The CG097 was made of suede and mesh and was really geared towards fall/winter joggers. The problem was the shoe tried a new idea I had called P-Grip which only used rubber in segments of the shoe. The shoe also clocked in over 1lb which is not very good for a running shoe. (Pictures after the link). Read more »

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