Nike reinvents the running shoe

Nike reinvents the running shoe

Those of us with more than a passing interest in how technology is changing our world will be fascinated to see Nike's new running shoe the Flyknit is being made in a revolutionary way – it is being knit rather than stitched together. Massively reducing cost and complexity. Maybe this approach could result in mass-manufacturing returning to western economies from low-cost labour markets in the east?