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Pastor Robert Dell ran a drug recovery program in Florida. Prosecutors say Dell also ran a retail-crime ring targeting Home Depot stores. His case highlights the challenges that companies and law enforcement in investigating theft. Inti Pacheco explains wsj.com/business/retai…

A golf shop gave people two swings to hit the ball 200 yards in order to buy limited-edition Air Jordans. I checked it out, expecting to write about sneakerheads. Instead, it became a two-hour study of the yips. w/Inti Pacheco wsj.com/sports/golf/go…

Target, Nike, and REI all complained privately about crime in Portland before announcing plans to close stores in the city in 2023 on.wsj.com/493E3Hs on.wsj.com/493E3Hs

A man walked into a Florida casino with a bag of cash and an unusual request: He asked to bet $500,000 on an obscure boxing match. It turned out he was the manager of one of the fighters. on.wsj.com/47LRkTQ on.wsj.com/47LRkTQ

🧵Three hundred days ago, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia during a reporting trip. He remains in a Moscow prison. We’re offering resources for those who want to show their support for him. #IStandWithEvan wsj.com/Evan

I just wrote a letter: IAPE Members Deserve A Fair Contract Now!. Write one here: actionnetwork.org/letters/iape-m…

99 Minutes: The Run Time That Should Not Exist The latest musings from Film Buff Gregg Turkington: heinetwork.tv/movie-time/99-…

Nike says it will reduce its workforce by about 2%, or more than 1,600 people, in a bid to cut costs wsj.com/business/retai… via The Wall Street Journal

Reports of freight fraud more than quadrupled in 2023 from the year before, vexing law enforcement, regulators and companies wsj.com/business/logis… via The Wall Street Journal

🧵One year ago today, Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich was detained in Russia for doing his job. He remains in a Moscow prison. We’re offering resources for those who want to show their support for him. #IStandWithEvan wsj.com/Evan

Nike CEO John Donahoe is walking back key parts of the strategy he laid out when he started the job in early 2020. In a Feb all-hands Zoom meeting, employees openly questioned his leadership. “All I hear are buzz words and not an actionable plan.” wsj.com/business/retai…

Sneaker rivals race to find the next super foam wsj.com/business/runni… via The Wall Street Journal

How Nike Missed the Boom in Running Culture wsj.com/business/nike-…

Nike Paid Him to Make Gold-Dipped Sneakers for LeBron. Now, It Is Suing Him. wsj.com/business/retai…

Our The Wall Street Journal colleague is free and we have three stories on the front. Doesn’t get much better in our game. I’m going on holiday now.

Former executives said Plank is responsible for much of the turmoil that he is now promising to clean up. He pushed product ideas that flopped and blurred the lines between his brand role and that of the CEOs who succeeded him. wsj.com/business/kevin…

Nike’s incoming CEO is inheriting a demoralized workforce and a brand that has lost market share to rivals on.wsj.com/3N1cvJr on.wsj.com/3N1cvJr

Skechers is winning with a niche Nike ignored on.wsj.com/3PDG6df

Viewers of Netflix’s ‘Love Is Blind’ are learning that Minnesota is a terrible place to host a dating show. wsj.com/arts-culture/t… via Inti Pacheco

In the 7 previous seasons of 'Love Is Blind,' less than half of the 206 cast members got engaged and 26 married. The finale of the show’s 8th season premiers today. wsj.com/arts-culture/t… (🎁🔗) w/ Inti Pacheco Stephanie Stamm