UPDATE: (7/28, 6:30 p.m.):
Alas, Nike has indicated the technology upgrades to Nike.com are not in fact related to bots. Sadderdays are back in full effect.
Nikestore announced via Twitter that it'll be shutting down its e-commerce arm Nike.com for a portion of Tuesday evening. The tweet indicated the shutdown will occur July 28 at 6 p.m. PDT, or 9 p.m. for east coast 'heads, and they hope to be back online by July 29.
This could actually be welcome news for sneakerheads who've been plagued by bots sniping all the latest Nike and Air Jordan releases, leaving fans with countless Sadderdays and empty carts. In a Twitter reply to another customer, Nike says what they're doing is performing a technology upgrade so this could possibly be a fix to stop pesky bots from plundering its site.
If you recall back in May in an almost historic announcement, two of the most anticipated Jordan releases were canceled on Nike.com due to the proliferation of these bots. It was the first time Nike had publicly acknowledged bots had compromised its user experience so this should be an important update that sneakerheads should pay attention to.
We'll update this post if any new information develops.
