NIKE, Inc., a consumer products company, engages in the design, development, and marketing of footwear, apparel, equipment, and accessory products worldwide. It designs athletic, casual, and leisure footwear for men, women, and children. The company’s footwear products include running, training, basketball, soccer, sport-inspired urban shoes, and children’s shoes. It also markets shoes designed for tennis, golf, baseball, football, lacrosse, walking, outdoor activities, skateboarding, bicycling, volleyball, wrestling, cheerleading, aquatic activities, and other athletic and recreational uses. The company sells sports apparel and accessories, athletic bags, and accessory items, as well as offers apparel for licensed college and professional team and league logos. It also sells a line of performance equipment under the NIKE brand name, including bags, socks, sport balls, eyewear, timepieces, electronic devices, bats, gloves, protective equipment, and other equipment designed for sports activities. In addition, NIKE provides licenses to produce and sell NIKE brand swimwear, cycling apparel, children’s clothing, school supplies, electronic devices, eyewear, golf accessories, and belts. Further, it manufactures and distributes ice skates, skate blades, protective gear, hockey sticks, licensed and team apparel, and accessories. The company sells its products to retail accounts, through its owned retail stores, and through a mix of independent distributors and licensees, as well as through Internet Web site, nikestore.com. As of May 31, 2007, it operated 254 retail stores in the United States and 232 retail stores internationally. The company was founded in 1964 and is headquartered in Beaverton, Oregon.