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.
Specialties
athletic shoes, apparel, sports equipment
New hires at Nike
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Global Digital Producer (Athletic Training)
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ESPN, Wired, SLAM, WeightWatchers.com, etc., Writer/Reporter
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Gap Inc., Vice President, Corporate and Operating Strategy and Consumer Insights
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Emerging Markets DTC - Real Estate Director
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Jones Lang LaSalle, Senior Vice President
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Senior Real Estate Manager
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Macerich, Assistant Vice President, Real Estate
Nike Activity on LinkedIn
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Nike has a new Designer 1
Erin Cochrane is now Designer 1
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Nike has a new Greater China IT Director (Interim)
Patrick Chu is now Greater China IT Director (Interim)
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Nike has a new Transition Management Specialist
Peter Christmas is now Transition Management Specialist, was Research Assistant at University of Portland
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Nike has a new Pasante - Responsabilidad Social Empresaria
Carolina Perdomo is now Pasante - Responsabilidad Social Empresaria, was Pasantía - Staff at Buenos Aires Fashion Week
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Nike has a new Athlete
Shawn Burnham is now Athlete, was Sales Service Rep at Oakhurst Dairy
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Nike has a new Athlete
Caitlin Boon is now Athlete, was Language Tutor at McNamara Academic Center for Intercollegiate Athletics, University of Minnesota
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Nike has a new Summer Intern, Apparel Strategy
Winnie Sze is now Summer Intern, Apparel Strategy
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Nike has a new Graphic Designer
Erasto Reyes is now Graphic Designer
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