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Nike, Inc. [note 1] (stylized as NIKE) is an American athletic footwear and apparel corporation headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon. [6] It is the world's largest supplier of athletic shoes and apparel and a major manufacturer of sports equipment, with revenue in excess of US$46 billion in its fiscal year 2022.
1962 Phil Knight visits Onitsuka Tiger in Kobe, Japan, and pitches the idea of selling their shoes in the U.S. When asked the name of his company, Knight comes up with one on the spot: Blue Ribbon ...
Nike reports annual revenue for fiscal year 2005 (ending May 31) of $13.74 billion, a 12% increase over the previous fiscal year. Nike Signs Tennis Pro Rafael Nadal. Nike introduces Nike Free. 2006 Nike enters the cricket market with a 5-year sponsorship of the Indian cricket team for US$43m. 2007 CEO William Perez leaves Nike on January 23, 2006.
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Michigan Wolverines logo and the jumpman logo at the Nike flagship store on the Magnificent Mile in Chicago during the week before the opening game for the 2016 Michigan Wolverines football team. In 1997, Air Jordan selected the first Jordan Brand sponsored schools: Cincinnati Bearcats, St. John's Red Storm, and North Carolina A&T Aggies [12]
In 1995, Nike removed the word "Nike" from the logo; the Swoosh now stands alone as the brand's logo. [11] Davidson retired in 2000, and now engages in hobbies and volunteer work, including weekly duties at the Ronald McDonald House at Legacy Emanuel Hospital & Health Center in Oregon. [1]
The founder of the Wieden+Kennedy agency, Dan Wieden, credits the inspiration for his "Just Do It" Nike slogan to a death row inmate Gary Gilmore’s last words: "Let's do it." [1] From 1988 to 1998, Nike increased its share of the North American domestic sport-shoe business from 18% to 43% (from $877 million to $9.2 billion in worldwide sales ...