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Nike, Inc. Nike, Inc. [note 1] (stylized as NIKE) is an American athletic footwear and apparel corporation headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, United States. [5] 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.
Introduction of the first Nike golf clubs. 2003. Nike acquires once-bankrupt rival Converse for $305 million on July 9. For the first time in the company's history, international sales exceed USA sales. Nike is again (also in 1994) named "Advertiser of the Year" by the Cannes Advertising Festival.
Under Armour was founded on September 25, 1996, by Kevin Plank, a then-24 year old former special teams captain of the University of Maryland football team. Plank initially began the business from his grandmother's basement in Washington, D.C. [4] He spent his time traveling along the East Coast with nothing but apparel in the trunk of his car.
During the three-month period that ended May 31, which is Nike's fiscal 2024 fourth quarter, the business reported revenue of $12.6 billion. This was down 2% year over year and missed consensus ...
4. John Joseph Donahoe II (born April 30, 1960) [1] is an American businessman who is the CEO of Nike. Early in his career, he worked for Bain & Company, becoming the firm's president and CEO in 1999. [2] He is on the board of directors at Nike, [3] The Bridgespan Group [4] and is chairman of PayPal. Donahoe was named president and CEO of ...
As seen in the new film, “Air,” James and Deloris Jordan attended pitch meetings with their son before the Air Jordan came to be.
These 12 interesting facts, including the background of the Nike swoosh, will be sure to blow your mind.
Adidas AG ( German pronunciation: [ˈʔadiˌdas] ⓘ; stylized in all lowercase since 1949) [4] is a German athletic apparel and footwear corporation headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, Germany. It is the largest sportswear manufacturer in Europe, and the second largest in the world, after Nike. [5] [6] It is the holding company for the ...