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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. [ 6 ][ 7 ]
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.
This list comprises the largest companies currently in the United States by revenue as of 2023, according to the Fortune 500 tally of companies and Forbes. The Fortune 500 list of companies includes only publicly traded companies, also including tax inversion companies. There are also corporations having foundation in the United States, such as ...
S&P Dow Jones Indices updates the components of the S&P 500 periodically, typically in response to acquisitions, or to keep the index up to date as various companies grow or shrink in value. [3] Between January 1, 1963, and December 31, 2014, 1,186 index components were replaced by other components.
United States: 6 The Kroger Company: Supermarket 131,620 2.0%: Cincinnati United States: 7 Walgreens Boots Alliance: Drug store/Pharmacy 117,705 0.3%: Deerfield United States: 8 Aldi: Discount store 117,047 ... Essen and Mülheim Germany: 9 JD.com: Non-store 94,423 6.6%: Beijing China: 10 Target Corporation: Discount department store 92,400 4.7 ...
Nike's Biggest Mistake Ever. When it comes to Nike , the undisputed king of athletic footwear, one of the most successful growth stories ever, and now one of the world's greatest companies in ...
Fortune. 500. The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by Fortune magazine that ranks 500 of the largest United States corporations by total revenue for their respective fiscal years. [ 1] The list includes publicly held companies, along with privately held companies for which revenues are publicly available.
Kevin Plank, founder of Under Armour, in 2018. 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 ...