News Briefs – Page 25
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Nike has signed a clean-energy power purchasing agreement (PPA) –...
Nike has signed a clean-energy power purchasing agreement (PPA) – its first in Europe – with Iberdrola of Spain, regarded as the world's leading provider of wind power. The deal purchases 40 megawatts from Cavar, a wind farm in northern Spain that Iberdrola will finish building in 2020 and should ...
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Nike has opened its first city-inspired SNKRS pop-up shop at...
Nike has opened its first city-inspired SNKRS pop-up shop at 711 10th Street NW in Atlanta. From Jan. 26 to the end of March, the shop will have a rotating selection of limited-edition styles – such the Ten collection and Air Force 1 drops – chosen specifically for Atlanta. Hoodies ...
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As of 2020, Nike will be Major League Baseball's exclusive...
As of 2020, Nike will be Major League Baseball's exclusive supplier of on-field uniforms – baselayers, game-day outerwear and training apparel included – and will be stamping them with its Swoosh. Fanatics, the California- and Florida-based producer of licensed sports apparel, will handle the manufacturing and distribution at retail. The ...
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Nike has re-opened a store, called Blue Ribbon Sports like...
Nike has re-opened a store, called Blue Ribbon Sports like the original name of the company, to serve as a community space for runners in Santa Monica, California. First opened in 1967 by Nike's first employee, the original Blue Ribbon Sports store served as a hang-out for so-called “oddball athletes.” ...
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Nike has launched its first line of yoga apparel, for...
Nike has launched its first line of yoga apparel, for men and women, as part of its Nike Training line. In connection with the launch, it is proposing a series of yoga workouts on the Nike Trainer Club app. It has enlisted the support of a female basketball player, Korahn ...
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Marchon and Nike are partnering for the launch of Kevin...
Marchon and Nike are partnering for the launch of Kevin Durant's new KD Eyewear collection. Durant plays for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Marchon has a long-standing licensing agreement with Nike for the exclusive design, production and worldwide distribution of Nike optical and sunglass collections. ...
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Marchon and Nike are partnering for the launch of Kevin...
Marchon and Nike are partnering for the launch of Kevin Durant's new KD Eyewear collection. Durant plays for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Marchon has a long-standing licensing agreement with Nike for the exclusive design, production and worldwide distribution of Nike optical and sunglass collections. ...
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Nike has announced the renewal of its contract with Mauro...
Nike has announced the renewal of its contract with Mauro Icardi, the Argentinean professional footballer who plays for Inter Milan as well as Argentina's national team. The contract extension will see the 25-year-old scorer remain with Nike until 2027. Icardi was originally signed by Nike back in 2013, with an ...
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Nike has announced that Heidi O'Neill, president of Nike Direct,...
Nike has announced that Heidi O'Neill, president of Nike Direct, will expand her current role as leader of Nike's physical retail stores and Nike.com to include also all Nike digital products, services and member experiences. The change has immediate effect. She will report to Elliott Hill, president of consumer and ...
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Nike has appointed Tamika Curry Smith as vice president of...
Nike has appointed Tamika Curry Smith as vice president of diversity and inclusion, according to a report in Black Enterprise. She previously held similar roles at Mercedez-Benz USQA and at Target. The new executive is supposed to be taking the place of Antoine Andrews, who left the group in April.
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Nike has opened a flagship store on the second floor...
Nike has opened a flagship store on the second floor of the Dubai Mall. The 3,500-square-meter store in the capital of the United Arab Emirates has a small basketball court. It features a women's salon, NikePlus enhancements and customization facilities for shoes and apparel. The opening in Dubai follows last ...
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Nike has announced that John W. Rogers, Jr. has been...
Nike has announced that John W. Rogers, Jr. has been appointed as a new member of the company's board of directors. Rogers, 60, is the founder, chairman, chief executive and chief investment officer of Ariel Investments. He founded Ariel Investments in 1983, with a focus on undervalued small and medium-sized ...
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Nike has signed a multi-year deal to become the official...
Nike has signed a multi-year deal to become the official supplier and strategic partner of England Netball, the game's governing body in the U.K. The company will be supplying on- and off-court sportswear for the Vitality Roses, England's national team, in all international competitions, among them the 2019 Vitality Netball ...
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Nike has announced the appointment of Ann Hebert as vice-president...
Nike has announced the appointment of Ann Hebert as vice-president of global sales. She will replace Mike Best, who has decided to retire after nearly 30 years with the brand. Hebert is another Nike veteran, with 23 years at the company. Most recently, she was general manager of Asia-Pacific and ...
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Adidas and Nike were among the 237 brands that generated...
Adidas and Nike were among the 237 brands that generated sales of more than 100 million yuan renmimbi (€12.6m-$14.4m) at Alibaba's Single's Day consumption festival on Nov. 11. New Balance was also a winner with 60,000 pairs of shoes ordered during a pre-sales program. Overall, consumers placed orders for a ...
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Nike has inaugurated its flagship store in New York City,...
Nike has inaugurated its flagship store in New York City, dubbed as “House of Innovation 000.” The six-level space, including a below-street-level floor, covers around 68,000 square feet on the corner of Fifth Avenue and 52nd Street. The store has been designed to offer services that are highly customizable and effortlessly ...
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Nike and the English Premier League have announced a six-year extension...
Nike and the English Premier League have announced a six-year extension to their existing partnership to the end of the 2024/25 season. The partnership, which started back in 2000, includes the official Premier League ball, of which the current ball is the 15th iteration. Under the deal, Nike will also continue ...
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CORRECTION: According to SportsPro, Nike has hired Jian Zihao, expert...
CORRECTION: According to SportsPro, Nike has hired Jian Zihao, expert player of the videogame League of Legends, as an “influencer” to promote LeBron James's “Shut Up and Dribble” ad campaign. It has not signed him to an athletic endorsement deal.
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Phil Knight, the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Nike, has...
Phil Knight, the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Nike, has donated 12 million shares of Nike stock worth $990 million to an unnamed charity, according to a financial document that Nike has recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The regulatory filing notes that Phil Knight and his wife, ...
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Nike is venturing into virtual athletics in its sports marketing...
Nike is venturing into virtual athletics in its sports marketing strategy, having just signed Jian “Uzi” Zihao to its first e-sports endorsement deal. The move comes just as Michael Jordan is becoming a shareholder in Axiomatic, which controls the Team Liquid, rated as the third-largest player in professional e-sports. Zihao ...
