Nike Inc. Nike’s Unethical Business Practices Nike’s Unethical Business Practices Love those Nike shoes your wearing? Have you ever thought how they were made, who made them, and at what price they were made at? I bet you probably don’t. I bet that you see those Nike shoes at the store, and think to yourself, “oh I like those shoes, I have to have them,” and then buy them. What you don’t know is that those pair of shoes you just bought were probably made in a third world factory by employees
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1. INDUSTRY BACKGROUND The term footwear covers a vast range of products made from many different materials. Boots, shoes, sandals, slippers and clogs are made wholly or partly of rubber, synthetic and plastics materials, canvas, rope and wood. In fact, in 2007, rubber and plastics footwear made up 53% of the pie whereas leather footwear accounted for 14% only with the remaining 33% of the footwear made of textile and other types of materials. In recent years, the footwear industry has become
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GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS STANFORD UNIVERSITY CASE NUMBER: EC-9B FEBRUARY 2000 NIKE – CHANNEL CONFLICT As 1999 drew to a close, Mary Kate Buckley, general manager of nike.com, found herself and her division at a crossroads. Over the last twelve months, nike.com had rolled out an ambitious e-commerce initiative, signed an exclusive deal with Fogdog sports that allowed NIKE products to be sold by a pure internet company for the first time, and had grown from twelve to 150 employees. But
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Nike Corporate Team Case Executive Summary Nike has dominated the athletic apparel industry since its inception in 1964. Nike has been the industry leader for many decades and they still are finding new ways to grow. Through innovation and exceptional marketing Nike has become one of the best companies in the world. The history of Nike will help us understand how it became the successful company we know today. All companies are not without problems and competitive edges above the competition.
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The Adidas - Reebok Merger ------------------------------------------------- Introduction On August 03, 2005, Adidas-Salomon AG (Adidas), Germany's largest sporting goods maker announced acquisition of the US-based Reebok International Limited (Reebok) for $3.8 billion. The share prices of both the companies recorded an increase on the day of the announcement of the deal. The share price of Adidas increased by 7.4% from €147.52 on August 02, 2005 to €158.45 on August 03, 2005 on the Frankfurt
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Strategies I. PRINT COMMERCIAL II. SPORTING VENUES AND EVENTS III. SPONSPRSHIPS LIKE A) ATHLETES B) CELEBRITIES C) NCAA TEAMS (NATIONAL COLLEGIATE ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION) D) PROFESSIONAL TEAMS Competitve Strategies MOST IMPORTANT: 1. Athletic shoe market share for nike from 2006 to 2011 2. Global Market shares for Nike is 31% and it is the top most among the athletic footwear. 3. Strategic Planning I. BUSINESS DEFINATION II. TARGET CONSUMER III. WHAT DO WE WANT THEM TO THINK IV. WHAT DO
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Findings [pic] 2.1 Background/History of Bata Shoe Co. Bd. Ltd.: [pic] The business that became the Bata Shoe Organization was established on August 24, 1894 in Zlin, Czechoslovakia by Tomas Bata, and included his brother Antonin and sister Anna. Although this business was new, the Bata name had been part of a tradition of shoemaking for eight generations, spanning three hundred years. It was one of the first modern-day shoe 'manufacturers', a team of stitchers and shoemakers creating
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e-Business Analysis Bus 352 e-Business e-Business Analysis of NIKE Generally speaking, exercising was not something that our ancestors had to spend very much time thinking about. By and large, the lack of modern technologies and conveniences meant that their everyday lives tended to be more strenuous, and involve more inherent activity, than most of our lives today. However, as day-to-day living has become more sedentary in recent years, people have had to start planning activity into their
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Report #1 A Report on the Product/Services/Promotional Strategies Offered by NIKE Nike is a global marketer of athletic footwear, apparel and other fitness equipment. Their primary focus is on their mission statement: to bring inspiration and innovation to every athlete in the world. To do this, Nike is present in market places all over the world and serves various customers that have allowed them to obtain their positioning as a Fortune Top 500 company globally. Their target market is women
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Athletic Footwear Industry Analysis The global athletic footwear market has shown steady growth in recent years with only minimal slowing down during the global economic crisis. China, as a leader, contributing over 63% of the world’s production, followed by Vietnam, Italy, Indonesia, Belgium and Brazil. It grew by 2.6% in 2009 to reach a value of $196.3 billion. In 2014, the global footwear market is forecast to have a value of $230.8 billion, an increase of 17.6% since 2009 (starta.co.uk). The
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