NIKE INC FORMReport) 10-K (Annual Filed 07/23/13 for the Period Ending 05/31/13 Address Telephone CIK Symbol SIC Code Industry Sector Fiscal Year ONE BOWERMAN DR BEAVERTON, OR 97005-6453 5036713173 0000320187 NKE 3021 - Rubber and Plastics Footwear Footwear Consumer Cyclical 05/31 http://www.edgar-online.com © Copyright 2013, EDGAR Online, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Distribution and use of this document restricted under EDGAR Online, Inc. Terms of Use. Table of Contents UNITED STATES
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Nike: The athletic footwear industry History Nike started out just as plan developed in order to satisfy course work at Stanford University. Mr. Phil Knight a graduate student at Stanford University and a long-distance runner decided that he would make low cost running shoes in Japan and then sell them in the US. Knight solicited the assistance of a past coach Bill Bower man to assist him in his business venture and in 1964 they started Blue Ribbon Sports. Knight called
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Faculty & Research Note on Measuring Brand Awareness, Brand Image, Brand Equity and Brand Value by P. Chandon 2003/19/MKT Working Paper Series Note on Measuring Brand Awareness, Brand Image, Brand Equity and Brand Value Pierre Chandon* INSEAD March 2003 * Pierre Chandon is Assistant Professor of Marketing at INSEAD, Boulevard de Constance, 77300 Fontainebleau, France. Tel: +33 (0)1 60 72 49 87, e-mail: pierre.chandon@insead.edu. Note on Measuring Brand Awareness
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CASE STUDY FOR NIKE ------------------------------------------------- COMPANY PROFILE NIKE, Inc. (NIKE), incorporated on September 8, 1969, is engaged in design, development, marketing and selling of athletic footwear, apparel, equipment, accessories and services. NIKE is a seller of athletic footwear and athletic apparel across the world. ------------------------------------------------- Competition With Adidas Heating Up in Europe Nike has been gaining market share in Europe. According
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the first Foot Locker in 1974 and grew to thousands of stores worldwide. The company changed its name to Foot Locker Inc. in 2001. It would acquire the Footaction chain in 2004. Making its mark in this world, it is the destination for their core customers between
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apparel and accessories specially fit for sportsmen and sportswomen. Instead of that, they also aim for a sport inspired lifestyle concept. They are trying to improve their quality, creativity and innovation as they have strong competitors such as NIKE and ADIDAS that are in the same category. Their targeted market can be mostly focused to urban young upper middle class and upper class men and women. (About.Puma, 2014) PUMA survived in the market with their creativity, energy and style in their apparel
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Business Nike: The Sweatshop Debate 1. Should Nike be held responsible for working conditions in foreign factories that it does not own, but where subcontractors make products for Nike? Answer: Most students will probably agree that Nike should be held responsible for the working conditions in foreign factories where subcontractors make products the company sells. Students taking this perspective are likely to argue that since the workers are there to produce the products for Nike, the fact that
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After 2 years, Adidas introduced the Adidas 1, the first ever production shoe to utilize a microprocessor. In August 2005, Adidas bought rival Reebok. At the same time sales had been closer to those of Nike in North America. The acquisition of Reebok would also allow Adidas to compete with Nike worldwide as the number two athletic shoemaker in the world. Three months later Adidas released a new version of the Adidas 1, make it better, stronger and faster. On April 11 2006, Adidas announced an 11-year
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MARKET AND INTERNATIONAL MARKETS # COMPETITION, TRADEMARKS AND PATENTS, RISK FACTORS # ITEM 2 # SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA # FINANCIAL STATEMENTS # OPERATING SEGEMENTS DATA # ITEM 3 # Section 3.1 # Section 3.2 # Section 3.3 # GENERAL NIKE, Inc. was incorporated in 1968 under the laws of the state of Oregon- USA. A 176 acre facility of 18 buildings which functions as its world headquarters and is occupied by approximately 6,000 employees engaging in management, research, design, development
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