Redskins' owner Dan Snyder and his staff worked closely with Nike to create a look that spoke to the club's unique heritage while highlighting several key details that helped defined the team's history. The alternate "anniversary" uniform ...
Twenty years ago, the Nike Tennis design team created the "burning ball" logo inspired by the type of tennis Nike stood for: fast, furious and unapologetic. The mark was first used on the Nike Air Tech Challenge and was added to the neon ...
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Nike N7 is launching two new apparel styles and one new footwear style with the new Holiday 2012 collection.The unique silhouettes are based on insights and story-telling from Native American and Aboriginal culture of the past and present ...
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Nike launched its first direct-to-consumer retail presence in the capital of the United States, bringing Nike's multi-category brand experience to the historic Georgetown district of Washington, D.C. At Nike Georgetown, consumers will find ...
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Nike Inc. has entered a strategic partnership with LLamasoft, Inc., to co-develop supply chain solutions that offer both logistics and environmental benefits. Nike has been a customer of Michigan-based LLamasoft for two years. This ...
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Iconix Brand Group Inc.announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Umbro brand and related intellectual property assets from NIKE,Inc.for$225 million in cash.The transaction is expected to close by the end of the ...
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Europa Capital has contracted its second acquisition in Germany for its pan-European investment fund,Europa Fund III,acquiring a controlling shareholding in the company which owns Designer Outlets Wolfsburg. The designer outlet centre is ...
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Nike announced plans to expand its Northridge distribution footprint in Memphis,TN. The expansion will create a centralized,multi-product engine for wholesale and retail distribution,supporting Nike's long-term business growth in North ...
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Despite major global apparel brands making tall claims of following sustainable practices in production of garments,the resource intensive fabric dyeing and printing sector remains a blind spot for these clothing brands. A joint report ...
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Nike has reinforced its commitment to the future of Australian football,announcing an 11-year deal with Football Federation Australia(FFA),cementing a 20-year partnership. The deal not only signifies the largest single commitment of term ...
The store features Nike do Brazil's key categories: Football (soccer), Running, Sportswear and Action Sports, in the brand´s first such store in Latin America. There are only 15 similar spaces in the world, located in key cities in ...
Jordan Brand,a division of Nike,Inc.,announced the signing of Oklahoma City guard Russell Westbrook.The two-time NBA All-Star has agreed to a multi-year endorsement agreement with the brand. "We are very excited to welcome Russell to the ...
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Textile Exchange, a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating sustainable practices in the textile industry, presented ten companies with a "Future Shaper" award in recognition for their dedication to organic cotton and the overall ...
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To stay prepared for every challenge the weather presents,the Nike Holiday 2012 range showcases advanced fabric technologies–including Hyperwarm,Dri-FIT and Denier Differential–that have been specially developed with the winter ...
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On October 8th 2012, five environmental NGOs, Friends of Nature, The Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE), Green Beagle, Envirofriends and Nanjing Green Stone have jointly released, in Beijing, the Phase II Cleaning up the ...
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