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As of 2020, Nike owns only one subsidiary: Converse Inc. [citation needed] Nike acquired Zodiac, a consumer data analytics company, in March 2018. In August 2019, the company acquired Celect, a Boston-based predictive analytics company. In December 2021, Nike purchased RTFKT Studios, a virtual shoe company that makes NFTs.
Philip Hampson Knight (born February 24, 1938) is an American billionaire business magnate who is the co-founder and chairman emeritus of Nike, Inc., a global sports equipment and apparel company. He was previously its chairman and CEO. [1] As of December 2023, Forbes estimated his net worth at $45.0 billion.
According to the company's filings with the SEC, as of January 2017, Foot Locker, Inc. had 3,363 primarily mall-based stores in the United States, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Nearly 70% of its products are from Nike.
Champs Sports. Champs Sports is an American sports retail store, it operates as a subsidiary of Foot Locker. [2] [3] Products sold at Champs Sports include apparel, equipment, footwear, and accessories. As of June 2019, there were 540 store locations found throughout the United States, Canada, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. [2]
The 1990s. The first Nike store opens in downtown Portland. Nike opens its world headquarters in unincorporated Washington County, just west of Portland, on 74 acres (0.3 km²) of land. 1993. Nike introduces Reuse-A-Shoe, which collects athletic shoes, Nike wins Advertiser of the Year at the Cannes Advertising Festival.
Founded by Marquis Mills Converse in 1908 as the Converse Rubber Shoe Company in Malden, Massachusetts, it has been acquired by several companies before becoming a subsidiary of Nike, Inc. in 2003. [3]
Nordstrom, Inc. ( / ˈnɔːrdstrəm /) is an American luxury department store chain headquartered in Seattle, Washington, and founded by John W. Nordstrom and Carl F. Wallin in 1901. The original Wallin & Nordstrom store operated exclusively as a shoe store, and a second Nordstrom's shoe store opened in 1923.
Lululemon Athletica. Lululemon athletica inc., commonly known as lululemon ( / ˌluːluˈlɛmən / loo-loo-LEM-ən; styled in all lowercase [2] ), is a Canadian multinational athletic apparel retailer headquartered in British Columbia and incorporated in Delaware, United States. [4] It was founded in 1998 as a retailer of yoga pants and other ...
Fanatics, Inc. is an American manufacturer and online retailer of licensed sportswear for the MLB, MLS, NBA, NCAA, NFL, NHL, NASCAR, Formula 1, WWE and NPB. They sell sports collectibles, Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), trading cards, and sports merchandise, as well as sports betting and iGaming.
Nike owns none of the factories where Air Jordans are produced and contracts the work to various factory owners. Company officials say that they only design and market the shoes. However, Nike dictates production terms and standards to the contractor, often without questioning labor or safety practices.