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Phil Knight Donates $1 Billion of Nike Shares to Charity

5 October 2018 • By Bloomberg

The sportswear brand's founder and chairman emeritus gave 12 million shares to an unnamed organisation.

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Nike Stores in South Africa Reopen Following Backlash Over Racist Video

24 August 2018 • By Reuters

Some stores were closed earlier in the week following a backlash over racist comments by a man said to have links to the US sportswear company.

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At Nike, Revolt Led by Women Leads to Exodus of Male Executives

29 April 2018 • By The New York Times

Complaints about bad behaviour by men and a lack of advancement for women long went ignored, employees said, but now change seems to be afoot.

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Nike Sees Some Relief in North America

22 March 2018 • By Bloomberg

A misconduct scandal burst into public view last week, but the sports brand says its business is back on the upswing after earnings topped analysts’ estimates last quarter.

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News Bites

Nike Unveils 'Connected' Jersey for NBA Partnership

16 September 2017 • By Chantal Fernandez

Stefan Olander, Nike’s vice president of digital, tells BoF how the jersey will bring basketball fans closer to the game.

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Nike Fuels Move to Corporate Bonds as Government Debt Falters

19 October 2016 • By Bloomberg

Nike Inc. sold $1.5 billion of notes, reflecting demand for higher yields than those offered by government bonds.

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Nike Signs Long-Term Kit Deal With Chelsea Football Club

13 October 2016 • By Reuters

Chelsea said it represented the largest commercial deal in the Premier League club's history.

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Global Currents

Activewear Brands Limber Up in China

10 October 2016 • By Kate Abnett

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Letter from the Editor

Fashion Knows No Boundaries: Our Fourth Annual BoF500 Print Issue Is Out Today

4 October 2016 • By Imran Amed

From the office towers of Tokyo to the shopping malls of Mumbai to a tiny island in Greece, we bring you insight and intelligence from Kate Moss, Tory Burch, Tadashi Yanai and more in our fourth annual BoF 500 issue.

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New Adidas CEO Sets Off in Pursuit of Nike

29 September 2016 • By Reuters

Closing the gap on clear market leader Nike is the challenge facing new Adidas boss Kasper Rorsted when the Dane takes charge of the world's second biggest sportswear brand from the start of October.

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