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A. Nike is the owner and manufacturer on the Starter sportswear line of clothing.
NIKE, Inc. (NYSE: NKE)
1 Bowerman Dr.
Beaverton, OR 97005-6453
Phone: 503-671-6453
Fax: 503-671-6300
http://www.nikebiz.com
NIKE is the world's #1 shoemaker and controls more than 20% of the US athletic shoe market. The company designs and sells shoes for a variety of sports, including baseball, cheerleading, golf, volleyball, hiking, tennis, and football. NIKE also sells Cole Haan dress and casual shoes and a line of athletic apparel and equipment. In addition, it operates NIKETOWN shoe and sportswear stores, NIKE factory outlets, and NIKE Women shops. NIKE sells its products throughout the US and in about 160 other countries. Nike brand veteran Mark Parker succeeded Bill Perez, who resigned in 2006, as president and CEO.
Image-savvy NIKE sells its products through about 22,000 retail accounts in the US and through independent distributors and licensees in other countries. Subsidiaries include Cole Haan (dress and casual footwear), Bauer NIKE Hockey (hockey equipment), Hurley International (sports apparel for skateboarding, snowboarding, and surfing), and Converse (classic and retro-style shoes including the Chuck Taylor brand). In 2004 it purchased athletic apparel and footwear makers Official Starter Properties and Official Starter LLC. In late 2004 NIKE bundled the brands into a unit called Exeter Brands Group, based in New York City. The group develops brands in discount retailers, such as Wal-Mart and Target.
The company is rethinking some of its long-standing agreements with retailers, particularly during the retail industry's consolidation push in 2005. As Sears and Kmart begin to polish its own image as a combined entity, NIKE decided effective October 2005 to no longer sell its products in Sears stores nationwide. Sears carries competitor brands: New Balance, Reebok, adidas, and Skechers.
NIKE is keeping its eye on its brands and how customers perceive them -- and on the competition. When adidas-Salomon acquired Reebok in 2006, the deal put the joined companies in a position to compete with longstanding rival NIKE, which has held the top spot in the athletic apparel and footwear markets worldwide for decades.
Looking over its shoulder (striving to maintain its top spot), Nike began actively filing patent lawsuits in 2006 against its competitors, specifically adidas-Salomon. Nike asserts that adidas has used elements of its SHOX cushioning technology in developing the adidas Kevin Garnett and A3 shoes.
NIKE's also honing in on active female customers, particularly in 2005. It became fully committed to women in 2000, when the firm began making its women's shoes using molds made from women's feet. It had been using molds made from a small man's foot. The company followed up by expanding its apparel in fashionable colors and by rolling out trendy low-rise workout pants. Being known as a brand that caters to men (its "Be Like Mike" ad campaign) and as one that supports athletes who take performance and sports seriously, NIKE is focusing more on women who want workout fashion. While NIKE has experienced failed attempts to capture the attention of this target segment, the firm has reworked its organizational, product, and marketing strategy to get there this time around. The plan involves expanding its NIKE Women brand with a catalog and Web site redesign. It also anticipates operating a dozen NIKE Women stores in the US by mid-2006.
Like most clothing and footwear makers, NIKE is vulnerable to the moods of a fickle teen market. In the mid-priced shoe segment, brands such as Skechers have cut into the company's market share. Following the success of NIKE-sponsored golfer Tiger Woods, NIKE has developed a set of golf clubs and unveiled a Tiger Woods apparel line. In addition, the company -- which relies on contract manufacturers -- has taken steps to avoid more criticism of human rights violations in its factories.
In 2004, less than a year after entering the market, NIKE closed all of its Paris operations because of difficulties with its French franchise operator. The closures do not affect NIKE's otherwise healthy European expansion, including store openings in Barcelona, Hamburg, Lisbon, Madrid, and Milan, among others. The company altered the name of its women's stores, broadening the name from Goddess (taking on the original meaning of "Nike") to NIKE Women.
Co-founder Philip Knight announced in November 2004 he would step down as president and CEO, though he will continue as chairman of the company. Former S.C. Johnson & Son chief William Perez was tapped as Knight's successor but he lasted a year in the top spot. Mark Parker, a longtime Nike brand executive, was named president and CEO in January 2006, when Bill Perez left the company.
NIKE, Inc. (NYSE: NKE)
1 Bowerman Dr.
Beaverton, OR 97005-6453
Phone: 503-671-6453
Fax: 503-671-6300
http://www.nikebiz.com
NIKE is the world's #1 shoemaker and controls more than 20% of the US athletic shoe market. The company designs and sells shoes for a variety of sports, including baseball, cheerleading, golf, volleyball, hiking, tennis, and football. NIKE also sells Cole Haan dress and casual shoes and a line of athletic apparel and equipment. In addition, it operates NIKETOWN shoe and sportswear stores, NIKE factory outlets, and NIKE Women shops. NIKE sells its products throughout the US and in about 160 other countries. Nike brand veteran Mark Parker succeeded Bill Perez, who resigned in 2006, as president and CEO.
Image-savvy NIKE sells its products through about 22,000 retail accounts in the US and through independent distributors and licensees in other countries. Subsidiaries include Cole Haan (dress and casual footwear), Bauer NIKE Hockey (hockey equipment), Hurley International (sports apparel for skateboarding, snowboarding, and surfing), and Converse (classic and retro-style shoes including the Chuck Taylor brand). In 2004 it purchased athletic apparel and footwear makers Official Starter Properties and Official Starter LLC. In late 2004 NIKE bundled the brands into a unit called Exeter Brands Group, based in New York City. The group develops brands in discount retailers, such as Wal-Mart and Target.
The company is rethinking some of its long-standing agreements with retailers, particularly during the retail industry's consolidation push in 2005. As Sears and Kmart begin to polish its own image as a combined entity, NIKE decided effective October 2005 to no longer sell its products in Sears stores nationwide. Sears carries competitor brands: New Balance, Reebok, adidas, and Skechers.
NIKE is keeping its eye on its brands and how customers perceive them -- and on the competition. When adidas-Salomon acquired Reebok in 2006, the deal put the joined companies in a position to compete with longstanding rival NIKE, which has held the top spot in the athletic apparel and footwear markets worldwide for decades.
Looking over its shoulder (striving to maintain its top spot), Nike began actively filing patent lawsuits in 2006 against its competitors, specifically adidas-Salomon. Nike asserts that adidas has used elements of its SHOX cushioning technology in developing the adidas Kevin Garnett and A3 shoes.
NIKE's also honing in on active female customers, particularly in 2005. It became fully committed to women in 2000, when the firm began making its women's shoes using molds made from women's feet. It had been using molds made from a small man's foot. The company followed up by expanding its apparel in fashionable colors and by rolling out trendy low-rise workout pants. Being known as a brand that caters to men (its "Be Like Mike" ad campaign) and as one that supports athletes who take performance and sports seriously, NIKE is focusing more on women who want workout fashion. While NIKE has experienced failed attempts to capture the attention of this target segment, the firm has reworked its organizational, product, and marketing strategy to get there this time around. The plan involves expanding its NIKE Women brand with a catalog and Web site redesign. It also anticipates operating a dozen NIKE Women stores in the US by mid-2006.
Like most clothing and footwear makers, NIKE is vulnerable to the moods of a fickle teen market. In the mid-priced shoe segment, brands such as Skechers have cut into the company's market share. Following the success of NIKE-sponsored golfer Tiger Woods, NIKE has developed a set of golf clubs and unveiled a Tiger Woods apparel line. In addition, the company -- which relies on contract manufacturers -- has taken steps to avoid more criticism of human rights violations in its factories.
In 2004, less than a year after entering the market, NIKE closed all of its Paris operations because of difficulties with its French franchise operator. The closures do not affect NIKE's otherwise healthy European expansion, including store openings in Barcelona, Hamburg, Lisbon, Madrid, and Milan, among others. The company altered the name of its women's stores, broadening the name from Goddess (taking on the original meaning of "Nike") to NIKE Women.
Co-founder Philip Knight announced in November 2004 he would step down as president and CEO, though he will continue as chairman of the company. Former S.C. Johnson & Son chief William Perez was tapped as Knight's successor but he lasted a year in the top spot. Mark Parker, a longtime Nike brand executive, was named president and CEO in January 2006, when Bill Perez left the company.
I cant get a date to save my life, should i just give up?
Q. Im not good with women,im 20,im a virgin, im shy, i have no self-confidence, and im ugly. (great list huh?)Iife with out sex is unbearable. Should i just give up and go to a legal brothel in Nevada. Im afraid of being the next 40 year old virgin.
A. Brothels are good at a quick fix, but will never complete the situation.
It is abit like feeling ravenously hungry and having a sweet, soon after you feel ravenous again. Unless you are very rich and can visit the brothel on a daily basis with several love beauties, it is a very temporary answer. If you do visit a brothel there is not a chance of you remaining a virgin.
Forget being ugly, to many women you may be handsome, why ? well if you were good looking and Gods gift, those men have a reputation of loving and leaving, they play the field and have endless women, that if they don't get what the want they move on, leaving a trail of broken hearts behind, the word spreads and women become very wary. Women know full well that the more ugly the man, the more they will have to make the effort, and will continue to make the effort when they have found a partner in order to keep them, because they will have a long wait to find another.
Self confidence comes with effort and money !
Look in the mirror - and decide what needs to be done to improve your looks. What you see is what others see, and it is so easy to think you are worse than you are, another thing is that you are a man, and you are looking in the mirror at another man, so that is why you do not see it from a womans point of view. So a woman might easily see a side of you which you cannot see.
OK you can't change your physical attributes as they were handed to you by your parents, but you can cosmetically alter the detrimental looks.
I used to be like you, but I decided to do something about it. If there is no life - you have to create it yourself ! First women love clean and well dressed men, so appearance is crutial. Get a decent popular hair cut at a proper stylist, get the latest trendy clothes, be seen about town, go to trendy bars, and nightclubs. Have a make over, if you wear glasses, get contact lenzes or your eyes lazered. Work out and improve your muscles, with all this your appearance will transform your ugliness. If you are short get platform trendy shoes to add height.
Advertise in the local papers for a date. Use the Internet dating sites, facebook and others. Don't give up at all until you get what you want.
You can litteraly tick the boxes and describe in detail what your ideal woman and age should be.
Do your homework ! Find out from the lifes experienced what worked for them. Ask your parents, especially your older brothers how they met their partner, how they went about it. If they failed find out why and don't make the same mistakes !
Remember beauty is in the eye of the beholder, to some ugly is beautiful, whereas to others beautiful is ugly !
I think more importantly to a woman the top ten attributes are:
A good sence of humour,
A man who can make you feel like a woman
A man who is not afraid to take charge
A man who can be dominated
A man with a sensitive side
A man who can hold his own
A man who is successful
A man in uniform
A man with a great body
A man with a brain and a good conversationalist
So you know you have alot of homework to do and I hope I have pointed you in the right direction
As for you being the next 40 year old virgin - not a chance if you take my advice.
Best of luck
MIK
It is abit like feeling ravenously hungry and having a sweet, soon after you feel ravenous again. Unless you are very rich and can visit the brothel on a daily basis with several love beauties, it is a very temporary answer. If you do visit a brothel there is not a chance of you remaining a virgin.
Forget being ugly, to many women you may be handsome, why ? well if you were good looking and Gods gift, those men have a reputation of loving and leaving, they play the field and have endless women, that if they don't get what the want they move on, leaving a trail of broken hearts behind, the word spreads and women become very wary. Women know full well that the more ugly the man, the more they will have to make the effort, and will continue to make the effort when they have found a partner in order to keep them, because they will have a long wait to find another.
Self confidence comes with effort and money !
Look in the mirror - and decide what needs to be done to improve your looks. What you see is what others see, and it is so easy to think you are worse than you are, another thing is that you are a man, and you are looking in the mirror at another man, so that is why you do not see it from a womans point of view. So a woman might easily see a side of you which you cannot see.
OK you can't change your physical attributes as they were handed to you by your parents, but you can cosmetically alter the detrimental looks.
I used to be like you, but I decided to do something about it. If there is no life - you have to create it yourself ! First women love clean and well dressed men, so appearance is crutial. Get a decent popular hair cut at a proper stylist, get the latest trendy clothes, be seen about town, go to trendy bars, and nightclubs. Have a make over, if you wear glasses, get contact lenzes or your eyes lazered. Work out and improve your muscles, with all this your appearance will transform your ugliness. If you are short get platform trendy shoes to add height.
Advertise in the local papers for a date. Use the Internet dating sites, facebook and others. Don't give up at all until you get what you want.
You can litteraly tick the boxes and describe in detail what your ideal woman and age should be.
Do your homework ! Find out from the lifes experienced what worked for them. Ask your parents, especially your older brothers how they met their partner, how they went about it. If they failed find out why and don't make the same mistakes !
Remember beauty is in the eye of the beholder, to some ugly is beautiful, whereas to others beautiful is ugly !
I think more importantly to a woman the top ten attributes are:
A good sence of humour,
A man who can make you feel like a woman
A man who is not afraid to take charge
A man who can be dominated
A man with a sensitive side
A man who can hold his own
A man who is successful
A man in uniform
A man with a great body
A man with a brain and a good conversationalist
So you know you have alot of homework to do and I hope I have pointed you in the right direction
As for you being the next 40 year old virgin - not a chance if you take my advice.
Best of luck
MIK
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