A Nike flagship store is closing in Seattle Washington, among other businesses that have closed down in recent years. The locals and some business owners say crime and homelessness are taking a toll on the downtown area.
Nike Inc. on Friday suspended its relationship with Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving and canceled its next Irving-branded shoe release in the aftermath of his promotion of a documentary that some see as anti-Semitic. The Nets had already suspended Irving at least five games after he stopped short of fully disavowing the documentary on two […]
Nike is shutting down its Run Club app in China. The announcement makes Nike the latest western company to start retreating from China. Experts say the country’s stringent COVID-19 lockdown policy is forcing foreign companies to reassess their offerings to the Chinese market.
A pair of Nike Air Ships sneakers worn by Michael Jordan has sold for a record-breaking $1.47 million (£1.07 million) at auction. The basketball star wore the red and white sneakers during his fifth NBA game in his rookie season with the Chicago Bulls on Nov. 1, 1984. The shoes were sold to cards collector […]
OSLO—Norwegian hurdler Karsten Warholm is not against innovation in sports but feels the new carbon-technology shoes are hurting athletes’ credibility, the men’s 400 meters hurdles champion at the Tokyo Olympics told Reuters. Karsten Warholm shaved off his own world record by .76 of a second—a massive margin in a one-lap race—to hold off American Rai […]
Nike might soon run out of sneakers made in Vietnam, according to a new report by S&P Global Market Intelligence. Two of Nike’s factory suppliers shut down production there because of rising CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus cases.
Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti, who you may remember publicly sparring with then-President Donald Trump, was sentenced to 30 months in prison Thursday. A jury found he tried to extort millions of dollars from Nike by threatening the company with bad publicity.
