The two behemoths in the sports apparel and footwear category, Nike and Adidas, competed this summer in the London Olympics to see whose athletes would take the gold.
To stay active, boomers also buy more sporting-goods equipment, like golf clubs and sports apparel from Nike (nyse: NKE - news - people ).
The 2013 NCAA Tournament provides an excellent exposure opportunity for Adidas, a company that remains in heavy competition with other basketball apparel companies such as Nike and Under Armour.
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Nike designs and markets footwear, apparel and athletic equipment.
Selling "the first Tebow-identified Jets apparel is a unique and short-lived opportunity, " Nike said in the lawsuit.
But ifNFL owners do approve the rumored deal, Nike would provide the uniforms and sideline apparel to the National Football League.
Nike, the largest sports footwear and apparel company in the world, lives and dies on fine engineering points and microscopic differences.
Today, Nike is the global leader in sporting equipment and apparel.
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Nike is a dominant player in golf and tennis apparel.
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Nike has long relied on a matrix organization: footwear, apparel and equipment on one dimension, geographic areas on the other.
In 2002 Nike jumped into the skateboarding market with swoosh-emblazoned shoes and apparel.
Nike benefits when you open your wallet or purse for the apparel, and as the weather gets warmer, sales of baseball gear and apparel should begin to pick up.
Athletic icons come and go, but year after year Nike ( NKE) manages to sell more over-priced sneakers and apparel, strengthen its financial position and expand its markets around the world.
Together the two companies teamed up to create the Sustainable Apparel Coalition, inviting other major brands, such as Levi Strauss, Nike, Gap and Adidas to join them in crafting clear, quantifiable standards for environmentally responsible clothing production.
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Nike ( NKE - news - people ) and other sports apparel makers and the mesmerizing of recruits with swanky workout facilities equipped with game rooms and flat screen TVs.
With Tiger off to a hot start with three early season wins and the established favorite at the upcoming Masters, Nike hopes for an equally hot start for its golf shoes, equipment and apparel lines.
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Now, instead of routing all footwear and apparel that come in from factories in Southeast Asia through a distribution center in Memphis, Nike can have them sent directly to specific stores or the consumers who order them online.
Nike (NYSE:NKE) designs, develops, markets, and sells footwear, apparel, equipment, and accessories for men, women, and children.
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The worst kept secret in golf was confirmed today when Nike announced the signing of Rory McIlroy to a long-term endorsement deal that covers apparel and equipment.
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Nike (NYSE: NKE): Shares of the largest maker of athletic shoes and apparel were up more than 5% yesterday, within spitting distance of their 52-week high.
Last week Nike sued the Adidas unit for allegedly selling unauthorized New York Jets T-shirts and other apparel featuring new team quarterback Tim Tebow's name and number.
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