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  • Thursday, 6 April, 2023
    ReviewFilm
    Air — Ben Affleck’s love letter to a pair of trainers

    Matt Damon and Viola Davis star in a celebration of consumerism through the origin story of the Nike Air Jordan

  • Monday, 3 April, 2023
    Style
    How Nike changed business — and transformed workwear

    Ben Affleck’s new film ‘Air’ shows how the brand’s trainers turned dressing down into dressing up

  • Wednesday, 1 March, 2023
    Moral Money
    Asia factory workers press Nike over missing pay Premium content

    Also in today’s newsletter, there’s more to shareholder proposals than winning the vote

  • Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
    Lex
    Nike: inventory pile remains tough obstacle Premium content

    Excess goods remain a challenge for US sportswear giant alongside exposure to China and currency headwinds

  • Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
    Nike boosts global sportswear sector with upbeat forecast

    Consumers take advantage of discounts ahead of Christmas

  • Monday, 5 December, 2022
    Nike terminates Kyrie Irving contract after anti-Semitism controversy

    NBA star loses crucial partnership amid fallout from social media post

  • Sunday, 27 November, 2022
    Football
    How cricket-crazy Pakistan became a major football factory

    ‘It’s not our favourite sport, but it’s good business,’ say the country’s soccer entrepreneurs

  • Friday, 28 October, 2022
    Alex Barker
    Kanye: the tightrope of celebrity endorsements for brands

    Big companies are damaged when their famous partner implodes, but they survive and move on

  • Wednesday, 12 October, 2022
    Legal services
    Meet the FT top 20 in-house legal leaders

    We highlight the evolving role of senior in-house lawyers by showcasing outstanding examples of wide-ranging leadership skills

  • Wednesday, 3 August, 2022
    News in-depthWomen's Euro 2022
    Nike scores success with early backing for women’s football

    US sportswear retailer secures halo effect from Lionesses’ victory after early fumbles in men’s game

  • Tuesday, 28 June, 2022
    Lex
    Nike/China: consumer market is yet to fully open Premium content

    Don’t take the easing of pandemic restrictions as a sign that the country is returning to normality

  • Wednesday, 18 May, 2022
    Nike’s diversity head to leave company after two years

    Felicia Mayo will be the second executive to leave the role at the world’s largest sportswear maker in as many years

  • Tuesday, 22 March, 2022
    Lex
    Nike: direct sales keep this long-distance runner in the lead Premium content

    Cutting out the middle man has allowed brand to keep ahead of its rivals

  • Thursday, 10 February, 2022
    News in-depthPeloton Interactive Inc
    Should Nike or Amazon buy Peloton?

    Share price surge reflects Wall Street hope for a deal, but co-founder retains control as he moves to stave off suitors

  • Tuesday, 28 December, 2021
    LexChinese business & finance
    China sportswear: Fujian Tigers earn their stripes in Nike fight Premium content

    Sales and shares of the country’s homegrown brands have further left to run

  • Thursday, 14 October, 2021
    LeBron James
    LeBron James’s media group gets backing from Nike and RedBird Capital

    Deal also involves Fenway and values SpringHill at $725m

  • Sunday, 12 September, 2021
    LexRetail sector
    Modest fashion: looking good need not mean revealing Premium content

    The industry is underpinned by the Muslim population but is also finding wardrobe space elsewhere

  • Monday, 26 July, 2021
    LexPersonal & Household Goods
    Nike/Adidas: no Yeezy way out of Vietnam Premium content
  • Wednesday, 14 July, 2021
    Nike fails to stop Brussels probe into Dutch tax affairs

    Sportswear company had argued that the European Commission’s investigation was premature

  • Friday, 25 June, 2021
    Lex
    Nike: setting the pace for post-pandemic retail Premium content

    Stepping away from brick-and-mortar retailers and selling directly to consumers online has paid off

  • Friday, 25 June, 2021
    Nike chief executive says brand is ‘of China and for China’

    John Donahoe’s defence comes after sportswear group was ensnared in controversy over Xinjiang

  • Wednesday, 19 May, 2021
    Fashion
    Nike, robots and a ‘breathing shoe’: the future of trainers

    A new show at London’s Design Museum explores the cultural power of sneakers and the innovations that shape them

  • Monday, 12 April, 2021
    UK retail industry
    Determined shoppers return to England’s high streets

    Retailers boosted by early signs of a revival in consumer confidence as non-essential stores reopen

  • Thursday, 25 March, 2021
    Xinjiang
    H&M and Nike face China backlash over Xinjiang stance

    State media and consumers attack clothing groups over statements last year on forced labour

  • Friday, 5 February, 2021
    Carola Long
    Nike to North Face: Why I’m obsessed with technical clothing

    With outdoor pursuits among the last to be lost in lockdown, high-end gear has become a focus for fashion

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