Globalization and Nike‚ Inc. Industry Overview The athletic footwear industry has experienced significant growth over the last two decades. Since 2001‚ consumers in the United States have spent more than $13 billion and have purchased over 300 million pair of athletic shoes. While the industry is highly segmented by sport category‚ models and price‚ a few large players dominate the branded shoe segment. The top ten-footwear companies control over 70 percent of the market share for global athletic
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Pestel Analysis Political Adidas need to be aware of the political state of the UK‚ the same for the all other countries where they have bases. As if the government is unstable‚ or there are any controversial policies‚ they may have a bad affect on Adidas. There is a stable political situation in the UK‚ as it has a democratic government‚ a democratic government is one that is decided‚ by people voting on who they want to run the country. This means that if a dictatorship was to emerge and
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Introduction Every box of Nike shoes states‚ "engineered and built to the exact specifications for championship athletes around the world." Nike has become the measuring stick in the world of merchandising and endorsing. Top athletes around the world are often seen with a famous Nike swoosh on their shoes. It is not uncommon to see some form of Nike product everywhere you look. It all begins with Phil Knight‚ a competitive runner‚ who incorporated Blue Ribbon Sports in Oregon in 1968. Blue
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a well-known brand name to promote new products or services in unrelated fields” (Collins English Dictionary‚ 2015). Nike was once a startup company that only manufactured and distributed shoes after Phil Knight founded the company in 1964. Since Nike was founded in 1964‚ their brand has extended from just manufacturing shoes to sweatpants; the highly popular Dri-fit t-shirts‚ backpacks‚ and the new Fuel bands which I will explain their purpose later. Nike seems to keep evolving with the ever-changing
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Demographic segmentation divides the market into groups based on demographic variables including age‚gender‚ family size and life cycle. The following four variables are examples of demographic factors used in market segmentation: 1. Age : Consumer needs and wants change with age. The marketing mix may therefore need to be adapted depending on which age segment or segments are being targeted. Case Study : The lure of generation Y With a plethora of anti-ageing products flooding the market‚
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Case 2: Nike: The Sweatshop Debate Nike is a prolific international company with humble origins that has come to be known as a premium provider of athletic apparel and other assorted items. The Nike “swoosh” is one of a host of logos/symbols that can be recognized the world over. However‚ the beginnings of Nike are far more pedestrian than their global organization today. Nike is a company that was founded in 1972 by former University of Oregon track star Phil Knight. Though it may have had
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My shoes On my 18th birthdays‚ I went to the mall with my friend Angela. I chose this item because they were from one of my closest friend‚ we went through a lot to get them and when I finally got them‚ after a while I didn’t like them as much anymore. She wanted to get me a birthday present but she didn’t want it to be a surprise and she wanted to make sure that whatever she got for me was what I wanted. We spent the whole day‚ from store to store looking for the perfect gift. I wasn’t sure of
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Company Evaluation Project Of Nike Corporation Submitted By: Steven Ritter May 10‚ 2007 Financial Analysis Description of Company History Nike Corporation has become one of the most competitive sports and fitness companies worldwide. Two runners‚ Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight‚ from a small town in Oregon embarked upon the business with a handshake agreement. The enterprise began in January of 1964 with the introduction of Blue Ribbon Sports. In 1966 the handshake between
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Country Profile: Population‚ Birth Rate‚ and Death Rate Greece’s current population is 10‚906‚851 million people‚ which allows it to be ranked the 83rd highest populated country. Greece current birth rate is 8.5-births/1‚000 populations and currents death rate is 11.2-deaths/1‚000 populations. The Crude Birth/ Death rate is figured out by the number of births divided by 1000 people in a population over a given time period which is usually a year. An interesting fact that was founded when doing
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1) Using information from the web like www.pbs.gov.pk/‚ specifically answer the following questions: a) What is the demographic makeup of the population of Pakistan? b) What is the age dispersion in Pakistan? and c) What industries do you see benefiting/losing within Pakistan because of these population figures. a) Demographic Details (Data source: http://www.indexmundi.com/pakistan/demographics_profile.html) Gender Precentage Population Male 51.4% 97‚809‚640 Female 48.6% 92‚481‚488 Total
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