Executive Summary Nike Inc. Peretti Vs. Nike: In January 2001‚ Peretti choose the word Sweatshop’ to be printed in his Nikes. Nike rejected order citing the company’s rules. In retort‚ Peretti order a pair of shoes with a colour snapshot of 10-year-old Vietnamese girl who makes my shoes". With the email exchange between Nike and Peretti being forwarded all over the world‚ it led to a huge PR Nightmare for the organization. All through Mid-1990s‚ Nike has been subjected to negative press‚
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price and brand. POPULAR BRANDS Most respondents considered brands important. 4PS OF NIKE Nike’s 4Ps comprised of the following approaches to pricing‚ distribution‚ advertising and promotion‚ and customer service: Pricing: Nike’s pricing is designed to be competitive to the other fashion shoe retailers. The pricing is based on the basis of premium segment as target customers. Nike as a brand commands high
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Nike vs. Adidas: Constant Competition for Industry Dominance Every generation of man has seen sport as an integral part of the social order. From the ancient civilizations to contemporary society‚ humankind has recognized both the importance of the improvement and maintenance of physical fitness as well as the entertainment inherent in competition. A symbol of physical prowess‚ skill‚ determination‚ and discipline‚ the athlete has always held a revered place in society. Athletes‚ depending on the
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In the case study Nike: Managing Ethical Missteps and Seizing Opportunity‚ we explore the story of Nike: the world’s leading seller of athletic wear. As some may know and others may not‚ Nike was actually started (similar to FedEx by Fred Smith) from a college paper by Phil Knight which conceptualized importing athletic shoes from Japan into the United States. In 1964‚ Knight teamed up with a colleague and launched Blue Ribbon Sports‚ a distributor of Japanese athletic shoes which also marketed its
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Company Overviews Nike In 1964 in Oregon‚ Phil Knight and Bill Bowerman join together to make a new enterprise; each contributed about $500 to the partnership. The company started bringing low priced and high tech athletic shoes from Japan to replace the German domination of athletic shoes in the industry. In 1971‚ a graphic design student created the Swoosh trademark for a $35 fee. In the same year Jeff Johnson‚ Blue Ribbon Sports ’ first employee‚ made his most durable contribution to the
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In today’s world‚ Nike and Wal-Mart are two big corporations that play a vital role in many lives. They both started from humble beginnings and have become a big phenomenon not only in the United States‚ but globally as well. Through what I would call very smart business concepts both have been able to grow exponentially over the past few decades. Wal-Mart has been able to pretty much dominate retail while Nike has been able to pop up first in peoples mind when it comes to sports apparel. Wal-Mart’s
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Case Study Nike: The Sweatshop Debate MGT/448 November 2010 Case Study Nike: The Sweatshop Debate Nike was established in 1972 by Phil Knight. This marketing company is famous for their athletic shoes and apparels sold in some 140 countries (Hill‚ 2009‚ p. 154). Nike does not manufacturer any of these products they only design and market them. These products are manufactured in other countries such as Vietnam‚ Indonesia‚ and China‚ where the cost of labor is low. For years Nike has had repeated
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A stakeholder is someone who has an interest in a business. Stakeholders are individuals‚ groups or organisations that are affected by the activity of a business. Customers are arguably the most important stakeholder. This is because they are the main source of cash flow in a business. This means that the business has to listen to what the customers want and need in order to make a profit. Customers Customers are arguably the most important stakeholder. This is because they are the main source
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Strategic Alternatives Available to the Organization First‚ we want Nike to play a role in effecting positive‚ systemic change in working conditions within our industries. If our efforts lead to a workplace oasis -- one solitary and shining example in a desert of poor conditions -- then we’ve not succeeded. Even if that single shining example were to exist (and we’re not claiming it does)‚ we’ve learned that positive changes won’t last unless the landscape changes. Our challenge is to work with
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Nike and Addidas have reinvented the sportswear brands. They both attract consumers and created a vision that embedded top quality of products within the consumer’s mind. Nike is still known as one of the best providers in the sportswear market but Addidas is slowly reaching up its potential. Addidas is expanding rapidly and give Nike stiff completion on the market shares in the sportswear industry. Nike acquired Umbro‚ hurley‚ Converse and Cole Haan. Addidas extended its brand acquisition to Reebok
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