Nike

Corporate History:

Nike is one of the most well recognized companies in the world. The company traces its origin to January 1964, when Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight founded Blue Ribbon Sports. The Company went public in 1980 and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange as NKE. NIKE, Inc. ranks 163rd on the FORTUNE 500 list of leading companies.

Activities:

Nike identifies its areas of business as: Though famous mostly for shoes, Nike has dedicated R&D, marketing strategies targeted at the apparel market. Watches, eyewear, carry gear, socks etc are also major revenue earners for the company.

Performance:

Nike has experienced robust growth over the years, having identified itself as a leading youth icon. The company’s revenues grew 9 percent to $ 14,954.9 billion, compared to $13.7 billion last year. Net income increased 15 percent to $1.4 billion in 2006, compared to $1.2 billion in 2005.

Total assets of Nike were valued at $9,869.6 billion in 2006.

Assets & Infrastructure:

Nike had 137 factories in the Americas, 104 in EMEA, 252 in North Asia and 238 in South Asia as on May, 2004.Nike operates super retail stores in the United States called Niketowns, which average nearly 30,000 sq feet of shopping area each.
Nike also runs Niketown and NikeWomen stores in the US and around the world. Additionally the company operates Nike Factory Stores around the world.
Prime Subsidiaries of the company include:

Cole Haan Holdings, Inc.
NIKE Bauer Hockey
Hurley International LLC
Nike IHM, Inc.
Converse, Inc.
Exeter Brands Group LLC

Organization:

NIKE, Inc is headed by Mr. Philip H. Knight, who is the company Chairman. Mr. Mark G. Parker is the company President, CEO, and Director. Nike employs roughly 25,000 people directly and additionally 650,000 employees work in Nike contracted factories all over the globe.

Contact Details:

The company headquarters are located in Oregon.
Corporate Address: 1 Bowerman Dr., Beaverton, OR 97005-6453.
Telephone: 503-671-6453
Fax: 503-671-6300
Website: www.nikebiz.com